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Local Hay Intelligence · Updated 2026-09-04

Alfalfa Hay
in Meriden, Connecticut

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Evidence strength50/ 100 · EXACT
Local mapped footprint1,283 acres within 25 miEXACT

Alfalfa

Production depth66.6 / 100MODERATE

Evidence of production capacity; not tons available for sale.

Footprint persistence69.8 / 100MODERATE
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 difficulty45.6 / 100MODERATE

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

Annual precipitation normal44.9 in1991–2020 NORMAL
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Local interpretation

What the local hay data shows

USDA crop mapping directly identifies alfalfa around Meriden. The latest 2025 raster shows 1,283 mapped acres within 25 miles, placing the market in the 83rd percentile among 215 analyzed Connecticut localities and the 45th percentile nationally. 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 New Preston, Connecticut, 30 miles away with 2,330 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 alfalfa footprint ranks at the 83rd percentile among analyzed Connecticut localities.

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Satellite crop map

Local alfalfa footprint

Mapped acreage is shown by sourcing radius. It is land-cover evidence, not inventory available for sale.

EXACT
Within 25 miles1,283mapped acres · 0.102% of radius · 2025

83th percentile among 215 analyzed Connecticut localities · 45th percentile nationally.

How calculated

Meriden · radius

Counts preserve native CDL pixels in 32×32 blocks; a block is included in a radial total when its projected center falls inside the requested radius. Acreage uses the raster's projected pixel area.

Source
usda-cdl-2025-30m
Snapshot
usda-cdl-2025-30m:3621cf215579b174
Source record
5769
Evidence
EXACT
Period
2025-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
5769 classified pixels
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
LATEST
Fact ID
fact:8c0260c8977c5158a65275c05ae4
Official record
Open source ↗

Footprint history

69.8 / 100 persistence · MODERATE

2008: 17,123 acres · 39th regional percentile · 80th national percentile2009: 8,031 acres · 39th regional percentile · 70th national percentile2010: 42,855 acres · 65th regional percentile · 91st national percentile2011: 31,743 acres · 73rd regional percentile · 87th national percentile2012: 193 acres · 41st regional percentile · 34th national percentile2013: 16,289 acres · 66th regional percentile · 81st national percentile2014: 29,192 acres · 68th regional percentile · 87th national percentile2015: 29,213 acres · 67th regional percentile · 85th national percentile2016: 19,915 acres · 57th regional percentile · 79th national percentile2017: 20,298 acres · 67th regional percentile · 80th national percentile2018: 11,023 acres · 73rd regional percentile · 69th national percentile2019: 6,384 acres · 78th regional percentile · 62nd national percentile2020: 6,165 acres · 74th regional percentile · 61st national percentile2021: 4,609 acres · 85th regional percentile · 59th national percentile2022: 4,202 acres · 87th regional percentile · 59th national percentile2023: 4,157 acres · 89th regional percentile · 59th national percentile2024: 1,046 acres · 75th regional percentile · 53rd national percentile2025: 1,283 acres · 83rd regional percentile · 45th national percentile
20082025
Comparable market observations

Price intelligence

No defensible Alfalfa benchmark

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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 precipitation44.9 in
How calculated

MERIDEN MARKHAM MUNI AP, CT US · nearest station

Nearest official station with complete temperature and precipitation normals.

Source
noaa-climate-normals-annual-1991-2020
Snapshot
noaa-climate-normals-annual-1991-2020:0fdb814203150780
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2020-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Normalized unit
in
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:01f1e48af0f1f07895a63a0b4eee
Official record
Open source ↗
Annual mean temperature50.7 °F
How calculated

MERIDEN MARKHAM MUNI AP, CT US · nearest station

Nearest official station with complete temperature and precipitation normals.

Source
noaa-climate-normals-annual-1991-2020
Snapshot
noaa-climate-normals-annual-1991-2020:0fdb814203150780
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2020-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Normalized unit
°F
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:3bded54025ba3acc073dcb924b4e
Official record
Open source ↗
Station distance2.5 miles
How calculated

MERIDEN MARKHAM MUNI AP, CT US · nearest station

Great-circle distance from Meriden reference point to the official station.

Source
noaa-climate-normals-annual-1991-2020
Snapshot
noaa-climate-normals-annual-1991-2020:0fdb814203150780
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2020-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Normalized unit
miles
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:f57df19414b53417784813c37677
Official record
Open source ↗

Climate normals provide environmental context and do not predict yield.

Environmental pressure

Drought & moisture context

Drought Current Area D1 PlusLATEST
0 percent

Meriden · 2026

How calculated

Meriden · containing county

County percentage-of-area statistics attached through the locality's TIGER/Line containing county. Pressure is an acreage-weighted 0–100 transformation of exclusive D0–D4 shares; it does not estimate production or price.

Source
us-drought-monitor-history
Snapshot
us-drought-monitor-history:29de7763f2cfba4b
Source record
drought:current_area_d1_plus:2026-09-01
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2026-09-01
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Normalized unit
percent
Freshness
LATEST
Fact ID
fact:d5d4b7f80714f440d74c00892fd7
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Area D2 PlusLATEST
0 percent

Meriden · 2026

How calculated

Meriden · containing county

County percentage-of-area statistics attached through the locality's TIGER/Line containing county. Pressure is an acreage-weighted 0–100 transformation of exclusive D0–D4 shares; it does not estimate production or price.

Source
us-drought-monitor-history
Snapshot
us-drought-monitor-history:29de7763f2cfba4b
Source record
drought:current_area_d2_plus:2026-09-01
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2026-09-01
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Normalized unit
percent
Freshness
LATEST
Fact ID
fact:0a4b035c6c4d6d48d58d3226c211
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Area D3 PlusLATEST
0 percent

Meriden · 2026

How calculated

Meriden · containing county

County percentage-of-area statistics attached through the locality's TIGER/Line containing county. Pressure is an acreage-weighted 0–100 transformation of exclusive D0–D4 shares; it does not estimate production or price.

Source
us-drought-monitor-history
Snapshot
us-drought-monitor-history:29de7763f2cfba4b
Source record
drought:current_area_d3_plus:2026-09-01
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2026-09-01
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Normalized unit
percent
Freshness
LATEST
Fact ID
fact:72d098bbabd947920b56d697fc9c
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Category Majority AreaLATEST
NONE category

Meriden · 2026

How calculated

Meriden · containing county

County percentage-of-area statistics attached through the locality's TIGER/Line containing county. Pressure is an acreage-weighted 0–100 transformation of exclusive D0–D4 shares; it does not estimate production or price.

Source
us-drought-monitor-history
Snapshot
us-drought-monitor-history:29de7763f2cfba4b
Source record
drought:current_category_majority_area:2026-09-01
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2026-09-01
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Normalized unit
category
Freshness
LATEST
Fact ID
fact:2f0d5ee80e5802687dd8d9a32e99
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Pressure ScoreLATEST
0 0-100

Meriden · 2026

How calculated

Meriden · containing county

County percentage-of-area statistics attached through the locality's TIGER/Line containing county. Pressure is an acreage-weighted 0–100 transformation of exclusive D0–D4 shares; it does not estimate production or price.

Source
us-drought-monitor-history
Snapshot
us-drought-monitor-history:29de7763f2cfba4b
Source record
drought:current_pressure_score:2026-09-01
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2026-09-01
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Normalized unit
0-100
Freshness
LATEST
Fact ID
fact:d684c9c2c2ceef1afaf97dbeb2f0
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Four Week TrendLATEST
STABLE category

Meriden · 2026

How calculated

Meriden · containing county

County percentage-of-area statistics attached through the locality's TIGER/Line containing county. Pressure is an acreage-weighted 0–100 transformation of exclusive D0–D4 shares; it does not estimate production or price.

Source
us-drought-monitor-history
Snapshot
us-drought-monitor-history:29de7763f2cfba4b
Source record
drought:four_week_trend:2026-09-01
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2026-09-01
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Normalized unit
category
Freshness
LATEST
Fact ID
fact:4fb1250eb8900cb0145e3b427c91
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Longest Recent Majority D1 Plus RunLATEST
6 weeks

Meriden · 2026

How calculated

Meriden · containing county

County percentage-of-area statistics attached through the locality's TIGER/Line containing county. Pressure is an acreage-weighted 0–100 transformation of exclusive D0–D4 shares; it does not estimate production or price.

Source
us-drought-monitor-history
Snapshot
us-drought-monitor-history:29de7763f2cfba4b
Source record
drought:longest_recent_majority_d1_plus_run:2026-09-01
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2026-09-01
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Normalized unit
weeks
Freshness
LATEST
Fact ID
fact:26bd48f0dae7a69e7bbfce9c5dd6
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 12 Weeks AgoLATEST
39.9 0-100

Meriden · 2026

How calculated

Meriden · containing county

County percentage-of-area statistics attached through the locality's TIGER/Line containing county. Pressure is an acreage-weighted 0–100 transformation of exclusive D0–D4 shares; it does not estimate production or price.

Source
us-drought-monitor-history
Snapshot
us-drought-monitor-history:29de7763f2cfba4b
Source record
drought:pressure_score_12_weeks_ago:2026-06-09
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2026-06-09
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Normalized unit
0-100
Freshness
LATEST
Fact ID
fact:96f3e63d89599ba816235818a8c9
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 26 Weeks AgoLATEST
39.2 0-100

Meriden · 2026

How calculated

Meriden · containing county

County percentage-of-area statistics attached through the locality's TIGER/Line containing county. Pressure is an acreage-weighted 0–100 transformation of exclusive D0–D4 shares; it does not estimate production or price.

Source
us-drought-monitor-history
Snapshot
us-drought-monitor-history:29de7763f2cfba4b
Source record
drought:pressure_score_26_weeks_ago:2026-03-03
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2026-03-03
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Normalized unit
0-100
Freshness
LATEST
Fact ID
fact:6bdb08e5384ff859cc1a0295bb42
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 4 Weeks AgoLATEST
0.8 0-100

Meriden · 2026

How calculated

Meriden · containing county

County percentage-of-area statistics attached through the locality's TIGER/Line containing county. Pressure is an acreage-weighted 0–100 transformation of exclusive D0–D4 shares; it does not estimate production or price.

Source
us-drought-monitor-history
Snapshot
us-drought-monitor-history:29de7763f2cfba4b
Source record
drought:pressure_score_4_weeks_ago:2026-08-04
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2026-08-04
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Normalized unit
0-100
Freshness
LATEST
Fact ID
fact:f97f2db43bf45e54c094653edaf5
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Mean Area D1 PlusLATEST
25.4 percent

Meriden · 2026

How calculated

Meriden · containing county

County percentage-of-area statistics attached through the locality's TIGER/Line containing county. Pressure is an acreage-weighted 0–100 transformation of exclusive D0–D4 shares; it does not estimate production or price.

Source
us-drought-monitor-history
Snapshot
us-drought-monitor-history:29de7763f2cfba4b
Source record
drought:trailing_year_mean_area_d1_plus:2026-09-01
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2026-09-01
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Normalized unit
percent
Freshness
LATEST
Fact ID
fact:2add05698d1d675de7880d6b140d
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Mean Area D2 PlusLATEST
0 percent

Meriden · 2026

How calculated

Meriden · containing county

County percentage-of-area statistics attached through the locality's TIGER/Line containing county. Pressure is an acreage-weighted 0–100 transformation of exclusive D0–D4 shares; it does not estimate production or price.

Source
us-drought-monitor-history
Snapshot
us-drought-monitor-history:29de7763f2cfba4b
Source record
drought:trailing_year_mean_area_d2_plus:2026-09-01
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2026-09-01
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Normalized unit
percent
Freshness
LATEST
Fact ID
fact:68952ccc60d90cb005fe946eeecb
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.
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Order weight0.00 short tons0 lb · 0.00 metric tonnes

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Delivered total$0.00
Delivered equivalent—
Loads—Enter payload

$0.00 hay + $0.00 freight + $0.00 accessorials

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Delivered total$0.00
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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.

45.6sourcing difficulty
Rank · marketDistanceMapped contextStrength
1. Alfalfa Hay in New Preston, Connecticut29.9 mi2,330 ac98.52. Alfalfa Hay in Bantam, Connecticut26.5 mi2,102 ac91.33. Alfalfa Hay in New Milford, Connecticut31.6 mi1,870 ac83.64. Alfalfa Hay in Litchfield, Connecticut25 mi1,604 ac75.45. Alfalfa Hay in Plantsville, Connecticut6 mi1,334 ac67.66. Alfalfa Hay in Torrington, Connecticut26.9 mi1,363 ac67.57. Alfalfa Hay in Cheshire Village, Connecticut5.8 mi1,297 ac66.58. Alfalfa Hay in Bridgewater, Connecticut29.5 mi1,336 ac66.59. Alfalfa Hay in Waterbury, Connecticut12.6 mi1,299 ac66.210. Alfalfa Hay in Naugatuck, Connecticut13.7 mi1,286 ac65.7
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Methodology & sources

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationU.S. Annual/Seasonal Climate Normals, multivariate by station
1991-2020 v1.0.1stationOfficial source ↗
National Drought Mitigation Center / USDA / NOAAU.S. Drought Monitor comprehensive weekly statistics
rollingcounty area statistics attached to localities through TIGER/Line containmentOfficial source ↗
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2008 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
200830-meter rasterOfficial source ↗
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2009 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
200930-meter rasterOfficial source ↗
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2010 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
201030-meter rasterOfficial source ↗
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2011 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
201130-meter rasterOfficial source ↗
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2012 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
201230-meter rasterOfficial source ↗
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2013 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
201330-meter rasterOfficial source ↗
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2014 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
201430-meter rasterOfficial source ↗
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2015 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
201530-meter rasterOfficial source ↗
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2016 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
201630-meter rasterOfficial source ↗
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2017 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
201730-meter rasterOfficial source ↗
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2018 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
201830-meter rasterOfficial source ↗
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2019 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
201930-meter rasterOfficial source ↗
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2020 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
202030-meter rasterOfficial source ↗
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2021 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
202130-meter rasterOfficial source ↗
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2022 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
202230-meter rasterOfficial source ↗
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2023 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
202330-meter rasterOfficial source ↗
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2024 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
202430-meter rasterOfficial source ↗
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2025 Cropland Data Layer — national resampled 30-meter
202530-meter rasterOfficial 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 identify Alfalfa Hay in this area. Prices vary by quality, bale format, season, and delivery, so request current supplier quotes for the most relevant pricing.

Generator: max-v1.0 · 45 cited facts in this document · data as of 2026-09-01.