Local Hay Intelligence · Updated 2026-09-04

Oat Hay
in West Grey, Ontario

Compare local and regional supply, market data, and delivered or pickup options for Oat hay serving West Grey.

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Evidence strength40/ 100 · FAMILY
Local mapped footprint2,650.1 acres within 25 miFAMILY

Oats crop context

Production depth84.4 / 100HIGH

Evidence of production capacity; not tons available for sale.

Footprint persistence64.5 / 100MODERATE
Price benchmark NO DEFENSIBLE BENCHMARK

Sample count and comparability are required before publishing an aggregate.

Supplier depth0 active suppliers within 50 miNO CURRENT OBSERVATIONS
Verified demand0 requests / 90 days / 50 miNO CURRENT OBSERVATIONS
Sourcing difficulty38.5 / 100LOW

Deterministic composite of production depth, supplier coverage, sourcing distance and price-discovery radius.

Annual precipitation normal1,034.5 mm1991–2020 NORMAL
Local interpretation

What the local hay data shows

USDA mapping identifies oats crop context around West Grey, but it does not measure how much is specifically Oat hay. The latest 2025 raster shows 2,650 mapped acres within 25 miles, placing the market in the 91st percentile among 542 analyzed Ontario localities and the 63rd percentile nationally. Grey, Ontario reports 4,897 acres of reported oats crop acreage in 2021, giving HayQuotes regional production context without treating that published geography as live city inventory. No compatible public price benchmark is stored for this market, so the page does not invent pricing. The sourcing graph points to nearby alternatives such as Melancthon, Ontario, 30 miles away with 5,590 mapped acres. HayQuotes has not yet stored enough recent marketplace observations here to publish supplier liquidity, so quote requests are the check for bale format, freight, timing, and availability.

Buyer decision panel

What the evidence says now

Price dataLIMITED
Local supplySTRONG
Nearby sourcingSTRONG
Drought pressureLOW
MarketplaceLIMITED

The 25-mile mapped oats crop context footprint ranks at the 91st percentile among analyzed Ontario localities.

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This raster evidence is broader oats crop context; it does not identify how much is specifically Oat Hay.

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Production evidence is relatively strong, but HayQuotes currently has no observed active supplier coverage in this market.

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Satellite crop map

Local oats crop context footprint

Mapped acreage is shown by sourcing radius. It is land-cover evidence, not inventory available for sale.

FAMILY

Footprint history

64.5 / 100 persistence · MODERATE

2011: 0 acres · 100th regional percentile · 74th national percentile2012: 0 acres · 97th regional percentile · 43rd national percentile2013: 7,974 acres · 96th regional percentile · 80th national percentile2014: 7,483 acres · 96th regional percentile · 83rd national percentile2015: 17,805 acres · 96th regional percentile · 90th national percentile2016: 2,826 acres · 90th regional percentile · 64th national percentile2017: 4,474 acres · 92nd regional percentile · 75th national percentile2018: 9,074 acres · 95th regional percentile · 83rd national percentile2019: 3,506 acres · 96th regional percentile · 61st national percentile2020: 20,596 acres · 96th regional percentile · 86th national percentile2021: 9,570 acres · 95th regional percentile · 81st national percentile2022: 7,745 acres · 94th regional percentile · 69th national percentile2023: 9,639 acres · 96th regional percentile · 84th national percentile2024: 6,562 acres · 95th regional percentile · 74th national percentile2025: 2,650 acres · 91st regional percentile · 63rd national percentile
20112025
Agricultural census

Production & livestock context

The smallest published agricultural geography is shown with each measure. These values are never attributed directly to the city.

84.4production depth
Field Crops Hay AcresHISTORICAL
290,762 acres

Grey, Ontario · 2021

How calculated

Grey, Ontario · census division

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source
statcan-field-crops-hay-2021
Snapshot
statcan-field-crops-hay-2021:4347084c6262bc27
Source record
3542:field_crops_hay_acres:2021
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
290762 acres
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:41179933a97ebec08872092f3ce4
Official record
Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay FarmsHISTORICAL
1,751 farms

Grey, Ontario · 2021

How calculated

Grey, Ontario · census division

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source
statcan-field-crops-hay-2021
Snapshot
statcan-field-crops-hay-2021:4347084c6262bc27
Source record
3542:field_crops_hay_farms:2021
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
1751 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:218d7538ed6dc9d0f9832848e2bb
Official record
Open source ↗
Oats Crop AcresHISTORICAL
4,897 acres

Grey, Ontario · 2021

How calculated

Grey, Ontario · census division

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source
statcan-field-crops-hay-2021
Snapshot
statcan-field-crops-hay-2021:4347084c6262bc27
Source record
3542:oats_crop_acres:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
4897 acres
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:58acfd2cef8d3642a0ed1f9be391
Official record
Open source ↗
Oats Crop FarmsHISTORICAL
155 farms

Grey, Ontario · 2021

How calculated

Grey, Ontario · census division

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source
statcan-field-crops-hay-2021
Snapshot
statcan-field-crops-hay-2021:4347084c6262bc27
Source record
3542:oats_crop_farms:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
155 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:fa375f1140841f018b5fbe603dd8
Official record
Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder AcresHISTORICAL
41,170 acres

Grey, Ontario · 2021

How calculated

Grey, Ontario · census division

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source
statcan-field-crops-hay-2021
Snapshot
statcan-field-crops-hay-2021:4347084c6262bc27
Source record
3542:other_hay_fodder_acres:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
41170 acres
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:889d4ac2eea3a24bad93aa7bc817
Official record
Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder FarmsHISTORICAL
683 farms

Grey, Ontario · 2021

How calculated

Grey, Ontario · census division

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source
statcan-field-crops-hay-2021
Snapshot
statcan-field-crops-hay-2021:4347084c6262bc27
Source record
3542:other_hay_fodder_farms:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
683 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:7bdd4f8c61f2cb319d905f2091bf
Official record
Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay AcresHISTORICAL
290,762 acres

Grey, Ontario · 2021

How calculated

Grey, Ontario · census division

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source
statcan-field-crops-hay-2021
Snapshot
statcan-field-crops-hay-2021:4347084c6262bc27
Source record
3542:field_crops_hay_acres:2021
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
290762 acres
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:41179933a97ebec08872092f3ce4
Official record
Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay FarmsHISTORICAL
1,751 farms

Grey, Ontario · 2021

How calculated

Grey, Ontario · census division

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source
statcan-field-crops-hay-2021
Snapshot
statcan-field-crops-hay-2021:4347084c6262bc27
Source record
3542:field_crops_hay_farms:2021
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
1751 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:218d7538ed6dc9d0f9832848e2bb
Official record
Open source ↗
Oats Crop AcresHISTORICAL
4,897 acres

Grey, Ontario · 2021

How calculated

Grey, Ontario · census division

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source
statcan-field-crops-hay-2021
Snapshot
statcan-field-crops-hay-2021:4347084c6262bc27
Source record
3542:oats_crop_acres:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
4897 acres
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:58acfd2cef8d3642a0ed1f9be391
Official record
Open source ↗
Oats Crop FarmsHISTORICAL
155 farms

Grey, Ontario · 2021

How calculated

Grey, Ontario · census division

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source
statcan-field-crops-hay-2021
Snapshot
statcan-field-crops-hay-2021:4347084c6262bc27
Source record
3542:oats_crop_farms:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
155 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:fa375f1140841f018b5fbe603dd8
Official record
Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder AcresHISTORICAL
41,170 acres

Grey, Ontario · 2021

How calculated

Grey, Ontario · census division

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source
statcan-field-crops-hay-2021
Snapshot
statcan-field-crops-hay-2021:4347084c6262bc27
Source record
3542:other_hay_fodder_acres:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
41170 acres
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:889d4ac2eea3a24bad93aa7bc817
Official record
Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder FarmsHISTORICAL
683 farms

Grey, Ontario · 2021

How calculated

Grey, Ontario · census division

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source
statcan-field-crops-hay-2021
Snapshot
statcan-field-crops-hay-2021:4347084c6262bc27
Source record
3542:other_hay_fodder_farms:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
683 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:7bdd4f8c61f2cb319d905f2091bf
Official record
Open source ↗

Production depth measures evidence of production capacity; it is not an estimate of tons available for sale.

Comparable market observations

Price intelligence

No defensible Oat Hay benchmark

No sufficiently comparable current observation is stored for this market. HayQuotes does not substitute an incompatible price.

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Only compatible type, quality, package, sale-basis, unit, geography and time observations may be aggregated.

Official 1991–2020 normals

Local climate context

Annual precipitation1,034.5 mm
How calculated

Mount Forest · nearest station

Nearest official station with complete temperature and precipitation normals.

Source
eccc-climate-normals-1991-2020
Snapshot
eccc-climate-normals-1991-2020:fd6872767931cdb4
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2020-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Normalized unit
mm
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:3722fa6fdb305718bc797ef5278b
Official record
Open source ↗
Annual mean temperature6.5 °C
How calculated

Mount Forest · nearest station

Nearest official station with complete temperature and precipitation normals.

Source
eccc-climate-normals-1991-2020
Snapshot
eccc-climate-normals-1991-2020:fd6872767931cdb4
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2020-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Normalized unit
°C
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:273609fa438abf302d9293ad8aa2
Official record
Open source ↗
Station distance14.4 miles
How calculated

Mount Forest · nearest station

Great-circle distance from West Grey reference point to the official station.

Source
eccc-climate-normals-1991-2020
Snapshot
eccc-climate-normals-1991-2020:fd6872767931cdb4
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2020-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Normalized unit
miles
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:95f982b7b9ba14e53614a0a1cace
Official record
Open source ↗

Climate normals provide environmental context and do not predict yield.

Environmental pressure

Drought & moisture context

Drought Current Category PointLATEST
NONE category

West Grey · 2026

How calculated

West Grey · csd representative point

Official 5-km Canadian Drought Monitor class sampled at the Statistics Canada CSD representative point. This is point context, not an area-share estimate or a production forecast.

Source
aafc-canadian-drought-monitor-history
Snapshot
aafc-canadian-drought-monitor-history:3e839dff5c0effce
Source record
drought:current_category_point:2026-06-30
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2026-06-30
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Normalized unit
category
Freshness
LATEST
Fact ID
fact:316175ef720f8a562a68ad0a8067
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Pressure ScoreLATEST
0 0-100

West Grey · 2026

How calculated

West Grey · csd representative point

Official 5-km Canadian Drought Monitor class sampled at the Statistics Canada CSD representative point. This is point context, not an area-share estimate or a production forecast.

Source
aafc-canadian-drought-monitor-history
Snapshot
aafc-canadian-drought-monitor-history:3e839dff5c0effce
Source record
drought:current_pressure_score:2026-06-30
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2026-06-30
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Normalized unit
0-100
Freshness
LATEST
Fact ID
fact:a59de2535ad78ca250d7c5457f8e
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought One Month TrendLATEST
STABLE category

West Grey · 2026

How calculated

West Grey · csd representative point

Official 5-km Canadian Drought Monitor class sampled at the Statistics Canada CSD representative point. This is point context, not an area-share estimate or a production forecast.

Source
aafc-canadian-drought-monitor-history
Snapshot
aafc-canadian-drought-monitor-history:3e839dff5c0effce
Source record
drought:one_month_trend:2026-06-30
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2026-06-30
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Normalized unit
category
Freshness
LATEST
Fact ID
fact:34abef6bdaf9165703a46fe24d15
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 1 Month AgoLATEST
0 0-100

West Grey · 2026

How calculated

West Grey · csd representative point

Official 5-km Canadian Drought Monitor class sampled at the Statistics Canada CSD representative point. This is point context, not an area-share estimate or a production forecast.

Source
aafc-canadian-drought-monitor-history
Snapshot
aafc-canadian-drought-monitor-history:3e839dff5c0effce
Source record
drought:pressure_score_1_month_ago:2026-06-30
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2026-06-30
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Normalized unit
0-100
Freshness
LATEST
Fact ID
fact:4679e1eddca693dd30bd2bc93ce7
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 3 Months AgoLATEST
0 0-100

West Grey · 2026

How calculated

West Grey · csd representative point

Official 5-km Canadian Drought Monitor class sampled at the Statistics Canada CSD representative point. This is point context, not an area-share estimate or a production forecast.

Source
aafc-canadian-drought-monitor-history
Snapshot
aafc-canadian-drought-monitor-history:3e839dff5c0effce
Source record
drought:pressure_score_3_months_ago:2026-06-30
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2026-06-30
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Normalized unit
0-100
Freshness
LATEST
Fact ID
fact:2f5bf48536b5ab85009f3a914429
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 6 Months AgoLATEST
20 0-100

West Grey · 2026

How calculated

West Grey · csd representative point

Official 5-km Canadian Drought Monitor class sampled at the Statistics Canada CSD representative point. This is point context, not an area-share estimate or a production forecast.

Source
aafc-canadian-drought-monitor-history
Snapshot
aafc-canadian-drought-monitor-history:3e839dff5c0effce
Source record
drought:pressure_score_6_months_ago:2026-06-30
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2026-06-30
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Normalized unit
0-100
Freshness
LATEST
Fact ID
fact:53f7dc70b8d153839dfbbc3b3d28
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Months D1 PlusLATEST
15.4 percent of observations

West Grey · 2026

How calculated

West Grey · csd representative point

Official 5-km Canadian Drought Monitor class sampled at the Statistics Canada CSD representative point. This is point context, not an area-share estimate or a production forecast.

Source
aafc-canadian-drought-monitor-history
Snapshot
aafc-canadian-drought-monitor-history:3e839dff5c0effce
Source record
drought:trailing_year_months_d1_plus:2026-06-30
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2026-06-30
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Normalized unit
percent of observations
Freshness
LATEST
Fact ID
fact:910da8ef45d69a02d43031ca9f92
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Months D2 PlusLATEST
0 percent of observations

West Grey · 2026

How calculated

West Grey · csd representative point

Official 5-km Canadian Drought Monitor class sampled at the Statistics Canada CSD representative point. This is point context, not an area-share estimate or a production forecast.

Source
aafc-canadian-drought-monitor-history
Snapshot
aafc-canadian-drought-monitor-history:3e839dff5c0effce
Source record
drought:trailing_year_months_d2_plus:2026-06-30
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2026-06-30
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Normalized unit
percent of observations
Freshness
LATEST
Fact ID
fact:08cbe712ba715a0016d8b87a8fc3
Official record
Open source ↗

Drought and weather pressure provide environmental context; they do not estimate production or price.

HayQuotes marketplace

Visible supply & verified demand

Coverage is still developing

No recent HayQuotes marketplace observations are available yet for this local market.

Market balanceINSUFFICIENT DATALiquidity: / 100 · INSUFFICIENT DATAPublic aggregates require at least 3 comparable observations.
Decision tool

Delivered-cost, bale & truckload engine

No bale weight, payload, route mileage, or freight rate is assumed. Use the figures supplied with each quote.

Order weight0.00 short tons0 lb · 0.00 metric tonnes

Quote A

Delivered total$0.00
Delivered equivalent
LoadsEnter payload

$0.00 hay + $0.00 freight + $0.00 accessorials

Quote B

Delivered total$0.00
Delivered equivalent
LoadsEnter payload

$0.00 hay + $0.00 freight + $0.00 accessorials

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Geographic market graph

Strong nearby sourcing candidates

Ranked from the precomputed locality graph using type-aware mapped evidence and distance. Mapped land is not inventory for sale.

38.5sourcing difficulty
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Internal market pathways

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Audit trail

Methodology & sources

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Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2011
2011crop-class rasterOfficial source ↗
Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2012
2012crop-class rasterOfficial source ↗
Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2013
2013crop-class rasterOfficial source ↗
Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2014
2014crop-class rasterOfficial source ↗
Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2015
2015crop-class rasterOfficial source ↗
Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2016
2016crop-class rasterOfficial source ↗
Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2017
2017crop-class rasterOfficial source ↗
Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2018
2018crop-class rasterOfficial source ↗
Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2019
2019crop-class rasterOfficial source ↗
Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2020
2020crop-class rasterOfficial source ↗
Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2021
2021crop-class rasterOfficial source ↗
Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2022
2022crop-class rasterOfficial source ↗
Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2023
2023crop-class rasterOfficial source ↗
Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2024
2024crop-class rasterOfficial source ↗
Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2025
2025crop-class rasterOfficial source ↗
Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaCanadian Drought Monitor monthly raster archive
2002-current5-kilometre raster sampled at census subdivision representative pointsOfficial source ↗
Environment and Climate Change CanadaCanadian Climate Normals and Averages
1991-2020composite stationOfficial source ↗
Statistics CanadaTable 32-10-0309-01 — Field crops and hay, Census of Agriculture
2021published agricultural geographyOfficial source ↗
Evidence definitions and data confidence

EXACT identifies this hay type directly. FAMILY is broader family or supporting-crop evidence. GENERAL is context only. Public price observations are treated as confidence signals, not mandatory evidence.

Public agricultural records show relevant hay and forage activity in this area. Local Oat Hay availability should be confirmed with suppliers. Prices vary by quality, bale format, season, and delivery, so request current supplier quotes for the most relevant pricing.

Generator: max-v1.0 · 40 cited facts in this document · data as of 2026-06-30.