Local Hay Intelligence · Updated 2026-09-04

Ryegrass Hay
in Bentley, Alberta

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Evidence strength40/ 100 · FAMILY
Local mapped footprint198,651.7 acres within 25 miFAMILY

Non-alfalfa hay

Production depth85.6 / 100HIGH

Evidence of production capacity; not tons available for sale.

Footprint persistence92.3 / 100HIGH
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 difficulty40.2 / 100MODERATE

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

Annual precipitation normal482.6 mm1991–2020 NORMAL
Local interpretation

What the local hay data shows

USDA mapping identifies non-alfalfa hay around Bentley, but it does not measure how much is specifically Ryegrass hay. The latest 2025 raster shows 198,652 mapped acres within 25 miles, placing the market in the 78th percentile among 4,190 analyzed Alberta localities and the 96th percentile nationally. Division No. 8, Alberta reports 93,922 acres of reported other hay fodder 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 Breton, Alberta, 48 miles away with 405,914 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 non-alfalfa hay footprint ranks at the 78th percentile among analyzed Alberta localities.

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This raster evidence is broader non-alfalfa hay context; it does not identify how much is specifically Ryegrass 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 non-alfalfa hay footprint

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

FAMILY

Footprint history

92.3 / 100 persistence · HIGH

2009: 267,337 acres · 69th regional percentile · 82nd national percentile2010: 412,394 acres · 83rd regional percentile · 96th national percentile2011: 235,026 acres · 62nd regional percentile · 85th national percentile2012: 239,760 acres · 75th regional percentile · 90th national percentile2013: 301,060 acres · 81st regional percentile · 96th national percentile2014: 224,666 acres · 71st regional percentile · 91st national percentile2015: 220,515 acres · 76th regional percentile · 92nd national percentile2016: 243,090 acres · 83rd regional percentile · 96th national percentile2017: 222,571 acres · 82nd regional percentile · 95th national percentile2018: 228,281 acres · 85th regional percentile · 96th national percentile2019: 195,830 acres · 80th regional percentile · 90th national percentile2020: 186,586 acres · 75th regional percentile · 87th national percentile2021: 220,145 acres · 80th regional percentile · 94th national percentile2022: 233,639 acres · 84th regional percentile · 97th national percentile2023: 179,419 acres · 75th regional percentile · 93rd national percentile2024: 228,027 acres · 82nd regional percentile · 97th national percentile2025: 198,652 acres · 79th regional percentile · 96th national percentile
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.

85.6production depth
Field Crops Hay AcresHISTORICAL
1,398,183 acres

Division No. 8, Alberta · 2021

How calculated

Division No. 8, Alberta · 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
4808:field_crops_hay_acres:2021
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
1398183 acres
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:0545dac732aa2609c709eaae7268
Official record
Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay FarmsHISTORICAL
2,666 farms

Division No. 8, Alberta · 2021

How calculated

Division No. 8, Alberta · 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
4808:field_crops_hay_farms:2021
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
2666 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:d17f9b47727e9e3d0b0407fb99e9
Official record
Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder AcresHISTORICAL
93,922 acres

Division No. 8, Alberta · 2021

How calculated

Division No. 8, Alberta · 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
4808:other_hay_fodder_acres:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
93922 acres
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:eb7d326f78aa8487e98bd095f31c
Official record
Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder FarmsHISTORICAL
781 farms

Division No. 8, Alberta · 2021

How calculated

Division No. 8, Alberta · 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
4808:other_hay_fodder_farms:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
781 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:7abeb1b43a6ef5c7d0e220679077
Official record
Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay AcresHISTORICAL
1,398,183 acres

Division No. 8, Alberta · 2021

How calculated

Division No. 8, Alberta · 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
4808:field_crops_hay_acres:2021
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
1398183 acres
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:0545dac732aa2609c709eaae7268
Official record
Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay FarmsHISTORICAL
2,666 farms

Division No. 8, Alberta · 2021

How calculated

Division No. 8, Alberta · 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
4808:field_crops_hay_farms:2021
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
2666 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:d17f9b47727e9e3d0b0407fb99e9
Official record
Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder AcresHISTORICAL
93,922 acres

Division No. 8, Alberta · 2021

How calculated

Division No. 8, Alberta · 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
4808:other_hay_fodder_acres:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
93922 acres
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:eb7d326f78aa8487e98bd095f31c
Official record
Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder FarmsHISTORICAL
781 farms

Division No. 8, Alberta · 2021

How calculated

Division No. 8, Alberta · 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
4808:other_hay_fodder_farms:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
781 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:7abeb1b43a6ef5c7d0e220679077
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 Ryegrass 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 precipitation482.6 mm
How calculated

Red Deer · 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:af6555a9b5c4fb176cebc669e3d4
Official record
Open source ↗
Annual mean temperature2.6 °C
How calculated

Red Deer · 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:f2d0f7f5e0b0076f760ff32cfeb6
Official record
Open source ↗
Station distance21 miles
How calculated

Red Deer · nearest station

Great-circle distance from Bentley 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:224a44ee624c105fe95a384700ac
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

Bentley · 2026

How calculated

Bentley · 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:e86ca95d2f49905721b2f0f99656
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Pressure ScoreLATEST
0 0-100

Bentley · 2026

How calculated

Bentley · 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:0e31406ef1732069e6b1b53c7fbb
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought One Month TrendLATEST
STABLE category

Bentley · 2026

How calculated

Bentley · 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:b2be94e09e1eb9f2668b15adccf7
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 1 Month AgoLATEST
0 0-100

Bentley · 2026

How calculated

Bentley · 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:14a8fcc8dc76f830f6654a5a9deb
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 3 Months AgoLATEST
40 0-100

Bentley · 2026

How calculated

Bentley · 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:2ac0e3c667276968b02dc11aebc9
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 6 Months AgoLATEST
60 0-100

Bentley · 2026

How calculated

Bentley · 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:9bd2753a5e1b7371714e9165542e
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Months D1 PlusLATEST
69.2 percent of observations

Bentley · 2026

How calculated

Bentley · 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:1a7ea8d2699b48bb73f3a05dedb9
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Months D2 PlusLATEST
38.5 percent of observations

Bentley · 2026

How calculated

Bentley · 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:de43a026bf8a034547867fef5a15
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.

40.2sourcing 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 2009
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Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2010
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Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2011
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Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2012
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Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2013
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Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2014
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Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2015
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Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2016
2016crop-class rasterOfficial source ↗
Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2017
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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
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Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2021
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Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2022
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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 Ryegrass 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 2026-07-31.