Wheat crop context
Local Hay Intelligence · Updated 2026-09-04
Wheat Hay
in Special Area No. 3, 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 Special Area No. 3, but it does not measure how much is specifically Wheat hay. The latest 2025 raster shows 245,491 mapped acres within 25 miles, placing the market in the 56th percentile among 419 analyzed Alberta localities and the 80th percentile nationally. Division No. 4, Alberta reports 118,019 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 Standard, Alberta, 102 miles away with 467,700 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 56th 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
12,149 ac
10 mi
48,739 ac
25 mi
245,491 ac
50 mi
542,084 ac
100 mi
1,992,025 ac
150 mi
5,882,722 ac
250 mi
9,338,071 ac
Within 25 miles245,491mapped acres · 19.536% of radius · 2025
56th percentile among 419 analyzed Alberta localities · 80th percentile nationally.
How calculated
Special Area No. 3 · 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
1103853- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2025-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 1103853 classified pixels
- Normalized unit
- acres
- Freshness
- LATEST
- Fact ID
fact:5562e42c9792142286c8ed0a2ae7- Official record
- Open source ↗
Footprint history
95.9 / 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.
74.6production depth
Durum Wheat Crop AcresHISTORICAL
118,019 acresDivision No. 4, Alberta · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 4, 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
4804:durum_wheat_crop_acres:2021- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 118019 acres
- Normalized unit
- acres
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:73a6ffba899087fb60e0253327bb- Official record
- Open source ↗
Durum Wheat Crop FarmsHISTORICAL
133 farmsDivision No. 4, Alberta · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 4, 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
4804:durum_wheat_crop_farms:2021- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 133 farms
- Normalized unit
- farms
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:8ca230af816c11dc4430f5444fce- Official record
- Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay AcresHISTORICAL
1,216,574 acresDivision No. 4, Alberta · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 4, 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
4804:field_crops_hay_acres:2021- Evidence
- GENERAL
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 1216574 acres
- Normalized unit
- acres
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:fbb8a324f37e487b753989d7c3b9- Official record
- Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay FarmsHISTORICAL
938 farmsDivision No. 4, Alberta · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 4, 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
4804:field_crops_hay_farms:2021- Evidence
- GENERAL
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 938 farms
- Normalized unit
- farms
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:1f67367fdac12d6af3273705e018- Official record
- Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder AcresHISTORICAL
63,626 acresDivision No. 4, Alberta · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 4, 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
4804:other_hay_fodder_acres:2021- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 63626 acres
- Normalized unit
- acres
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:9b47bd9dd31a55d111f2ae6e45d0- Official record
- Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder FarmsHISTORICAL
213 farmsDivision No. 4, Alberta · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 4, 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
4804:other_hay_fodder_farms:2021- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 213 farms
- Normalized unit
- farms
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:d0125247e3f59f1644b4a059fd77- Official record
- Open source ↗
Spring Wheat Crop AcresHISTORICAL
261,055 acresDivision No. 4, Alberta · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 4, 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
4804:spring_wheat_crop_acres:2021- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 261055 acres
- Normalized unit
- acres
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:940171ad0a97253bc3ead517a598- Official record
- Open source ↗
Spring Wheat Crop FarmsHISTORICAL
364 farmsDivision No. 4, Alberta · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 4, 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
4804:spring_wheat_crop_farms:2021- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 364 farms
- Normalized unit
- farms
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:b5c323513c05df4edb7bbf650172- Official record
- Open source ↗
Wheat Crop AcresHISTORICAL
382,007 acresDivision No. 4, Alberta · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 4, 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
4804:wheat_crop_acres:2021- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 382007 acres
- Normalized unit
- acres
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:8751b5e88021f43726a04f10c88b- Official record
- Open source ↗
Wheat Crop FarmsHISTORICAL
444 farmsDivision No. 4, Alberta · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 4, 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
4804:wheat_crop_farms:2021- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 444 farms
- Normalized unit
- farms
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:3b2907c076f1af8fee676ede8358- Official record
- Open source ↗
Winter Wheat Crop AcresHISTORICAL
2,933 acresDivision No. 4, Alberta · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 4, 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
4804:winter_wheat_crop_acres:2021- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 2933 acres
- Normalized unit
- acres
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:b72339d1b1eb6ca7c412d0eefaef- Official record
- Open source ↗
Winter Wheat Crop FarmsHISTORICAL
10 farmsDivision No. 4, Alberta · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 4, 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
4804: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:6a04cb34a5d1b395c62560e40644- 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 precipitation338 mm
How calculated
Leader · 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:c239133a343d9c7ea5150ddcfaf9- Official record
- Open source ↗
Annual mean temperature4.1 °C
How calculated
Leader · 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:fdd8f7927e1c454173a97c1d0b52- Official record
- Open source ↗
Station distance55.3 miles
How calculated
Leader · nearest station
Great-circle distance from Special Area No. 3 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:7fd5220e7a96b5524e126666e8d7- Official record
- Open source ↗
Climate normals provide environmental context and do not predict yield.
Environmental pressure
Drought & moisture context
Drought Current Category PointLATEST
NONE categorySpecial Area No. 3 · 2026
How calculated
Special Area No. 3 · 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:aed7269c2919e1920ab65e302076- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Current Pressure ScoreLATEST
0 0-100Special Area No. 3 · 2026
How calculated
Special Area No. 3 · 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:f2744dff89a92cb8640cd3b046df- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought One Month TrendLATEST
STABLE categorySpecial Area No. 3 · 2026
How calculated
Special Area No. 3 · 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:9b85a37f68ff9e0c9e4e1ad58ddd- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 1 Month AgoLATEST
0 0-100Special Area No. 3 · 2026
How calculated
Special Area No. 3 · 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:6b54b24200e2dc54de09ea54ae5c- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 3 Months AgoLATEST
0 0-100Special Area No. 3 · 2026
How calculated
Special Area No. 3 · 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:00b5190a13a75a5ba63bb7821c22- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 6 Months AgoLATEST
0 0-100Special Area No. 3 · 2026
How calculated
Special Area No. 3 · 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:683a7bea53ee9a3987c2d1b0a025- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Months D1 PlusLATEST
0 percent of observationsSpecial Area No. 3 · 2026
How calculated
Special Area No. 3 · 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:a0fab47b6f3e2b7c197158b5a976- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Months D2 PlusLATEST
0 percent of observationsSpecial Area No. 3 · 2026
How calculated
Special Area No. 3 · 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:1d008bd3416bc794f7df42d0daa1- 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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Order weight0.00 short tons0 lb · 0.00 metric tonnes
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Delivered total$0.00
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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.
47.9sourcing difficulty
Rank · marketDistanceMapped contextStrength
1. Wheat Hay in Standard, Alberta102.2 mi467,700 ac94.92. Wheat Hay in Wheatland County, Alberta103.3 mi464,805 ac94.43. Wheat Hay in Newcombe No. 260, Saskatchewan65.1 mi401,787 ac86.24. Wheat Hay in Netherhill, Saskatchewan78 mi405,323 ac86.15. Wheat Hay in Pleasant Valley No. 288, Saskatchewan100.8 mi408,579 ac85.56. Wheat Hay in Brock, Saskatchewan83.7 mi402,867 ac85.47. Wheat Hay in Munson, Alberta92.5 mi405,104 ac85.38. Wheat Hay in Drumheller, Alberta86 mi395,841 ac84.29. Wheat Hay in Tramping Lake No. 380, Saskatchewan98.8 mi398,065 ac83.910. Wheat Hay in Kindersley No. 290, Saskatchewan68 mi383,643 ac83.1Source hay
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Internal market pathways
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Methodology & sources
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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.