Local Hay Intelligence · Updated 2026-09-04

Wheat Hay
in Merritt, British Columbia

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

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Evidence strength40/ 100 · FAMILY
Local mapped footprint19.3 acres within 25 miFAMILY

Wheat crop context

Production depth57.6 / 100MODERATE

Evidence of production capacity; not tons available for sale.

Footprint persistence30.3 / 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 difficulty51.8 / 100MODERATE

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

Annual precipitation normal272.9 mm1991–2020 NORMAL
Local interpretation

What the local hay data shows

USDA mapping identifies wheat crop context around Merritt, but it does not measure how much is specifically Wheat hay. The latest 2025 raster shows 19 mapped acres within 25 miles, placing the market in the 61st percentile among 753 analyzed British Columbia localities and the 26th percentile nationally. Thompson-Nicola, British Columbia reports 18,630 acres of reported other hay fodder 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 Thompson-Nicola L (Grasslands), British Columbia, 51 miles away with 202 mapped acres. The current drought signal is 100 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 pressureHIGH
MarketplaceLIMITED

The 25-mile mapped wheat crop context footprint ranks at the 61st 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

30.3 / 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: 111 acres · 78th regional percentile · 32nd national percentile2017: 0 acres · 88th regional percentile · 28th national percentile2018: 37 acres · 74th regional percentile · 30th national percentile2019: 0 acres · 90th regional percentile · 27th national percentile2020: 0 acres · 84th regional percentile · 29th national percentile2021: 0 acres · 95th regional percentile · 30th national percentile2022: 99 acres · 74th regional percentile · 30th national percentile2023: 341 acres · 90th regional percentile · 36th national percentile2024: 160 acres · 87th regional percentile · 34th national percentile2025: 19 acres · 62nd regional percentile · 26th 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.

57.6production depth
Durum Wheat Crop AcresHISTORICAL
F acres

Thompson-Nicola, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

Thompson-Nicola, 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
5933:durum_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:365214f4cbcce5a54562b94bab16
Official record
Open source ↗
Durum Wheat Crop FarmsHISTORICAL
1 farms

Thompson-Nicola, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

Thompson-Nicola, 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
5933:durum_wheat_crop_farms:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
1 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:c2480889132fe8b65505a04866f0
Official record
Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay AcresHISTORICAL
69,349 acres

Thompson-Nicola, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

Thompson-Nicola, 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
5933:field_crops_hay_acres:2021
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
69349 acres
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:aa7b7bc4629d76edf26cbd8b09c7
Official record
Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay FarmsHISTORICAL
526 farms

Thompson-Nicola, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

Thompson-Nicola, 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
5933:field_crops_hay_farms:2021
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
526 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:f5594e1fa48f660d9aba2e04b357
Official record
Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder AcresHISTORICAL
18,630 acres

Thompson-Nicola, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

Thompson-Nicola, 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
5933:other_hay_fodder_acres:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
18630 acres
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:ceded6e0fb361f244263d8dabc2b
Official record
Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder FarmsHISTORICAL
241 farms

Thompson-Nicola, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

Thompson-Nicola, 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
5933:other_hay_fodder_farms:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
241 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:80dceec2f9b4acd599b57f038235
Official record
Open source ↗
Spring Wheat Crop AcresHISTORICAL
F acres

Thompson-Nicola, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

Thompson-Nicola, 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
5933: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:e43c584b1983a65453cf6d92efce
Official record
Open source ↗
Spring Wheat Crop FarmsHISTORICAL
13 farms

Thompson-Nicola, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

Thompson-Nicola, 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
5933:spring_wheat_crop_farms:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
13 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:aba3d91a199ba6ec890375d10269
Official record
Open source ↗
Wheat Crop AcresHISTORICAL
F acres

Thompson-Nicola, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

Thompson-Nicola, 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
5933: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:b1721e24f59c325b7ffc27e7efae
Official record
Open source ↗
Wheat Crop FarmsHISTORICAL
15 farms

Thompson-Nicola, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

Thompson-Nicola, 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
5933:wheat_crop_farms:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
15 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:08dff266aeccbecab082550b8de4
Official record
Open source ↗
Winter Wheat Crop AcresHISTORICAL
F acres

Thompson-Nicola, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

Thompson-Nicola, 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
5933: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:b8e43e758e8fdff55b52425d8735
Official record
Open source ↗
Winter Wheat Crop FarmsHISTORICAL
1 farms

Thompson-Nicola, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

Thompson-Nicola, 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
5933:winter_wheat_crop_farms:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
1 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:a875ef9a5bddef269857b3a9e7fe
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 precipitation272.9 mm
How calculated

Kamloops · 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:f440a3a9993df7f8f129b33e1bed
Official record
Open source ↗
Annual mean temperature9.5 °C
How calculated

Kamloops · 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:7f4f02d6fba081020576a743afa7
Official record
Open source ↗
Station distance43.5 miles
How calculated

Kamloops · nearest station

Great-circle distance from Merritt 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:1be5eac5e87811919f7af3d86f92
Official record
Open source ↗

Climate normals provide environmental context and do not predict yield.

Environmental pressure

Drought & moisture context

Drought Current Category PointLATEST
D4 category

Merritt · 2026

How calculated

Merritt · 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:a6d57ff79bc946085448e29a8b96
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Pressure ScoreLATEST
100 0-100

Merritt · 2026

How calculated

Merritt · 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:25c5dce38ee1eae982218520e865
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought One Month TrendLATEST
WORSENING category

Merritt · 2026

How calculated

Merritt · 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:5f06a890e08cf4c882156240aee7
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 1 Month AgoLATEST
80 0-100

Merritt · 2026

How calculated

Merritt · 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:ec60303a0d06ad51db6b4eb782a0
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 3 Months AgoLATEST
60 0-100

Merritt · 2026

How calculated

Merritt · 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:a6fd99b92f77236fadb1458080c0
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 6 Months AgoLATEST
40 0-100

Merritt · 2026

How calculated

Merritt · 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:8a51e7d03f959c9b27b3295fb784
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Months D1 PlusLATEST
100 percent of observations

Merritt · 2026

How calculated

Merritt · 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:9f2a8cd5bc46d08390dee7f2d82f
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Months D2 PlusLATEST
46.2 percent of observations

Merritt · 2026

How calculated

Merritt · 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:16f1569a350c20da0ba716102a88
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.

51.8sourcing 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 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.