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Local Hay Intelligence · Updated 2026-09-04

Alfalfa Hay
in Moosup, Connecticut

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Evidence strength50/ 100 · EXACT
Local mapped footprint761.7 acres within 25 miEXACT

Alfalfa

Production depth48.5 / 100MODERATE

Evidence of production capacity; not tons available for sale.

Footprint persistence66.5 / 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 difficulty54.1 / 100MODERATE

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

Annual precipitation normal50.6 in1991–2020 NORMAL
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Local interpretation

What the local hay data shows

USDA crop mapping directly identifies alfalfa around Moosup. The latest 2025 raster shows 762 mapped acres within 25 miles, placing the market in the 52nd percentile among 215 analyzed Connecticut localities and the 40th 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 Colchester, Connecticut, 26 miles away with 977 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 52nd 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 miles762mapped acres · 0.061% of radius · 2025

52th percentile among 215 analyzed Connecticut localities · 40th percentile nationally.

How calculated

Moosup · 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
3425
Evidence
EXACT
Period
2025-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
3425 classified pixels
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
LATEST
Fact ID
fact:b48f692674a79f634c19ef14f60e
Official record
Open source ↗

Footprint history

66.5 / 100 persistence · MODERATE

2008: 49,313 acres · 97th regional percentile · 94th national percentile2009: 23,308 acres · 92nd regional percentile · 86th national percentile2010: 39,652 acres · 57th regional percentile · 90th national percentile2011: 21,116 acres · 48th regional percentile · 81st national percentile2012: 117 acres · 26th regional percentile · 31st national percentile2013: 14,958 acres · 59th regional percentile · 79th national percentile2014: 21,959 acres · 49th regional percentile · 83rd national percentile2015: 21,901 acres · 48th regional percentile · 81st national percentile2016: 22,185 acres · 70th regional percentile · 81st national percentile2017: 17,379 acres · 50th regional percentile · 77th national percentile2018: 10,001 acres · 63rd regional percentile · 67th national percentile2019: 6,840 acres · 89th regional percentile · 62nd national percentile2020: 5,719 acres · 66th regional percentile · 60th national percentile2021: 1,378 acres · 18th regional percentile · 46th national percentile2022: 1,234 acres · 18th regional percentile · 46th national percentile2023: 871 acres · 14th regional percentile · 44th national percentile2024: 521 acres · 26th regional percentile · 46th national percentile2025: 762 acres · 52nd regional percentile · 40th 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 precipitation50.6 in
How calculated

HAMPTON, 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:6e3c01dec96a50108a0788cf7ab0
Official record
Open source ↗
Annual mean temperature48.6 °F
How calculated

HAMPTON, 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:f1d2a16d8bc3041abe0efcb38395
Official record
Open source ↗
Station distance9.8 miles
How calculated

HAMPTON, CT US · nearest station

Great-circle distance from Moosup 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:a0af11fb8f3731ec0bedfbe5324a
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

Moosup · 2026

How calculated

Moosup · 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:040e006a99de695564d379bad303
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Area D2 PlusLATEST
0 percent

Moosup · 2026

How calculated

Moosup · 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:ae642db06d2ceb0c3149cfb16f15
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Area D3 PlusLATEST
0 percent

Moosup · 2026

How calculated

Moosup · 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:1c3784630bf5e91044a2e5bdff38
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Category Majority AreaLATEST
NONE category

Moosup · 2026

How calculated

Moosup · 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:dfe57b8239b3908d33f4fef30d60
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Pressure ScoreLATEST
0 0-100

Moosup · 2026

How calculated

Moosup · 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:0865ca660df492c0e402f5536dd0
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Four Week TrendLATEST
IMPROVING category

Moosup · 2026

How calculated

Moosup · 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:efcdba67a44f8bbd85ae76a6aee9
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Longest Recent Majority D1 Plus RunLATEST
6 weeks

Moosup · 2026

How calculated

Moosup · 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:a3607d6d7c7fc29ce43ce3c72f46
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 12 Weeks AgoLATEST
28.8 0-100

Moosup · 2026

How calculated

Moosup · 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:ca1b4ffa236d1203984c8fd55516
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 26 Weeks AgoLATEST
20 0-100

Moosup · 2026

How calculated

Moosup · 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:16d21a718cc473e1ab6e6550f106
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 4 Weeks AgoLATEST
6.6 0-100

Moosup · 2026

How calculated

Moosup · 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:f1f5c60d5710a8c63f6f60437573
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Mean Area D1 PlusLATEST
13.6 percent

Moosup · 2026

How calculated

Moosup · 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:fa69f7dab9897cffbf6da6ba64f2
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Mean Area D2 PlusLATEST
0 percent

Moosup · 2026

How calculated

Moosup · 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:0f615909b00ee884ec56ac614f46
Official record
Open source ↗

Drought and weather pressure provide environmental context; they do not estimate production or price.

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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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$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.

54.1sourcing difficulty
Rank · marketDistanceMapped contextStrength
1. Alfalfa Hay in Colchester, Connecticut25.5 mi977 ac98.72. Alfalfa Hay in Jewett City, Connecticut9.3 mi957 ac983. Alfalfa Hay in Mashantucket, Connecticut18.2 mi962 ac97.94. Alfalfa Hay in Terramuggus, Connecticut31.3 mi955 ac96.75. Alfalfa Hay in Kingston, Rhode Island24.8 mi949 ac96.66. Alfalfa Hay in Lake Pocotopaug, Connecticut33.3 mi955 ac96.67. Alfalfa Hay in Moodus, Connecticut32.5 mi953 ac96.58. Alfalfa Hay in Norwich, Connecticut16.1 mi940 ac96.39. Alfalfa Hay in East Hampton, Connecticut33 mi950 ac96.310. Alfalfa Hay in Baltic, Connecticut13 mi930 ac95.7
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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.