Local Hay Intelligence · Updated 2026-09-04

Wheat Hay
in Lake Cowichan, British Columbia

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

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Evidence strength40/ 100 · FAMILY
Local mapped footprint0 acres within 25 miFAMILY

Wheat crop context

Production depth43.8 / 100MODERATE

Evidence of production capacity; not tons available for sale.

Footprint persistence4.3 / 100LOW
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 difficulty57.8 / 100MODERATE

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

Annual precipitation normal901.2 mm1991–2020 NORMAL
Local interpretation

What the local hay data shows

USDA mapping identifies wheat crop context around Lake Cowichan, but it does not measure how much is specifically Wheat hay. The latest 2025 raster shows 0 mapped acres within 25 miles, placing the market in the 50th percentile among 753 analyzed British Columbia localities and the 23rd percentile nationally. Cowichan Valley, British Columbia reports 0 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 Southern Gulf Islands, British Columbia, 39 miles away with 462 mapped acres. The current drought signal is 60 0-100 as of 2026-07-31, which can affect how quickly buyers should confirm quality and freight.

Buyer decision panel

What the evidence says now

Price dataLIMITED
Local supplyMODERATE
Nearby sourcingSTRONG
Drought pressureMODERATE
MarketplaceLIMITED

The 25-mile mapped wheat crop context footprint ranks at the 50th percentile among analyzed British Columbia 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

4.3 / 100 persistence · LOW

2011: 0 acres · 98th regional percentile · 69th national percentile2012: 0 acres · 96th regional percentile · 42nd national percentile2013: 0 acres · 89th regional percentile · 36th national percentile2014: 0 acres · 80th regional percentile · 28th national percentile2015: 0 acres · 94th regional percentile · 30th national percentile2016: 0 acres · 52nd regional percentile · 22nd national percentile2017: 0 acres · 88th regional percentile · 28th national percentile2018: 0 acres · 59th regional percentile · 23rd national percentile2019: 0 acres · 90th regional percentile · 27th national percentile2020: 0 acres · 82nd regional percentile · 29th national percentile2021: 0 acres · 95th regional percentile · 30th national percentile2022: 24 acres · 59th regional percentile · 26th national percentile2023: 0 acres · 53rd regional percentile · 22nd national percentile2024: 0 acres · 67th regional percentile · 25th national percentile2025: 0 acres · 50th regional percentile · 23rd national percentile
20112025
Agricultural census

Production & livestock context

The smallest published agricultural geography is shown with each measure. These values are never attributed directly to the city.

43.8production depth
Durum Wheat Crop AcresHISTORICAL
0 acres

Cowichan Valley, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

Cowichan Valley, British Columbia · 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
5919:durum_wheat_crop_acres:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
0 acres
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:687f2347adb228fc91708f30a86b
Official record
Open source ↗
Durum Wheat Crop FarmsHISTORICAL
0 farms

Cowichan Valley, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

Cowichan Valley, British Columbia · 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
5919:durum_wheat_crop_farms:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
0 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:7736999bf205404cc1583c22e630
Official record
Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay AcresHISTORICAL
12,362 acres

Cowichan Valley, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

Cowichan Valley, British Columbia · 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
5919:field_crops_hay_acres:2021
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
12362 acres
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:ecc2b78e5f0bf23ef925b2a1e585
Official record
Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay FarmsHISTORICAL
214 farms

Cowichan Valley, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

Cowichan Valley, British Columbia · 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
5919:field_crops_hay_farms:2021
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
214 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:24d74948ef48eb0cb69df959367c
Official record
Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder AcresHISTORICAL
10,059 acres

Cowichan Valley, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

Cowichan Valley, British Columbia · 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
5919:other_hay_fodder_acres:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
10059 acres
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:ddd5f71c8c64bac5ad0b2e238f8e
Official record
Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder FarmsHISTORICAL
176 farms

Cowichan Valley, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

Cowichan Valley, British Columbia · 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
5919:other_hay_fodder_farms:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
176 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:8438e702abb032f408a71a4043d0
Official record
Open source ↗
Spring Wheat Crop AcresHISTORICAL
F acres

Cowichan Valley, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

Cowichan Valley, British Columbia · 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
5919:spring_wheat_crop_acres:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
F acres
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:068e486cf6bc70b2fa515e7c8357
Official record
Open source ↗
Spring Wheat Crop FarmsHISTORICAL
2 farms

Cowichan Valley, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

Cowichan Valley, British Columbia · 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
5919:spring_wheat_crop_farms:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
2 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:f46a1868f22ded11a61ccdd5de2e
Official record
Open source ↗
Wheat Crop AcresHISTORICAL
F acres

Cowichan Valley, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

Cowichan Valley, British Columbia · 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
5919:wheat_crop_acres:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
F acres
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:74d186a2cba580d68126f3780672
Official record
Open source ↗
Wheat Crop FarmsHISTORICAL
4 farms

Cowichan Valley, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

Cowichan Valley, British Columbia · 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
5919:wheat_crop_farms:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
4 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:2bc9dc522f6a1d79fa2aa32aba63
Official record
Open source ↗
Winter Wheat Crop AcresHISTORICAL
F acres

Cowichan Valley, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

Cowichan Valley, British Columbia · 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
5919:winter_wheat_crop_acres:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
F acres
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:039f86c45e7fdb2b1d2ca3c8c8a3
Official record
Open source ↗
Winter Wheat Crop FarmsHISTORICAL
2 farms

Cowichan Valley, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

Cowichan Valley, British Columbia · 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
5919:winter_wheat_crop_farms:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
2 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:a9ebfc14d9184620eb296dc5961b
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 precipitation901.2 mm
How calculated

Victoria (Airport) · 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:05ef43d19384252561177dc95818
Official record
Open source ↗
Annual mean temperature10.3 °C
How calculated

Victoria (Airport) · 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:235d47b2d7d8729ef9150557aa5d
Official record
Open source ↗
Station distance30.7 miles
How calculated

Victoria (Airport) · nearest station

Great-circle distance from Lake Cowichan 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:d322247e22dcdefbde3ee3b21cb4
Official record
Open source ↗

Climate normals provide environmental context and do not predict yield.

Environmental pressure

Drought & moisture context

Drought Current Category PointLATEST
D2 category

Lake Cowichan · 2026

How calculated

Lake Cowichan · 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:a0bd7de8cd92d635481b7f609050
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Pressure ScoreLATEST
60 0-100

Lake Cowichan · 2026

How calculated

Lake Cowichan · 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:e5c9d3d9b2ec0ebf73874b3d8614
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought One Month TrendLATEST
STABLE category

Lake Cowichan · 2026

How calculated

Lake Cowichan · 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:77dc37a46dc4b1ff2a628d7543ac
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 1 Month AgoLATEST
60 0-100

Lake Cowichan · 2026

How calculated

Lake Cowichan · 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:dcdc00d77b99a731356d5a8a8cf4
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 3 Months AgoLATEST
20 0-100

Lake Cowichan · 2026

How calculated

Lake Cowichan · 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:4c4e5add661d1bb599651f73007a
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 6 Months AgoLATEST
40 0-100

Lake Cowichan · 2026

How calculated

Lake Cowichan · 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:f2ed5b89b651024771e5ae2dc475
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Months D1 PlusLATEST
76.9 percent of observations

Lake Cowichan · 2026

How calculated

Lake Cowichan · 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:4dc51c864267f838af15ca8cefc8
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Months D2 PlusLATEST
15.4 percent of observations

Lake Cowichan · 2026

How calculated

Lake Cowichan · 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:a980a00452b97d10018e749d0919
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

Comparable delivered resultComplete both quotes to compare delivered totals.
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.

57.8sourcing difficulty
Source hay

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Internal market pathways

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Geographic hubs organize the evidence below this locality. Other hay types appear when the same market has enough exact or contextual support to be useful.

Audit trail

Methodology & sources

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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 · 46 cited facts in this document · data as of 2026-07-31.