Local Hay Intelligence · Updated 2026-09-04

Wheat Hay
in Saltspring Island, British Columbia

Name: Wheat Hay market intelligence for Saltspring Island, British Columbia
Creator: HayQuotes
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Evidence strength40/ 100 · FAMILY

Local mapped footprint324 acres within 25 miFAMILY

Wheat crop context

Production depth71.2 / 100HIGH

Evidence of production capacity; not tons available for sale.

Footprint persistence26 / 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 difficulty44.4 / 100MODERATE

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

Annual precipitation normal901.2 mm1991–2020 NORMAL

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Local interpretation

What the local hay data shows

USDA mapping identifies wheat crop context around Saltspring Island, but it does not measure how much is specifically Wheat hay. The latest 2025 raster shows 324 mapped acres within 25 miles, placing the market in the 88th percentile among 753 analyzed British Columbia localities and the 35th 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, 14 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 supplySTRONG

Nearby sourcingSTRONG

Drought pressureMODERATE

MarketplaceLIMITED

The 25-mile mapped wheat crop context footprint ranks at the 88th 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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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

5 mi

0 ac

10 mi

0 ac

25 mi

324 ac

50 mi

499 ac

100 mi

499 ac

150 mi

533 ac

250 mi

1,865 ac

Within 25 miles324mapped acres · 0.026% of radius · 2025

88th percentile among 753 analyzed British Columbia localities · 35th percentile nationally.

How calculated

Saltspring Island · 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: 1457
Evidence: FAMILY
Period: 2025-12-31
Retrieved: 2026-09-04
Original: 1457 classified pixels
Normalized unit: acres
Freshness: LATEST
Fact ID: fact:fb5334796067746d6cad260ee679
Official record: Open source ↗

Footprint history

26 / 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.

71.2production depth

Durum Wheat Crop AcresHISTORICAL

0 acres

Capital, 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 farms

Capital, 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 acres

Capital, 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 farms

Capital, 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 acres

Capital, 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 farms

Capital, 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 acres

Capital, 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 farms

Capital, 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 acres

Capital, 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 farms

Capital, 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 acres

Capital, 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 farms

Capital, 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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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:2bd705d2a00da500117901081670
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:1b654b0bb15e0614a7b37eab0cf1
Official record: Open source ↗

Station distance12.4 miles

How calculated

Victoria (Airport) · nearest station

Great-circle distance from Saltspring Island 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:524bc7092122c460ab90d9d479aa
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

Saltspring Island · 2026

How calculated

Saltspring Island · 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:2617e3e8822b11d1165b1591280f
Official record: Open source ↗

Drought Current Pressure ScoreLATEST

60 0-100

Saltspring Island · 2026

How calculated

Saltspring Island · 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:46eb9404752fa0737b42925975cd
Official record: Open source ↗

Drought One Month TrendLATEST

STABLE category

Saltspring Island · 2026

How calculated

Saltspring Island · 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:536713bf96d5c7ab65082986046a
Official record: Open source ↗

Drought Pressure Score 1 Month AgoLATEST

60 0-100

Saltspring Island · 2026

How calculated

Saltspring Island · 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:ccd9fc3cb4065cea4e212e0d44ad
Official record: Open source ↗

Drought Pressure Score 3 Months AgoLATEST

20 0-100

Saltspring Island · 2026

How calculated

Saltspring Island · 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:2920007049178a8b9ce68a6e49fd
Official record: Open source ↗

Drought Pressure Score 6 Months AgoLATEST

20 0-100

Saltspring Island · 2026

How calculated

Saltspring Island · 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:0ed8ce58c7e5ad93478994ad7432
Official record: Open source ↗

Drought Trailing Year Months D1 PlusLATEST

38.5 percent of observations

Saltspring Island · 2026

How calculated

Saltspring Island · 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:c4bb4aba6b425748413f3d9ede85
Official record: Open source ↗

Drought Trailing Year Months D2 PlusLATEST

15.4 percent of observations

Saltspring Island · 2026

How calculated

Saltspring Island · 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:aaf70e4ffda0994ec3aa99099e70
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.

Bale countWeight per bale (lb)

Order weight0.00 short tons0 lb · 0.00 metric tonnes

Quote A

Pickup price / baleLoaded route milesFreight / loaded mileUnloading totalStacking totalOther chargesPayload / load

Delivered total$0.00

Delivered equivalent—

Loads—Enter payload

$0.00 hay + $0.00 freight + $0.00 accessorials

Quote B

Pickup price / baleLoaded route milesFreight / loaded mileUnloading totalStacking totalOther chargesPayload / load

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.

44.4sourcing difficulty

Rank · marketDistanceMapped contextStrength

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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.

Wheat Hayin Saltspring Island, British Columbia

What the local hay data shows

What the evidence says now

Local wheat crop context footprint

Footprint history

Production & livestock context

Price intelligence

Local climate context

Drought & moisture context

Visible supply & verified demand

Delivered-cost, bale & truckload engine

Quote A

Quote B

Strong nearby sourcing candidates

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Methodology & sources

Wheat Hay
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