Local Hay Intelligence · Updated 2026-09-04

Ryegrass Hay
in Hughenden, Alberta

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Evidence strength40/ 100 · FAMILY
Local mapped footprint167,258.7 acres within 25 miFAMILY

Non-alfalfa hay

Production depth76.2 / 100HIGH

Evidence of production capacity; not tons available for sale.

Footprint persistence79.4 / 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 difficulty43.7 / 100MODERATE

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

Annual precipitation normal424.5 mm1991–2020 NORMAL
Local interpretation

What the local hay data shows

USDA mapping identifies non-alfalfa hay around Hughenden, but it does not measure how much is specifically Ryegrass hay. The latest 2025 raster shows 167,259 mapped acres within 25 miles, placing the market in the 68th percentile among 4,190 analyzed Alberta localities and the 93rd percentile nationally. Division No. 7, Alberta reports 100,757 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 Myrnam, Alberta, 80 miles away with 285,992 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 68th 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

79.4 / 100 persistence · HIGH

2009: 344,472 acres · 83rd regional percentile · 94th national percentile2010: 308,814 acres · 63rd regional percentile · 87th national percentile2011: 411,099 acres · 92nd regional percentile · 99th national percentile2012: 391,812 acres · 99th regional percentile · 99th national percentile2013: 393,962 acres · 98th regional percentile · 100th national percentile2014: 307,641 acres · 86th regional percentile · 98th national percentile2015: 200,270 acres · 72nd regional percentile · 88th national percentile2016: 127,451 acres · 56th regional percentile · 77th national percentile2017: 69,217 acres · 46th regional percentile · 56th national percentile2018: 69,452 acres · 47th regional percentile · 58th national percentile2019: 96,117 acres · 52nd regional percentile · 62nd national percentile2020: 91,572 acres · 47th regional percentile · 60th national percentile2021: 78,888 acres · 46th regional percentile · 56th national percentile2022: 141,959 acres · 57th regional percentile · 82nd national percentile2023: 139,817 acres · 63rd regional percentile · 84th national percentile2024: 162,007 acres · 65th regional percentile · 89th national percentile2025: 167,259 acres · 68th regional percentile · 93rd 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.

76.2production depth
Field Crops Hay AcresHISTORICAL
2,268,967 acres

Division No. 7, Alberta · 2021

How calculated

Division No. 7, 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
4807:field_crops_hay_acres:2021
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
2268967 acres
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:5a26468f704c2c7bf0b200db42bd
Official record
Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay FarmsHISTORICAL
2,317 farms

Division No. 7, Alberta · 2021

How calculated

Division No. 7, 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
4807:field_crops_hay_farms:2021
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
2317 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:658133fd99602c1001c7b601ef24
Official record
Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder AcresHISTORICAL
100,757 acres

Division No. 7, Alberta · 2021

How calculated

Division No. 7, 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
4807:other_hay_fodder_acres:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
100757 acres
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:ffbb019f4000634a84d92d26c47d
Official record
Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder FarmsHISTORICAL
547 farms

Division No. 7, Alberta · 2021

How calculated

Division No. 7, 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
4807:other_hay_fodder_farms:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
547 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:f06661927629e5a67c375db89b46
Official record
Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay AcresHISTORICAL
2,268,967 acres

Division No. 7, Alberta · 2021

How calculated

Division No. 7, 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
4807:field_crops_hay_acres:2021
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
2268967 acres
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:5a26468f704c2c7bf0b200db42bd
Official record
Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay FarmsHISTORICAL
2,317 farms

Division No. 7, Alberta · 2021

How calculated

Division No. 7, 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
4807:field_crops_hay_farms:2021
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
2317 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:658133fd99602c1001c7b601ef24
Official record
Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder AcresHISTORICAL
100,757 acres

Division No. 7, Alberta · 2021

How calculated

Division No. 7, 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
4807:other_hay_fodder_acres:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
100757 acres
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:ffbb019f4000634a84d92d26c47d
Official record
Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder FarmsHISTORICAL
547 farms

Division No. 7, Alberta · 2021

How calculated

Division No. 7, 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
4807:other_hay_fodder_farms:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
547 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:f06661927629e5a67c375db89b46
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 precipitation424.5 mm
How calculated

Fabyan · 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:c84f7f77ba2db305c581b43367a3
Official record
Open source ↗
Annual mean temperature2.1 °C
How calculated

Fabyan · 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:067637c3467cf9cdc8e1ea3acc1f
Official record
Open source ↗
Station distance31.8 miles
How calculated

Fabyan · nearest station

Great-circle distance from Hughenden 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:c7e4d5cb51c8210c2819a8a24b63
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

Hughenden · 2026

How calculated

Hughenden · 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:d3125f1751a90446aac5c33c5262
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Pressure ScoreLATEST
0 0-100

Hughenden · 2026

How calculated

Hughenden · 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:5d10861e3318fa60271dc3006c14
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought One Month TrendLATEST
STABLE category

Hughenden · 2026

How calculated

Hughenden · 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:d2982f84548e07c1dbc99c486c07
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 1 Month AgoLATEST
0 0-100

Hughenden · 2026

How calculated

Hughenden · 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:aeb2114d2a47a17e912eb14a8776
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 3 Months AgoLATEST
0 0-100

Hughenden · 2026

How calculated

Hughenden · 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:38cc42e5569a928ca67acd562f4c
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 6 Months AgoLATEST
20 0-100

Hughenden · 2026

How calculated

Hughenden · 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:34d70961e1e961ad67283fc15fc9
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Months D1 PlusLATEST
30.8 percent of observations

Hughenden · 2026

How calculated

Hughenden · 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:4c05b82efbfc24f789d6a6a103bb
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Months D2 PlusLATEST
7.7 percent of observations

Hughenden · 2026

How calculated

Hughenden · 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:2798f9d70a38a2055a540e340f3a
Official record
Open source ↗

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

HayQuotes marketplace

Visible supply & verified demand

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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.

43.7sourcing difficulty
Source hay

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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
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 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.