Wheat crop context
Local Hay Intelligence · Updated 2026-09-04
Wheat Hay
in Metchosin, British Columbia
Compare local and regional supply, market data, and delivered or pickup options for Wheat hay serving Metchosin.
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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 Metchosin, but it does not measure how much is specifically Wheat hay. The latest 2025 raster shows 137 mapped acres within 25 miles, placing the market in the 83rd percentile among 753 analyzed British Columbia localities and the 32nd percentile nationally. Capital, 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, 32 miles away with 462 mapped acres. The current drought signal is 40 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 83rd percentile among analyzed British Columbia 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
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
0 ac
10 mi
0 ac
25 mi
137 ac
50 mi
137 ac
100 mi
499 ac
150 mi
499 ac
250 mi
1,596 ac
Within 25 miles137mapped acres · 0.011% of radius · 2025
83th percentile among 753 analyzed British Columbia localities · 32th percentile nationally.
How calculated
Metchosin · 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:f7267a39368e4bf2- Source record
616- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2025-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 616 classified pixels
- Normalized unit
- acres
- Freshness
- LATEST
- Fact ID
fact:1625b6c392ba77ccb0817b477de8- Official record
- Open source ↗
Footprint history
13 / 100 persistence · LOW
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.
64.6production depth
Durum Wheat Crop AcresHISTORICAL
0 acresCapital, British Columbia · 2021
How calculated
Capital, 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
5917: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:e4a57403bdc18632380afc4a1524- Official record
- Open source ↗
Durum Wheat Crop FarmsHISTORICAL
0 farmsCapital, British Columbia · 2021
How calculated
Capital, 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
5917: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:9a2c39372b1aa4beee016fb61196- Official record
- Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay AcresHISTORICAL
9,826 acresCapital, British Columbia · 2021
How calculated
Capital, 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
5917:field_crops_hay_acres:2021- Evidence
- GENERAL
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 9826 acres
- Normalized unit
- acres
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:f8ffc735235925dd6a8bc9ff60dd- Official record
- Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay FarmsHISTORICAL
269 farmsCapital, British Columbia · 2021
How calculated
Capital, 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
5917:field_crops_hay_farms:2021- Evidence
- GENERAL
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 269 farms
- Normalized unit
- farms
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:fcb45c3719b5cf7a13d407611549- Official record
- Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder AcresHISTORICAL
5,853 acresCapital, British Columbia · 2021
How calculated
Capital, 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
5917:other_hay_fodder_acres:2021- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 5853 acres
- Normalized unit
- acres
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:fea8c2c9db5399f025f62691d6f0- Official record
- Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder FarmsHISTORICAL
188 farmsCapital, British Columbia · 2021
How calculated
Capital, 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
5917:other_hay_fodder_farms:2021- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 188 farms
- Normalized unit
- farms
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:7f923561a395153c54ef7a727a99- Official record
- Open source ↗
Spring Wheat Crop AcresHISTORICAL
886 acresCapital, British Columbia · 2021
How calculated
Capital, 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
5917:spring_wheat_crop_acres:2021- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 886 acres
- Normalized unit
- acres
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:584250273a866c11c5cb4cf59faf- Official record
- Open source ↗
Spring Wheat Crop FarmsHISTORICAL
10 farmsCapital, British Columbia · 2021
How calculated
Capital, 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
5917:spring_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:c260661c4eb76621357f170a8bfd- Official record
- Open source ↗
Wheat Crop AcresHISTORICAL
893 acresCapital, British Columbia · 2021
How calculated
Capital, 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
5917:wheat_crop_acres:2021- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 893 acres
- Normalized unit
- acres
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:e2a505fb18979ab88076e3217317- Official record
- Open source ↗
Wheat Crop FarmsHISTORICAL
10 farmsCapital, British Columbia · 2021
How calculated
Capital, 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
5917: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:96853e9f485d3701409d233c9835- Official record
- Open source ↗
Winter Wheat Crop AcresHISTORICAL
F acresCapital, British Columbia · 2021
How calculated
Capital, 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
5917: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:ffbd098c8fc71d2ad62650f14696- Official record
- Open source ↗
Winter Wheat Crop FarmsHISTORICAL
1 farmsCapital, British Columbia · 2021
How calculated
Capital, 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
5917: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:53edec26c8ce1bceb98d9ef19925- 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 precipitation674.9 mm
How calculated
Victoria Gonzales (City) · 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:6c496c08a2a7bd8dc4af0157aedc- Official record
- Open source ↗
Annual mean temperature10.7 °C
How calculated
Victoria Gonzales (City) · 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:2cf6a92bbbae4bd20bd80b603dcf- Official record
- Open source ↗
Station distance11.5 miles
How calculated
Victoria Gonzales (City) · nearest station
Great-circle distance from Metchosin 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:79055905f491da55509165d17be1- Official record
- Open source ↗
Climate normals provide environmental context and do not predict yield.
Environmental pressure
Drought & moisture context
Drought Current Category PointLATEST
D1 categoryMetchosin · 2026
How calculated
Metchosin · 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:a1773bf1ac11d5b6a2368dacaccf- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Current Pressure ScoreLATEST
40 0-100Metchosin · 2026
How calculated
Metchosin · 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:d264f5ca00f8e0f63f1e45132347- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought One Month TrendLATEST
IMPROVING categoryMetchosin · 2026
How calculated
Metchosin · 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:f55b5c3bd75e5a3127cba470bc90- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 1 Month AgoLATEST
60 0-100Metchosin · 2026
How calculated
Metchosin · 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:bffe029bb09467051c90e322ab4c- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 3 Months AgoLATEST
20 0-100Metchosin · 2026
How calculated
Metchosin · 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:d4f6945a90464891801d895121c0- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 6 Months AgoLATEST
20 0-100Metchosin · 2026
How calculated
Metchosin · 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:1847b7f2d11c75f891cc40dbcd0f- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Months D1 PlusLATEST
30.8 percent of observationsMetchosin · 2026
How calculated
Metchosin · 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:3a8a8756792a9819d45ab2a73c37- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Months D2 PlusLATEST
7.7 percent of observationsMetchosin · 2026
How calculated
Metchosin · 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:314eda3d3c536df2a9e76ca98b3b- 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.
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—
Loads—Enter payload
$0.00 hay + $0.00 freight + $0.00 accessorials
Quote B
Delivered total$0.00
Delivered equivalent—
Loads—Enter 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.
49.1sourcing difficulty
Rank · marketDistanceMapped contextStrength
1. Wheat Hay in Southern Gulf Islands, British Columbia31.6 mi462 ac98.42. Wheat Hay in Tsawwassen, British Columbia51.3 mi362 ac81.23. Wheat Hay in Musqueam 4, British Columbia52.3 mi362 ac81.24. Wheat Hay in White Rock, British Columbia56.3 mi362 ac815. Wheat Hay in Delta, British Columbia56.9 mi362 ac816. Wheat Hay in Semiahmoo, British Columbia57.5 mi362 ac80.97. Wheat Hay in Richmond, British Columbia59.2 mi362 ac80.88. Wheat Hay in Musqueam 2, British Columbia61.8 mi362 ac80.79. Wheat Hay in Surrey, British Columbia62.5 mi362 ac80.710. Wheat Hay in Vancouver, British Columbia64.9 mi362 ac80.6Source hay
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Internal market pathways
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Methodology & sources
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Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2020
Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2021
Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2022
Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2023
Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2024
Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2025
Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaCanadian Drought Monitor monthly raster archive
Environment and Climate Change CanadaCanadian Climate Normals and Averages
Statistics CanadaTable 32-10-0309-01 — Field crops and hay, Census of Agriculture
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.