Wheat crop context
Local Hay Intelligence · Updated 2026-09-04
Wheat Hay
in Elk Point, Alberta
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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 wheat crop context around Elk Point, but it does not measure how much is specifically Wheat hay. The latest 2025 raster shows 197,033 mapped acres within 25 miles, placing the market in the 49th percentile among 419 analyzed Alberta localities and the 77th percentile nationally. Division No. 12, Alberta reports 3,781 acres of reported durum wheat 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 Holden, Alberta, 72 miles away with 444,104 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 supplyMODERATE
Nearby sourcingSTRONG
Drought pressureLOW
MarketplaceLIMITED
The 25-mile mapped wheat crop context footprint ranks at the 49th percentile among analyzed Alberta localities.
Trace this statement
- aafc-aci-2025
This raster evidence is broader wheat crop context; it does not identify how much is specifically Wheat Hay.
Trace this statement
- aafc-aci-2025
Satellite crop map
Local wheat crop context footprint
Mapped acreage is shown by sourcing radius. It is land-cover evidence, not inventory available for sale.
5 mi
9,115 ac
10 mi
27,948 ac
25 mi
197,033 ac
50 mi
773,804 ac
100 mi
2,501,387 ac
150 mi
4,637,585 ac
250 mi
7,716,728 ac
Within 25 miles197,033mapped acres · 15.679% of radius · 2025
49th percentile among 419 analyzed Alberta localities · 77th percentile nationally.
How calculated
Elk Point · 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:77ad0013e60a6cb0- Source record
885961- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2025-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 885961 classified pixels
- Normalized unit
- acres
- Freshness
- LATEST
- Fact ID
fact:622fa59215e0fa2d605738bbc23e- Official record
- Open source ↗
Footprint history
93 / 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.
69.8production depth
Durum Wheat Crop AcresHISTORICAL
3,781 acresDivision No. 12, Alberta · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 12, 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
4812:durum_wheat_crop_acres:2021- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 3781 acres
- Normalized unit
- acres
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:ec9c8fbdf9b1f267af24de125580- Official record
- Open source ↗
Durum Wheat Crop FarmsHISTORICAL
16 farmsDivision No. 12, Alberta · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 12, 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
4812:durum_wheat_crop_farms:2021- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 16 farms
- Normalized unit
- farms
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:f4acff36f32024db0bf77302363a- Official record
- Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay AcresHISTORICAL
843,640 acresDivision No. 12, Alberta · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 12, 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
4812:field_crops_hay_acres:2021- Evidence
- GENERAL
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 843640 acres
- Normalized unit
- acres
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:4f390ca4727b7e38228e51372a73- Official record
- Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay FarmsHISTORICAL
1,598 farmsDivision No. 12, Alberta · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 12, 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
4812:field_crops_hay_farms:2021- Evidence
- GENERAL
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 1598 farms
- Normalized unit
- farms
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:d1dc1a857ff23607a01e5aa5967a- Official record
- Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder AcresHISTORICAL
79,830 acresDivision No. 12, Alberta · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 12, 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
4812:other_hay_fodder_acres:2021- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 79830 acres
- Normalized unit
- acres
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:1ce1dadcc4dd3f4677c19f47ea73- Official record
- Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder FarmsHISTORICAL
495 farmsDivision No. 12, Alberta · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 12, 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
4812:other_hay_fodder_farms:2021- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 495 farms
- Normalized unit
- farms
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:2c934c5f9140d36500dba84093c8- Official record
- Open source ↗
Spring Wheat Crop AcresHISTORICAL
133,084 acresDivision No. 12, Alberta · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 12, 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
4812:spring_wheat_crop_acres:2021- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 133084 acres
- Normalized unit
- acres
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:f78b33d9485fbd187f04ee1e792f- Official record
- Open source ↗
Spring Wheat Crop FarmsHISTORICAL
307 farmsDivision No. 12, Alberta · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 12, 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
4812:spring_wheat_crop_farms:2021- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 307 farms
- Normalized unit
- farms
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:3953e5a5660e611696b1338c7432- Official record
- Open source ↗
Wheat Crop AcresHISTORICAL
139,905 acresDivision No. 12, Alberta · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 12, 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
4812:wheat_crop_acres:2021- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 139905 acres
- Normalized unit
- acres
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:fc96dec55a9e79e9e40d8f9cc9b1- Official record
- Open source ↗
Wheat Crop FarmsHISTORICAL
330 farmsDivision No. 12, Alberta · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 12, 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
4812:wheat_crop_farms:2021- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 330 farms
- Normalized unit
- farms
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:295d39816964ab7e782822e2175d- Official record
- Open source ↗
Winter Wheat Crop AcresHISTORICAL
3,040 acresDivision No. 12, Alberta · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 12, 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
4812:winter_wheat_crop_acres:2021- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 3040 acres
- Normalized unit
- acres
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:0f31b574abd7005848d605f02d82- Official record
- Open source ↗
Winter Wheat Crop FarmsHISTORICAL
10 farmsDivision No. 12, Alberta · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 12, 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
4812:winter_wheat_crop_farms:2021- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 10 farms
- Normalized unit
- farms
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:c41ada6c2fc1dbb509d7b2733640- 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 Wheat 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 precipitation436.7 mm
How calculated
Cold 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:7ccf29c7bea34072a8a8bb73c28c- Official record
- Open source ↗
Annual mean temperature2.3 °C
How calculated
Cold 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:a461592b9000b1483801f240b7d6- Official record
- Open source ↗
Station distance43.8 miles
How calculated
Cold Lake · nearest station
Great-circle distance from Elk Point 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:4eb6cadf9533e23d1b7bf70e5de0- Official record
- Open source ↗
Climate normals provide environmental context and do not predict yield.
Environmental pressure
Drought & moisture context
Drought Current Category PointLATEST
NONE categoryElk Point · 2026
How calculated
Elk Point · 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:7fa982272379d2d02d599f75492c- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Current Pressure ScoreLATEST
0 0-100Elk Point · 2026
How calculated
Elk Point · 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:dce0383b3fe69c08b72c5f10114e- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought One Month TrendLATEST
STABLE categoryElk Point · 2026
How calculated
Elk Point · 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:1798f3ea3936141d09f89c8c4ab3- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 1 Month AgoLATEST
0 0-100Elk Point · 2026
How calculated
Elk Point · 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:177b64037157314a0a50ddbae9bf- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 3 Months AgoLATEST
0 0-100Elk Point · 2026
How calculated
Elk Point · 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:fa7606c8a626cce1d83838bd728f- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 6 Months AgoLATEST
20 0-100Elk Point · 2026
How calculated
Elk Point · 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:68bf1c297760a19298e8fd9f36d6- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Months D1 PlusLATEST
38.5 percent of observationsElk Point · 2026
How calculated
Elk Point · 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:0044781cb56f414f96550ccfe413- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Months D2 PlusLATEST
30.8 percent of observationsElk Point · 2026
How calculated
Elk Point · 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:775c0490da994e0f5c779e96d1b2- 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.
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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.
49.1sourcing difficulty
Rank · marketDistanceMapped contextStrength
1. Wheat Hay in Holden, Alberta71.7 mi444,104 ac96.42. Wheat Hay in Daysland, Alberta90.9 mi431,941 ac93.43. Wheat Hay in Killam, Alberta85.8 mi425,709 ac92.64. Wheat Hay in Vegreville, Alberta54.7 mi415,859 ac92.55. Wheat Hay in Beaver County, Alberta62.4 mi412,553 ac91.66. Wheat Hay in Mundare, Alberta62.9 mi410,570 ac91.27. Wheat Hay in Ryley, Alberta75 mi401,427 ac898. Wheat Hay in Viking, Alberta65.9 mi391,660 ac87.89. Wheat Hay in Sedgewick, Alberta84.3 mi396,275 ac87.710. Wheat Hay in Lamont County, Alberta65.3 mi387,518 ac87.2Source hay
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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 Wheat 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 · 48 cited facts in this document · data as of 2026-07-31.