Non-alfalfa hay
Local Hay Intelligence · Updated 2026-09-04
Ryegrass Hay
in Qualicum, British Columbia
Compare local and regional supply, market data, and delivered or pickup options for Ryegrass hay serving Qualicum.
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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 non-alfalfa hay around Qualicum, but it does not measure how much is specifically Ryegrass hay. The latest 2025 raster shows 7,508 mapped acres within 25 miles, placing the market in the 57th percentile among 7,530 analyzed British Columbia localities and the 28th percentile nationally. Nanaimo, British Columbia reports 2,822 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 Duncan, British Columbia, 60 miles away with 18,449 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 non-alfalfa hay footprint ranks at the 57th percentile among analyzed British Columbia localities.
Trace this statement
- aafc-aci-2025
This raster evidence is broader non-alfalfa hay context; it does not identify how much is specifically Ryegrass hay.
Trace this statement
- aafc-aci-2025
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.
5 mi
154 ac
10 mi
1,081 ac
25 mi
7,508 ac
50 mi
20,272 ac
100 mi
69,838 ac
150 mi
113,826 ac
250 mi
281,018 ac
Within 25 miles7,508mapped acres · 0.597% of radius · 2025
57th percentile among 7,530 analyzed British Columbia localities · 28th percentile nationally.
How calculated
Qualicum · 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:f7267a39368e4bf2- Source record
33760- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2025-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 33760 classified pixels
- Normalized unit
- acres
- Freshness
- LATEST
- Fact ID
fact:ac41a2797dfd4b537a578e975438- Official record
- Open source ↗
Footprint history
47.7 / 100 persistence · MODERATE
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.
60.7production depth
Field Crops Hay AcresHISTORICAL
4,190 acresNanaimo, British Columbia · 2021
How calculated
Nanaimo, British Columbia · 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
5921:field_crops_hay_acres:2021- Evidence
- GENERAL
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 4190 acres
- Normalized unit
- acres
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:10a99cea14c8bb913dc6534008dc- Official record
- Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay FarmsHISTORICAL
139 farmsNanaimo, British Columbia · 2021
How calculated
Nanaimo, British Columbia · 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
5921:field_crops_hay_farms:2021- Evidence
- GENERAL
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 139 farms
- Normalized unit
- farms
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:7fe59fae10dd056ccaadf2332479- Official record
- Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder AcresHISTORICAL
2,822 acresNanaimo, British Columbia · 2021
How calculated
Nanaimo, British Columbia · 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
5921:other_hay_fodder_acres:2021- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 2822 acres
- Normalized unit
- acres
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:dfcfb37c53b53098fa6454d813a9- Official record
- Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder FarmsHISTORICAL
102 farmsNanaimo, British Columbia · 2021
How calculated
Nanaimo, British Columbia · 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
5921:other_hay_fodder_farms:2021- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 102 farms
- Normalized unit
- farms
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:31c4c89aa2cce7b054749b3cdfd7- Official record
- Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay AcresHISTORICAL
4,190 acresNanaimo, British Columbia · 2021
How calculated
Nanaimo, British Columbia · 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
5921:field_crops_hay_acres:2021- Evidence
- GENERAL
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 4190 acres
- Normalized unit
- acres
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:10a99cea14c8bb913dc6534008dc- Official record
- Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay FarmsHISTORICAL
139 farmsNanaimo, British Columbia · 2021
How calculated
Nanaimo, British Columbia · 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
5921:field_crops_hay_farms:2021- Evidence
- GENERAL
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 139 farms
- Normalized unit
- farms
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:7fe59fae10dd056ccaadf2332479- Official record
- Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder AcresHISTORICAL
2,822 acresNanaimo, British Columbia · 2021
How calculated
Nanaimo, British Columbia · 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
5921:other_hay_fodder_acres:2021- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 2822 acres
- Normalized unit
- acres
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:dfcfb37c53b53098fa6454d813a9- Official record
- Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder FarmsHISTORICAL
102 farmsNanaimo, British Columbia · 2021
How calculated
Nanaimo, British Columbia · 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
5921:other_hay_fodder_farms:2021- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 102 farms
- Normalized unit
- farms
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:31c4c89aa2cce7b054749b3cdfd7- 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.
Request current local quotes →Only compatible type, quality, package, sale-basis, unit, geography and time observations may be aggregated.
Official 1991–2020 normals
Local climate context
Annual precipitation1,152.2 mm
How calculated
Comox · 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:9a999a4c3ca565bb8a5bc603a2ca- Official record
- Open source ↗
Annual mean temperature10.2 °C
How calculated
Comox · 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:b4374aedb714a39328d6a8483c12- Official record
- Open source ↗
Station distance25.6 miles
How calculated
Comox · nearest station
Great-circle distance from Qualicum 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:55a68c92294527167c7f26b08fce- Official record
- Open source ↗
Climate normals provide environmental context and do not predict yield.
Environmental pressure
Drought & moisture context
Drought Current Category PointLATEST
D0 categoryQualicum · 2026
How calculated
Qualicum · 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:5fede127f1b23c9f5a47c37a0a18- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Current Pressure ScoreLATEST
20 0-100Qualicum · 2026
How calculated
Qualicum · 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:478e13a9e71ae0e4a272dfe7c1fc- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought One Month TrendLATEST
IMPROVING categoryQualicum · 2026
How calculated
Qualicum · 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:6425233a54d0f9618e94f703400e- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 1 Month AgoLATEST
60 0-100Qualicum · 2026
How calculated
Qualicum · 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:f6de683b26d50b988ca68309af6c- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 3 Months AgoLATEST
0 0-100Qualicum · 2026
How calculated
Qualicum · 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:eb972e5e96450d2ddd02bec0fe6b- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 6 Months AgoLATEST
20 0-100Qualicum · 2026
How calculated
Qualicum · 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:07d2f58847055b6eb37cc8c1e49f- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Months D1 PlusLATEST
38.5 percent of observationsQualicum · 2026
How calculated
Qualicum · 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:ccaeefa1274ab70bb8838bc89b91- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Months D2 PlusLATEST
7.7 percent of observationsQualicum · 2026
How calculated
Qualicum · 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:0dcf7c55766512750f453221d98d- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought and weather pressure provide environmental context; they do not estimate production or price.
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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
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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.
53sourcing difficulty
Rank · marketDistanceMapped contextStrength
1. Ryegrass Hay in Duncan, British Columbia59.5 mi18,449 ac972. Ryegrass Hay in North Cowichan, British Columbia56.6 mi18,379 ac96.93. Ryegrass Hay in Cowichan, British Columbia58.8 mi18,247 ac96.24. Ryegrass Hay in Cowichan Valley D, British Columbia61 mi18,171 ac95.85. Ryegrass Hay in Galiano Island 9, British Columbia53.8 mi17,826 ac94.86. Ryegrass Hay in Theik 2, British Columbia63.4 mi17,767 ac94.17. Ryegrass Hay in Halalt 2, British Columbia55.1 mi17,596 ac93.88. Ryegrass Hay in Tsussie 6, British Columbia55.4 mi17,616 ac93.89. Ryegrass Hay in Cowichan Valley E, British Columbia54.6 mi17,550 ac93.610. Ryegrass Hay in Portier Pass 5, British Columbia53 mi17,268 ac92.5Source hay
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Methodology & sources
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Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2022
Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2023
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 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 · 38 cited facts in this document · data as of 2026-07-31.