Local Hay Intelligence · Updated 2026-09-04

Wheat Hay
in Whitecourt, Alberta

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Evidence strength40/ 100 · FAMILY
Local mapped footprint13,400.8 acres within 25 miFAMILY

Wheat crop context

Production depth49.8 / 100MODERATE

Evidence of production capacity; not tons available for sale.

Footprint persistence86.7 / 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 difficulty61.1 / 100MODERATE

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

Annual precipitation normal521.2 mm1991–2020 NORMAL
Local interpretation

What the local hay data shows

USDA mapping identifies wheat crop context around Whitecourt, but it does not measure how much is specifically Wheat hay. The latest 2025 raster shows 13,401 mapped acres within 25 miles, placing the market in the 16th percentile among 419 analyzed Alberta localities and the 55th percentile nationally. Division No. 13, Alberta reports 8,338 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 Redwater, Alberta, 104 miles away with 376,706 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 16th 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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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

86.7 / 100 persistence · HIGH

2009: 9,305 acres · 14th regional percentile · 13th national percentile2010: 12,834 acres · 16th regional percentile · 15th national percentile2011: 14,247 acres · 16th regional percentile · 71st national percentile2012: 23,803 acres · 16th regional percentile · 69th national percentile2013: 8,029 acres · 14th regional percentile · 55th national percentile2014: 14,663 acres · 16th regional percentile · 61st national percentile2015: 4,463 acres · 13th regional percentile · 47th national percentile2016: 13,232 acres · 17th regional percentile · 56th national percentile2017: 5,957 acres · 15th regional percentile · 49th national percentile2018: 12,139 acres · 16th regional percentile · 55th national percentile2019: 9,065 acres · 16th regional percentile · 51st national percentile2020: 9,482 acres · 16th regional percentile · 50th national percentile2021: 10,390 acres · 17th regional percentile · 53rd national percentile2022: 9,310 acres · 15th regional percentile · 52nd national percentile2023: 16,409 acres · 16th regional percentile · 55th national percentile2024: 18,538 acres · 17th regional percentile · 58th national percentile2025: 13,401 acres · 16th regional percentile · 55th 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.

49.8production depth
Durum Wheat Crop AcresHISTORICAL
8,338 acres

Division No. 13, Alberta · 2021

How calculated

Division No. 13, 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
4813:durum_wheat_crop_acres:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
8338 acres
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:9f24f2475184c312428dbdbcefd6
Official record
Open source ↗
Durum Wheat Crop FarmsHISTORICAL
32 farms

Division No. 13, Alberta · 2021

How calculated

Division No. 13, 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
4813:durum_wheat_crop_farms:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
32 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:5b5b999205f6204e39258b7de067
Official record
Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay AcresHISTORICAL
1,469,176 acres

Division No. 13, Alberta · 2021

How calculated

Division No. 13, 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
4813:field_crops_hay_acres:2021
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
1469176 acres
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:12f60e9271f70c72f064420fb1f3
Official record
Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay FarmsHISTORICAL
2,866 farms

Division No. 13, Alberta · 2021

How calculated

Division No. 13, 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
4813:field_crops_hay_farms:2021
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
2866 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:cdc0032bc004096d604ebeaa9f64
Official record
Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder AcresHISTORICAL
143,704 acres

Division No. 13, Alberta · 2021

How calculated

Division No. 13, 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
4813:other_hay_fodder_acres:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
143704 acres
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:3ffd70479d55a47e870ead04382e
Official record
Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder FarmsHISTORICAL
1,053 farms

Division No. 13, Alberta · 2021

How calculated

Division No. 13, 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
4813:other_hay_fodder_farms:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
1053 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:d75d5db29a6c50e219b84f1fd629
Official record
Open source ↗
Spring Wheat Crop AcresHISTORICAL
276,317 acres

Division No. 13, Alberta · 2021

How calculated

Division No. 13, 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
4813:spring_wheat_crop_acres:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
276317 acres
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:b4b1c5b72d5e4121d734511e10e5
Official record
Open source ↗
Spring Wheat Crop FarmsHISTORICAL
676 farms

Division No. 13, Alberta · 2021

How calculated

Division No. 13, 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
4813:spring_wheat_crop_farms:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
676 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:192b106f72d9d217997712a1bfe6
Official record
Open source ↗
Wheat Crop AcresHISTORICAL
288,333 acres

Division No. 13, Alberta · 2021

How calculated

Division No. 13, 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
4813:wheat_crop_acres:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
288333 acres
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:a610a64aebf87033abbe5528d301
Official record
Open source ↗
Wheat Crop FarmsHISTORICAL
727 farms

Division No. 13, Alberta · 2021

How calculated

Division No. 13, 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
4813:wheat_crop_farms:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
727 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:079f9a1370ebef35e4f0b872d544
Official record
Open source ↗
Winter Wheat Crop AcresHISTORICAL
3,678 acres

Division No. 13, Alberta · 2021

How calculated

Division No. 13, 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
4813:winter_wheat_crop_acres:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
3678 acres
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:584f3f40211d10762ad162c98f1a
Official record
Open source ↗
Winter Wheat Crop FarmsHISTORICAL
25 farms

Division No. 13, Alberta · 2021

How calculated

Division No. 13, 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
4813:winter_wheat_crop_farms:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
25 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:a814923ff081106476ccb5734a83
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 precipitation521.2 mm
How calculated

Whitecourt · 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:933b0fbd91f4ef9d8394d23c0237
Official record
Open source ↗
Annual mean temperature2.9 °C
How calculated

Whitecourt · 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:2ddd0f46eb2e5305f938195b3978
Official record
Open source ↗
Station distance5.4 miles
How calculated

Whitecourt · nearest station

Great-circle distance from Whitecourt 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:efdecdee8ae3078534c348706182
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

Whitecourt · 2026

How calculated

Whitecourt · 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:a6a0157c4849203fe330f8b63bf3
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Pressure ScoreLATEST
0 0-100

Whitecourt · 2026

How calculated

Whitecourt · 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:859bd0f2f2fea18f4f25cb115ace
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought One Month TrendLATEST
STABLE category

Whitecourt · 2026

How calculated

Whitecourt · 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:ae24ff102775e9670de0a45bc87b
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 1 Month AgoLATEST
0 0-100

Whitecourt · 2026

How calculated

Whitecourt · 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:b557ca2b15e1c1d11c2df4e10264
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 3 Months AgoLATEST
0 0-100

Whitecourt · 2026

How calculated

Whitecourt · 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:8aaedbff543e032232424e98c803
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 6 Months AgoLATEST
20 0-100

Whitecourt · 2026

How calculated

Whitecourt · 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:9d5bb1b56753b1f03570fa66af62
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Months D1 PlusLATEST
38.5 percent of observations

Whitecourt · 2026

How calculated

Whitecourt · 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:ccc34bd4fd83ee31cac82657ea75
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Months D2 PlusLATEST
23.1 percent of observations

Whitecourt · 2026

How calculated

Whitecourt · 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:e84cab2fcaea1f54c974bb15dcf9
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.

61.1sourcing 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.