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Local Hay Intelligence · Updated 2026-09-04

Alfalfa Hay
in Stratford Downtown, Connecticut

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Evidence strength50/ 100 · EXACT
Local mapped footprint437 acres within 25 miEXACT

Alfalfa

Production depth38.4 / 100LOW

Evidence of production capacity; not tons available for sale.

Footprint persistence71.2 / 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 difficulty58.6 / 100MODERATE

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

Annual precipitation normal44.1 in1991–2020 NORMAL
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Local interpretation

What the local hay data shows

USDA crop mapping directly identifies alfalfa around Stratford Downtown. The latest 2025 raster shows 437 mapped acres within 25 miles, placing the market in the 31st percentile among 215 analyzed Connecticut localities and the 36th 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 Naugatuck, Connecticut, 20 miles away with 1,286 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 supplyLIMITED
Nearby sourcingSTRONG
Drought pressureLOW
MarketplaceLIMITED

The 25-mile mapped alfalfa footprint ranks at the 31st 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 miles437mapped acres · 0.035% of radius · 2025

31th percentile among 215 analyzed Connecticut localities · 36th percentile nationally.

How calculated

Stratford Downtown · 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
1965
Evidence
EXACT
Period
2025-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
1965 classified pixels
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
LATEST
Fact ID
fact:4e44c1d847eae3653fe11d398a9c
Official record
Open source ↗

Footprint history

71.2 / 100 persistence · HIGH

2008: 5,088 acres · 15th regional percentile · 61st national percentile2009: 2,022 acres · 14th regional percentile · 52nd national percentile2010: 18,712 acres · 16th regional percentile · 81st national percentile2011: 12,989 acres · 25th regional percentile · 71st national percentile2012: 42 acres · 7th regional percentile · 26th national percentile2013: 6,496 acres · 26th regional percentile · 66th national percentile2014: 10,298 acres · 25th regional percentile · 70th national percentile2015: 10,617 acres · 25th regional percentile · 68th national percentile2016: 8,340 acres · 25th regional percentile · 65th national percentile2017: 8,868 acres · 26th regional percentile · 66th national percentile2018: 5,006 acres · 28th regional percentile · 59th national percentile2019: 3,585 acres · 37th regional percentile · 55th national percentile2020: 3,329 acres · 29th regional percentile · 53rd national percentile2021: 2,955 acres · 56th regional percentile · 54th national percentile2022: 2,988 acres · 61st regional percentile · 55th national percentile2023: 2,870 acres · 62nd regional percentile · 55th national percentile2024: 718 acres · 45th regional percentile · 49th national percentile2025: 437 acres · 31st regional percentile · 36th national percentile
20082025
Comparable market observations

Price intelligence

No defensible Alfalfa 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 precipitation44.1 in
How calculated

BRIDGEPORT SIKORSKY MEM 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:34ea98f1bdf618a09115575ccad6
Official record
Open source ↗
Annual mean temperature53.4 °F
How calculated

BRIDGEPORT SIKORSKY MEM 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:7783593cf2ef2b6520ad913cef08
Official record
Open source ↗
Station distance2.8 miles
How calculated

BRIDGEPORT SIKORSKY MEM AP, CT US · nearest station

Great-circle distance from Stratford Downtown 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:e43df96d933fa7cc9e550cb2d625
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

Stratford Downtown · 2026

How calculated

Stratford Downtown · 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:7c1ebfaed904036df968da0ccd64
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Area D2 PlusLATEST
0 percent

Stratford Downtown · 2026

How calculated

Stratford Downtown · 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:dcf9e61aacac6ae6c19ce02c51a7
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Area D3 PlusLATEST
0 percent

Stratford Downtown · 2026

How calculated

Stratford Downtown · 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:622f29cdef2f2b127ffdc70d843d
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Category Majority AreaLATEST
NONE category

Stratford Downtown · 2026

How calculated

Stratford Downtown · 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:f4760ef11cbfee10e8158794d7e9
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Pressure ScoreLATEST
0 0-100

Stratford Downtown · 2026

How calculated

Stratford Downtown · 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:c6fe84528941b614d76f93fe02e7
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Four Week TrendLATEST
STABLE category

Stratford Downtown · 2026

How calculated

Stratford Downtown · 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:174ec856c00b7c6dedb349f694cc
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Longest Recent Majority D1 Plus RunLATEST
8 weeks

Stratford Downtown · 2026

How calculated

Stratford Downtown · 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:8e3b31663eb0cc655d69c6091900
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 12 Weeks AgoLATEST
40 0-100

Stratford Downtown · 2026

How calculated

Stratford Downtown · 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:916cc061919c90d1762b551910b5
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 26 Weeks AgoLATEST
20 0-100

Stratford Downtown · 2026

How calculated

Stratford Downtown · 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:0ad0b821eb2401b616ccf820cecb
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 4 Weeks AgoLATEST
0 0-100

Stratford Downtown · 2026

How calculated

Stratford Downtown · 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:19d1b72339cced1c95e6ec55852c
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Mean Area D1 PlusLATEST
15.6 percent

Stratford Downtown · 2026

How calculated

Stratford Downtown · 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:774b5a1957daca0343967ee5bee9
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Mean Area D2 PlusLATEST
0 percent

Stratford Downtown · 2026

How calculated

Stratford Downtown · 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:ff27e8683eb81ed93e604ddeb934
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

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Order weight0.00 short tons0 lb · 0.00 metric tonnes

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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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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.

58.6sourcing difficulty
Rank · marketDistanceMapped contextStrength
1. Alfalfa Hay in Naugatuck, Connecticut20.4 mi1,286 ac992. Alfalfa Hay in Wallingford Center, Connecticut23.6 mi1,253 ac96.93. Alfalfa Hay in Quinnipiac University, Connecticut19.5 mi1,248 ac96.84. Alfalfa Hay in North Haven, Connecticut18.9 mi1,112 ac88.95. Alfalfa Hay in Ansonia, Connecticut10.5 mi1,063 ac86.56. Alfalfa Hay in Derby, Connecticut9.1 mi1,035 ac84.97. Alfalfa Hay in Northford, Connecticut22.5 mi1,035 ac84.28. Alfalfa Hay in New Haven, Connecticut13.1 mi945 ac79.59. Alfalfa Hay in Heritage Village, Connecticut20.6 mi936 ac78.610. Alfalfa Hay in Brookfield Center, Connecticut22.7 mi924 ac77.8
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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.