Oats crop context
Local Hay Intelligence · Updated 2026-09-04
Oat Hay
in Big River, Saskatchewan
Compare local and regional supply, market data, and delivered or pickup options for Oat hay serving Big River.
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Evidence strength40/ 100 · FAMILY
Evidence of production capacity; not tons available for sale.
Sample count and comparability are required before publishing an aggregate.
Deterministic composite of production depth, supplier coverage, sourcing distance and price-discovery radius.
Local interpretation
What the local hay data shows
USDA mapping identifies oats crop context around Big River, but it does not measure how much is specifically Oat hay. The latest 2025 raster shows 8,116 mapped acres within 25 miles, placing the market in the 51st percentile among 983 analyzed Saskatchewan localities and the 82nd percentile nationally. Division No. 16, Saskatchewan reports 126,862 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 Parkside, Saskatchewan, 50 miles away with 40,857 mapped acres. The current drought signal is D0 as of 2026-07-31, which can affect how quickly buyers should confirm quality and freight.
Buyer decision panel
What the evidence says now
Price dataLIMITED
Local supplyMODERATE
Nearby sourcingSTRONG
Drought pressureLOW
MarketplaceLIMITED
The 25-mile mapped oats crop context footprint ranks at the 51st percentile among analyzed Saskatchewan localities.
Trace this statement
- aafc-aci-2025
This raster evidence is broader oats crop context; it does not identify how much is specifically Oat Hay.
Trace this statement
- aafc-aci-2025
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.
5 mi
847 ac
10 mi
1,464 ac
25 mi
8,116 ac
50 mi
46,089 ac
100 mi
185,410 ac
150 mi
489,514 ac
250 mi
821,141 ac
Within 25 miles8,116mapped acres · 0.646% of radius · 2025
51th percentile among 983 analyzed Saskatchewan localities · 82th percentile nationally.
How calculated
Big River · radius
Native ACI classified-pixel counts retained inside 32×32 aggregate blocks; block projected centers determine radial inclusion. Class 122 is pasture/forage family evidence, not exact species acreage.
- Source
- aafc-aci-2025
- Snapshot
aafc-annual-crop-inventory:a69ea46f32548015- Source record
36495- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2025-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 36495 classified pixels
- Normalized unit
- acres
- Freshness
- LATEST
- Fact ID
fact:0367fffddd44951f36628feb48e7- Official record
- Open source ↗
Footprint history
82.1 / 100 persistence · HIGH
20092025
Agricultural census
Production & livestock context
The smallest published agricultural geography is shown with each measure. These values are never attributed directly to the city.
67.7production depth
Field Crops Hay AcresHISTORICAL
1,727,502 acresDivision No. 16, Saskatchewan · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 16, Saskatchewan · 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
4716:field_crops_hay_acres:2021- Evidence
- GENERAL
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 1727502 acres
- Normalized unit
- acres
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:eed677798c1d2755b7cdf9f6a7e1- Official record
- Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay FarmsHISTORICAL
1,664 farmsDivision No. 16, Saskatchewan · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 16, Saskatchewan · 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
4716:field_crops_hay_farms:2021- Evidence
- GENERAL
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 1664 farms
- Normalized unit
- farms
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:7897d8ab9b6827ffd70c671b8e92- Official record
- Open source ↗
Oats Crop AcresHISTORICAL
126,862 acresDivision No. 16, Saskatchewan · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 16, Saskatchewan · 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
4716:oats_crop_acres:2021- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 126862 acres
- Normalized unit
- acres
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:7fabdc29b2bb750e5fc3b30d4314- Official record
- Open source ↗
Oats Crop FarmsHISTORICAL
535 farmsDivision No. 16, Saskatchewan · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 16, Saskatchewan · 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
4716:oats_crop_farms:2021- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 535 farms
- Normalized unit
- farms
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:697d873e4a08d32be82ba1d7f3a3- Official record
- Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder AcresHISTORICAL
59,429 acresDivision No. 16, Saskatchewan · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 16, Saskatchewan · 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
4716:other_hay_fodder_acres:2021- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 59429 acres
- Normalized unit
- acres
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:d7574077c3caefecbf133f60528b- Official record
- Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder FarmsHISTORICAL
335 farmsDivision No. 16, Saskatchewan · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 16, Saskatchewan · 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
4716:other_hay_fodder_farms:2021- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 335 farms
- Normalized unit
- farms
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:a0676c9dab67c574a30d48ef9875- Official record
- Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay AcresHISTORICAL
1,727,502 acresDivision No. 16, Saskatchewan · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 16, Saskatchewan · 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
4716:field_crops_hay_acres:2021- Evidence
- GENERAL
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 1727502 acres
- Normalized unit
- acres
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:eed677798c1d2755b7cdf9f6a7e1- Official record
- Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay FarmsHISTORICAL
1,664 farmsDivision No. 16, Saskatchewan · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 16, Saskatchewan · 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
4716:field_crops_hay_farms:2021- Evidence
- GENERAL
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 1664 farms
- Normalized unit
- farms
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:7897d8ab9b6827ffd70c671b8e92- Official record
- Open source ↗
Oats Crop AcresHISTORICAL
126,862 acresDivision No. 16, Saskatchewan · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 16, Saskatchewan · 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
4716:oats_crop_acres:2021- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 126862 acres
- Normalized unit
- acres
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:7fabdc29b2bb750e5fc3b30d4314- Official record
- Open source ↗
Oats Crop FarmsHISTORICAL
535 farmsDivision No. 16, Saskatchewan · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 16, Saskatchewan · 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
4716:oats_crop_farms:2021- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 535 farms
- Normalized unit
- farms
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:697d873e4a08d32be82ba1d7f3a3- Official record
- Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder AcresHISTORICAL
59,429 acresDivision No. 16, Saskatchewan · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 16, Saskatchewan · 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
4716:other_hay_fodder_acres:2021- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 59429 acres
- Normalized unit
- acres
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:d7574077c3caefecbf133f60528b- Official record
- Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder FarmsHISTORICAL
335 farmsDivision No. 16, Saskatchewan · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 16, Saskatchewan · 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
4716:other_hay_fodder_farms:2021- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 335 farms
- Normalized unit
- farms
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:a0676c9dab67c574a30d48ef9875- 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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Official 1991–2020 normals
Local climate context
Annual precipitation406.7 mm
How calculated
Meadow Lake · 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:15b63a78deb66891c4bd0ea43ad9- Official record
- Open source ↗
Annual mean temperature0.9 °C
How calculated
Meadow Lake · 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:efe681c4646c6882417879ebe69a- Official record
- Open source ↗
Station distance63.9 miles
How calculated
Meadow Lake · nearest station
Great-circle distance from Big River 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:366b4939dbb4ec860744b9753f0c- Official record
- Open source ↗
Climate normals provide environmental context and do not predict yield.
Environmental pressure
Drought & moisture context
Drought Current Category PointLATEST
D0 categoryBig River · 2026
How calculated
Big River · 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:04365a35409c9ee4- Source record
drought:current_category_point:2026-07-31- Evidence
- GENERAL
- Period
- 2026-07-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Normalized unit
- category
- Freshness
- LATEST
- Fact ID
fact:88f56ae0a1989e25b17591ec8104- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Current Pressure ScoreLATEST
20 0-100Big River · 2026
How calculated
Big River · 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:04365a35409c9ee4- Source record
drought:current_pressure_score:2026-07-31- Evidence
- GENERAL
- Period
- 2026-07-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Normalized unit
- 0-100
- Freshness
- LATEST
- Fact ID
fact:9599061bf49cfed76653b6200c64- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought One Month TrendLATEST
WORSENING categoryBig River · 2026
How calculated
Big River · 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:04365a35409c9ee4- Source record
drought:one_month_trend:2026-07-31- Evidence
- GENERAL
- Period
- 2026-07-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Normalized unit
- category
- Freshness
- LATEST
- Fact ID
fact:217cc510a245ed47a92dbc56f44d- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 1 Month AgoLATEST
0 0-100Big River · 2026
How calculated
Big River · 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:04365a35409c9ee4- Source record
drought:pressure_score_1_month_ago:2026-07-31- Evidence
- GENERAL
- Period
- 2026-07-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Normalized unit
- 0-100
- Freshness
- LATEST
- Fact ID
fact:a544c86700579a20e1526a50c069- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 3 Months AgoLATEST
0 0-100Big River · 2026
How calculated
Big River · 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:04365a35409c9ee4- Source record
drought:pressure_score_3_months_ago:2026-07-31- Evidence
- GENERAL
- Period
- 2026-07-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Normalized unit
- 0-100
- Freshness
- LATEST
- Fact ID
fact:558e0f734e6d0373331cdec5006c- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 6 Months AgoLATEST
0 0-100Big River · 2026
How calculated
Big River · 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:04365a35409c9ee4- Source record
drought:pressure_score_6_months_ago:2026-07-31- Evidence
- GENERAL
- Period
- 2026-07-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Normalized unit
- 0-100
- Freshness
- LATEST
- Fact ID
fact:e9e3fb4748263a7bd02e264635ba- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Months D1 PlusLATEST
15.4 percent of observationsBig River · 2026
How calculated
Big River · 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:04365a35409c9ee4- Source record
drought:trailing_year_months_d1_plus:2026-07-31- Evidence
- GENERAL
- Period
- 2026-07-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Normalized unit
- percent of observations
- Freshness
- LATEST
- Fact ID
fact:2347a3fe8afb630208be1af2bb82- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Months D2 PlusLATEST
7.7 percent of observationsBig River · 2026
How calculated
Big River · 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:04365a35409c9ee4- Source record
drought:trailing_year_months_d2_plus:2026-07-31- Evidence
- GENERAL
- Period
- 2026-07-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Normalized unit
- percent of observations
- Freshness
- LATEST
- Fact ID
fact:133d6f0c0c426f1ddf4e18ac141e- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought and weather pressure provide environmental context; they do not estimate production or price.
HayQuotes marketplace
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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—
Loads—Enter payload
$0.00 hay + $0.00 freight + $0.00 accessorials
Quote B
Delivered total$0.00
Delivered equivalent—
Loads—Enter payload
$0.00 hay + $0.00 freight + $0.00 accessorials
Comparable delivered resultComplete both quotes to compare delivered totals.
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.
48.3sourcing difficulty
Rank · marketDistanceMapped contextStrength
1. Oat Hay in Parkside, Saskatchewan50.3 mi40,857 ac97.52. Oat Hay in Mistawasis 103H, Saskatchewan53.3 mi40,542 ac96.83. Oat Hay in Leask No. 464, Saskatchewan54.6 mi40,370 ac96.44. Oat Hay in Mistawasis 103, Saskatchewan47.1 mi39,809 ac95.75. Oat Hay in Muskeg Lake 102C, Saskatchewan56.5 mi38,909 ac93.66. Oat Hay in Muskeg Lake 102F, Saskatchewan57.3 mi38,894 ac93.57. Oat Hay in Leask, Saskatchewan57.3 mi38,621 ac938. Oat Hay in Canwood, Saskatchewan37.2 mi37,824 ac92.69. Oat Hay in Muskeg Lake 102D, Saskatchewan55.1 mi38,227 ac92.410. Oat Hay in Muskeg Lake 102E, Saskatchewan57.2 mi37,450 ac90.9Source hay
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Internal market pathways
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Methodology & sources
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Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2024
Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2025
Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaCanadian Drought Monitor monthly raster archive
Environment and Climate Change CanadaCanadian Climate Normals and Averages
Statistics CanadaTable 32-10-0309-01 — Field crops and hay, Census of Agriculture
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 · 42 cited facts in this document · data as of 2026-07-31.