Wheat crop context
Local Hay Intelligence · Updated 2026-09-04
Wheat Hay
in Lethbridge County, Alberta
Compare local and regional supply, market data, and delivered or pickup options for Wheat hay serving Lethbridge County.
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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 Lethbridge County, but it does not measure how much is specifically Wheat hay. The latest 2025 raster shows 309,710 mapped acres within 25 miles, placing the market in the 72nd percentile among 419 analyzed Alberta localities and the 86th percentile nationally. Division No. 2, Alberta reports 281,774 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 Rockyford, Alberta, 98 miles away with 505,823 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 wheat crop context footprint ranks at the 72nd 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
Production evidence is relatively strong, but HayQuotes currently has no observed active supplier coverage in this market.
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- 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
10,241 ac
10 mi
46,785 ac
25 mi
309,710 ac
50 mi
1,046,743 ac
100 mi
2,626,427 ac
150 mi
4,138,076 ac
250 mi
7,477,919 ac
Within 25 miles309,710mapped acres · 24.646% of radius · 2025
72th percentile among 419 analyzed Alberta localities · 86th percentile nationally.
How calculated
Lethbridge County · 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
1392614- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2025-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 1392614 classified pixels
- Normalized unit
- acres
- Freshness
- LATEST
- Fact ID
fact:9961141123e8047c270bf2de6b89- Official record
- Open source ↗
Footprint history
92.8 / 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.
82.4production depth
Durum Wheat Crop AcresHISTORICAL
281,774 acresDivision No. 2, Alberta · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 2, 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
4802:durum_wheat_crop_acres:2021- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 281774 acres
- Normalized unit
- acres
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:047b8b02459f842d29732ec65b3c- Official record
- Open source ↗
Durum Wheat Crop FarmsHISTORICAL
458 farmsDivision No. 2, Alberta · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 2, 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
4802:durum_wheat_crop_farms:2021- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 458 farms
- Normalized unit
- farms
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:2f5a5db1d9cc28bde528e65a1e98- Official record
- Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay AcresHISTORICAL
2,489,001 acresDivision No. 2, Alberta · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 2, 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
4802:field_crops_hay_acres:2021- Evidence
- GENERAL
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 2489001 acres
- Normalized unit
- acres
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:bb58f235a965b465b041f688bc16- Official record
- Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay FarmsHISTORICAL
2,312 farmsDivision No. 2, Alberta · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 2, 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
4802:field_crops_hay_farms:2021- Evidence
- GENERAL
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 2312 farms
- Normalized unit
- farms
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:6be999297434957d9c2ae2794fb3- Official record
- Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder AcresHISTORICAL
71,208 acresDivision No. 2, Alberta · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 2, 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
4802:other_hay_fodder_acres:2021- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 71208 acres
- Normalized unit
- acres
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:ee3a74a1d0e724a4e95e1d8c629a- Official record
- Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder FarmsHISTORICAL
470 farmsDivision No. 2, Alberta · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 2, 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
4802:other_hay_fodder_farms:2021- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 470 farms
- Normalized unit
- farms
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:11c0d92a1e134488e7399f63da03- Official record
- Open source ↗
Spring Wheat Crop AcresHISTORICAL
418,748 acresDivision No. 2, Alberta · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 2, 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
4802:spring_wheat_crop_acres:2021- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 418748 acres
- Normalized unit
- acres
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:79d14c0f35a496a05d41c7f9b014- Official record
- Open source ↗
Spring Wheat Crop FarmsHISTORICAL
820 farmsDivision No. 2, Alberta · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 2, 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
4802:spring_wheat_crop_farms:2021- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 820 farms
- Normalized unit
- farms
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:d2f1c591f4f7a4cecd0cb5657f0c- Official record
- Open source ↗
Wheat Crop AcresHISTORICAL
761,790 acresDivision No. 2, Alberta · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 2, 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
4802:wheat_crop_acres:2021- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 761790 acres
- Normalized unit
- acres
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:11729801b0dc9828baa8fe988e74- Official record
- Open source ↗
Wheat Crop FarmsHISTORICAL
1,105 farmsDivision No. 2, Alberta · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 2, 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
4802:wheat_crop_farms:2021- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 1105 farms
- Normalized unit
- farms
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:5b5ed8711482fce642d6775a4559- Official record
- Open source ↗
Winter Wheat Crop AcresHISTORICAL
61,269 acresDivision No. 2, Alberta · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 2, 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
4802:winter_wheat_crop_acres:2021- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 61269 acres
- Normalized unit
- acres
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:d9e8334c576182134bbac583b900- Official record
- Open source ↗
Winter Wheat Crop FarmsHISTORICAL
154 farmsDivision No. 2, Alberta · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 2, 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
4802:winter_wheat_crop_farms:2021- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 154 farms
- Normalized unit
- farms
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:735227ba66db8b161d7db3adb7d0- 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 precipitation372.5 mm
How calculated
Lethbridge · 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:de4d2c3570f13564e47a25fcd9c4- Official record
- Open source ↗
Annual mean temperature5.9 °C
How calculated
Lethbridge · 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:51de4ac44b524ec897467eb33c44- Official record
- Open source ↗
Station distance13.8 miles
How calculated
Lethbridge · nearest station
Great-circle distance from Lethbridge County 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:b553ea7cdfe7f1fa1196fff3e8db- Official record
- Open source ↗
Climate normals provide environmental context and do not predict yield.
Environmental pressure
Drought & moisture context
Drought Current Category PointLATEST
NONE categoryLethbridge County · 2026
How calculated
Lethbridge County · 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:d65f76aed40045e47f5314cc306a- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Current Pressure ScoreLATEST
0 0-100Lethbridge County · 2026
How calculated
Lethbridge County · 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:ca7846e3ec7fe1a26c571b34fac3- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought One Month TrendLATEST
STABLE categoryLethbridge County · 2026
How calculated
Lethbridge County · 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:83850d27e8073c592cdd87939cf1- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 1 Month AgoLATEST
0 0-100Lethbridge County · 2026
How calculated
Lethbridge County · 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:52fc5e5b7766cdca1ac029049a07- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 3 Months AgoLATEST
40 0-100Lethbridge County · 2026
How calculated
Lethbridge County · 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:c7c80c68c4c46498926615245bdb- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 6 Months AgoLATEST
20 0-100Lethbridge County · 2026
How calculated
Lethbridge County · 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:93171cebe07553e5d0f142936065- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Months D1 PlusLATEST
38.5 percent of observationsLethbridge County · 2026
How calculated
Lethbridge County · 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:b5442c8451aa17ff9f2d30f974a0- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Months D2 PlusLATEST
0 percent of observationsLethbridge County · 2026
How calculated
Lethbridge County · 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:78940bbb631f2b107f6689c51f20- 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.
46.7sourcing difficulty
Rank · marketDistanceMapped contextStrength
1. Wheat Hay in Rockyford, Alberta98 mi505,823 ac95.12. Wheat Hay in Carbon, Alberta115.3 mi499,223 ac93.33. Wheat Hay in Acme, Alberta119 mi500,884 ac93.34. Wheat Hay in Linden, Alberta125 mi497,611 ac92.55. Wheat Hay in Beiseker, Alberta111.6 mi490,046 ac92.16. Wheat Hay in Kneehill County, Alberta127.2 mi487,073 ac90.97. Wheat Hay in Standard, Alberta88.8 mi467,700 ac89.98. Wheat Hay in Wheatland County, Alberta87.5 mi464,805 ac89.59. Wheat Hay in Irricana, Alberta108.8 mi462,248 ac88.110. Wheat Hay in Three Hills, Alberta130.7 mi467,271 ac87.7Source hay
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Methodology & sources
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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 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.