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Alfalfa Hay
in Somers, Connecticut

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Evidence strength50/ 100 · EXACT
Local mapped footprint210.4 acres within 25 miEXACT

Alfalfa

Production depth28.3 / 100LOW

Evidence of production capacity; not tons available for sale.

Footprint persistence70.6 / 100HIGH
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 difficulty64.7 / 100MODERATE

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

Annual precipitation normal50.2 in1991–2020 NORMAL
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Local interpretation

What the local hay data shows

USDA crop mapping directly identifies alfalfa around Somers. The latest 2025 raster shows 210 mapped acres within 25 miles, placing the market in the 13th percentile among 215 analyzed Connecticut localities and the 31st 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 Bristol, Connecticut, 33 miles away with 1,271 mapped acres. The current drought signal is D0 as of 2026-09-01, which can affect how quickly buyers should confirm quality and freight.

Buyer decision panel

What the evidence says now

Price dataLIMITED
Local supplyLIMITED
Nearby sourcingSTRONG
Drought pressureLOW
MarketplaceLIMITED

The 25-mile mapped alfalfa footprint ranks at the 13th 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 miles210mapped acres · 0.017% of radius · 2025

13th percentile among 215 analyzed Connecticut localities · 31th percentile nationally.

How calculated

Somers · 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
946
Evidence
EXACT
Period
2025-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
946 classified pixels
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
LATEST
Fact ID
fact:a6ec4872456a8b217ccbb7be54fe
Official record
Open source ↗

Footprint history

70.6 / 100 persistence · HIGH

2008: 24,107 acres · 56th regional percentile · 85th national percentile2009: 11,166 acres · 52nd regional percentile · 75th national percentile2010: 35,541 acres · 50th regional percentile · 89th national percentile2011: 20,127 acres · 45th regional percentile · 80th national percentile2012: 254 acres · 55th regional percentile · 36th national percentile2013: 12,929 acres · 50th regional percentile · 77th national percentile2014: 26,526 acres · 63rd regional percentile · 86th national percentile2015: 25,645 acres · 60th regional percentile · 83rd national percentile2016: 23,908 acres · 80th regional percentile · 82nd national percentile2017: 21,796 acres · 74th regional percentile · 81st national percentile2018: 15,873 acres · 92nd regional percentile · 75th national percentile2019: 4,598 acres · 50th regional percentile · 58th national percentile2020: 5,493 acres · 62nd regional percentile · 59th national percentile2021: 2,321 acres · 42nd regional percentile · 51st national percentile2022: 2,247 acres · 41st regional percentile · 52nd national percentile2023: 2,099 acres · 40th regional percentile · 52nd national percentile2024: 792 acres · 48th regional percentile · 50th national percentile2025: 210 acres · 13th regional percentile · 31st national percentile
20082025
Comparable market observations

Price intelligence

No defensible Alfalfa benchmark

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Official 1991–2020 normals

Local climate context

Annual precipitation50.2 in
How calculated

STAFFORDVILLE, 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:49d4639f570dbed6e2ed5ebdcfee
Official record
Open source ↗
Annual mean temperature47.1 °F
How calculated

STAFFORDVILLE, 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:125afdadeb71e9ebb6b317f4d2f4
Official record
Open source ↗
Station distance9.5 miles
How calculated

STAFFORDVILLE, CT US · nearest station

Great-circle distance from Somers 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:1fb1987d439d642ccc0f611496c1
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

Somers · 2026

How calculated

Somers · 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:7bb34683b120c955a90d6b8ec21f
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Area D2 PlusLATEST
0 percent

Somers · 2026

How calculated

Somers · 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:bb25f00024201466fc278860f8f2
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Area D3 PlusLATEST
0 percent

Somers · 2026

How calculated

Somers · 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:ff2d331f3aa9b41a74e23bfc87a8
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Category Majority AreaLATEST
D0 category

Somers · 2026

How calculated

Somers · 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:31daad92de620dea0e6be48705b2
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Pressure ScoreLATEST
11.2 0-100

Somers · 2026

How calculated

Somers · 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:0548e71f05854e47df391eac5d95
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Four Week TrendLATEST
IMPROVING category

Somers · 2026

How calculated

Somers · 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:19f2f2c04d1b784bfd0d374590e0
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Longest Recent Majority D1 Plus RunLATEST
5 weeks

Somers · 2026

How calculated

Somers · 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:ee3c3ad609b6cda3030a290ff88a
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 12 Weeks AgoLATEST
20.3 0-100

Somers · 2026

How calculated

Somers · 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:3c4365e2ec1b49deedd5a3cdd682
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 26 Weeks AgoLATEST
29 0-100

Somers · 2026

How calculated

Somers · 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:77ef29628f3db57622594e444f81
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 4 Weeks AgoLATEST
16.3 0-100

Somers · 2026

How calculated

Somers · 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:ed4eb6d25601f6be62580dfcd342
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Mean Area D1 PlusLATEST
13.2 percent

Somers · 2026

How calculated

Somers · 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:dfaf71420e4ffa7d3a9b4325b01a
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Mean Area D2 PlusLATEST
0 percent

Somers · 2026

How calculated

Somers · 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:d4760b856cb3be0b742a6ad1ba7c
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
Delivered equivalent—
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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.

64.7sourcing difficulty
Rank · marketDistanceMapped contextStrength
1. Alfalfa Hay in Bristol, Connecticut33.3 mi1,271 ac98.32. Alfalfa Hay in New Britain, Connecticut28 mi1,243 ac96.93. Alfalfa Hay in Kensington, Connecticut30.3 mi1,217 ac95.34. Alfalfa Hay in Newington, Connecticut25.7 mi1,132 ac90.55. Alfalfa Hay in Middletown, Connecticut32.5 mi1,030 ac84.16. Alfalfa Hay in Winsted, Connecticut32.3 mi993 ac827. Alfalfa Hay in Colchester, Connecticut29.2 mi977 ac81.28. Alfalfa Hay in Chester, Massachusetts33.9 mi977 ac819. Alfalfa Hay in Portland, Connecticut30 mi973 ac80.910. Alfalfa Hay in Terramuggus, Connecticut24.8 mi955 ac80.1
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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.