Local Hay Intelligence · Updated 2026-09-04

Wheat Hay
in Waskatenau, Alberta

Compare local and regional supply, market data, and delivered or pickup options for Wheat hay serving Waskatenau.

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Evidence strength40/ 100 · FAMILY
Local mapped footprint290,963.4 acres within 25 miFAMILY

Wheat crop context

Production depth79.6 / 100HIGH

Evidence of production capacity; not tons available for sale.

Footprint persistence94.3 / 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 difficulty41.9 / 100MODERATE

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

Annual precipitation normal473 mm1991–2020 NORMAL
Local interpretation

What the local hay data shows

USDA mapping identifies wheat crop context around Waskatenau, but it does not measure how much is specifically Wheat hay. The latest 2025 raster shows 290,963 mapped acres within 25 miles, placing the market in the 66th percentile among 419 analyzed Alberta localities and the 84th 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, 64 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 supplySTRONG
Nearby sourcingSTRONG
Drought pressureLOW
MarketplaceLIMITED

The 25-mile mapped wheat crop context footprint ranks at the 66th percentile among analyzed Alberta localities.

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This raster evidence is broader wheat crop context; it does not identify how much is specifically Wheat 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 wheat crop context footprint

Mapped acreage is shown by sourcing radius. It is land-cover evidence, not inventory available for sale.

FAMILY

Footprint history

94.3 / 100 persistence · HIGH

2009: 265,064 acres · 61st regional percentile · 45th national percentile2010: 181,985 acres · 56th regional percentile · 47th national percentile2011: 219,806 acres · 58th regional percentile · 84th national percentile2012: 226,327 acres · 56th regional percentile · 79th national percentile2013: 209,173 acres · 59th regional percentile · 79th national percentile2014: 211,518 acres · 60th regional percentile · 80th national percentile2015: 240,636 acres · 71st regional percentile · 82nd national percentile2016: 186,111 acres · 62nd regional percentile · 80th national percentile2017: 176,759 acres · 62nd regional percentile · 82nd national percentile2018: 229,851 acres · 69th regional percentile · 85th national percentile2019: 207,452 acres · 65th regional percentile · 88th national percentile2020: 175,465 acres · 60th regional percentile · 85th national percentile2021: 174,209 acres · 58th regional percentile · 80th national percentile2022: 243,303 acres · 65th regional percentile · 83rd national percentile2023: 256,351 acres · 62nd regional percentile · 80th national percentile2024: 280,799 acres · 76th regional percentile · 85th national percentile2025: 290,963 acres · 66th regional percentile · 84th 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.

79.6production depth
Durum Wheat Crop AcresHISTORICAL
3,781 acres

Division 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 farms

Division 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 acres

Division 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 farms

Division 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 acres

Division 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 farms

Division 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 acres

Division 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 farms

Division 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 acres

Division 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 farms

Division 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 acres

Division 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 farms

Division 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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Only compatible type, quality, package, sale-basis, unit, geography and time observations may be aggregated.

Official 1991–2020 normals

Local climate context

Annual precipitation473 mm
How calculated

Fort Saskatchewan · 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:fc816d03f2770f9b4b90121eceb9
Official record
Open source ↗
Annual mean temperature3.3 °C
How calculated

Fort Saskatchewan · 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:a13b60baa4934ae08c3904eb84fd
Official record
Open source ↗
Station distance30.6 miles
How calculated

Fort Saskatchewan · nearest station

Great-circle distance from Waskatenau 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:e25b4d4705bad97e37760f06882d
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

Waskatenau · 2026

How calculated

Waskatenau · 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:7605d338707c01ced063271925b5
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Pressure ScoreLATEST
0 0-100

Waskatenau · 2026

How calculated

Waskatenau · 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:9012f2d992d1bafc226790c8bb8a
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought One Month TrendLATEST
STABLE category

Waskatenau · 2026

How calculated

Waskatenau · 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:ff621adfa83386e0529032184e48
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 1 Month AgoLATEST
0 0-100

Waskatenau · 2026

How calculated

Waskatenau · 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:757139f057e747b16e37d3fcf639
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 3 Months AgoLATEST
0 0-100

Waskatenau · 2026

How calculated

Waskatenau · 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:1c8f9ed092c8a2014719281391c9
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 6 Months AgoLATEST
20 0-100

Waskatenau · 2026

How calculated

Waskatenau · 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:1887f51edc15a6bd0d6db3d842e3
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Months D1 PlusLATEST
38.5 percent of observations

Waskatenau · 2026

How calculated

Waskatenau · 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:33beb51c963bdf602f285a8d1925
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Months D2 PlusLATEST
30.8 percent of observations

Waskatenau · 2026

How calculated

Waskatenau · 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:2e0ea288e51b0ad668302f640d8d
Official record
Open source ↗

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

HayQuotes marketplace

Visible supply & verified demand

Coverage is still developing

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.

41.9sourcing difficulty
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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
2009crop-class rasterOfficial source ↗
Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2010
2010crop-class rasterOfficial source ↗
Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2011
2011crop-class rasterOfficial source ↗
Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2012
2012crop-class rasterOfficial source ↗
Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2013
2013crop-class rasterOfficial source ↗
Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2014
2014crop-class rasterOfficial source ↗
Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2015
2015crop-class rasterOfficial source ↗
Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2016
2016crop-class rasterOfficial source ↗
Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2017
2017crop-class rasterOfficial source ↗
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
2020crop-class rasterOfficial source ↗
Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2021
2021crop-class rasterOfficial source ↗
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 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.