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Local Hay Intelligence · Updated 2026-09-04

Alfalfa Hay
in Thomaston, Connecticut

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Evidence strength50/ 100 · EXACT
Local mapped footprint1,063.5 acres within 25 miEXACT

Alfalfa

Production depth63 / 100MODERATE

Evidence of production capacity; not tons available for sale.

Footprint persistence66.9 / 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 difficulty48.4 / 100MODERATE

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

Annual precipitation normal53.5 in1991–2020 NORMAL
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Local interpretation

What the local hay data shows

USDA crop mapping directly identifies alfalfa around Thomaston. The latest 2025 raster shows 1,064 mapped acres within 25 miles, placing the market in the 78th percentile among 215 analyzed Connecticut localities and the 43rd 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 Amenia, New York, 27 miles away with 3,517 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 78th 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 miles1,064mapped acres · 0.085% of radius · 2025

78th percentile among 215 analyzed Connecticut localities · 43th percentile nationally.

How calculated

Thomaston · 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
4782
Evidence
EXACT
Period
2025-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
4782 classified pixels
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
LATEST
Fact ID
fact:4fe32029d02aa2455158c3841101
Official record
Open source ↗

Footprint history

66.9 / 100 persistence · MODERATE

2008: 28,357 acres · 72nd regional percentile · 87th national percentile2009: 17,305 acres · 79th regional percentile · 82nd national percentile2010: 61,117 acres · 96th regional percentile · 95th national percentile2011: 47,935 acres · 97th regional percentile · 92nd national percentile2012: 335 acres · 76th regional percentile · 38th national percentile2013: 28,653 acres · 96th regional percentile · 89th national percentile2014: 46,838 acres · 96th regional percentile · 93rd national percentile2015: 48,060 acres · 96th regional percentile · 92nd national percentile2016: 25,460 acres · 84th regional percentile · 83rd national percentile2017: 27,028 acres · 94th regional percentile · 85th national percentile2018: 10,225 acres · 65th regional percentile · 68th national percentile2019: 5,800 acres · 67th regional percentile · 60th national percentile2020: 5,965 acres · 72nd regional percentile · 60th national percentile2021: 3,886 acres · 71st regional percentile · 57th national percentile2022: 3,336 acres · 67th regional percentile · 56th national percentile2023: 3,253 acres · 67th regional percentile · 57th national percentile2024: 745 acres · 46th regional percentile · 49th national percentile2025: 1,064 acres · 78th regional percentile · 43rd 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 precipitation53.5 in
How calculated

BURLINGTON, 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:6a0f08965d8c11b55e71a32b95d1
Official record
Open source ↗
Annual mean temperature50 °F
How calculated

BURLINGTON, 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:d2816dc98465bbda91e591f943c5
Official record
Open source ↗
Station distance11.3 miles
How calculated

BURLINGTON, CT US · nearest station

Great-circle distance from Thomaston 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:57475391b8ae1885fc6415547b15
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

Thomaston · 2026

How calculated

Thomaston · 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:bf35e5ff5844d6c5da8b40a7f442
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Area D2 PlusLATEST
0 percent

Thomaston · 2026

How calculated

Thomaston · 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:337b04735a1e7201183a3080fb8f
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Area D3 PlusLATEST
0 percent

Thomaston · 2026

How calculated

Thomaston · 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:ac2a4aec6f32666e63a529b8dbc6
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Category Majority AreaLATEST
NONE category

Thomaston · 2026

How calculated

Thomaston · 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:3fc2f735be8a1596efbfdcf136be
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Pressure ScoreLATEST
0 0-100

Thomaston · 2026

How calculated

Thomaston · 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:173fa7066f55e5a3a4d276324753
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Four Week TrendLATEST
IMPROVING category

Thomaston · 2026

How calculated

Thomaston · 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:3b12f49657ceafc5d16045473249
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Longest Recent Majority D1 Plus RunLATEST
4 weeks

Thomaston · 2026

How calculated

Thomaston · 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:494bd4265acc822688c639732425
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 12 Weeks AgoLATEST
31.2 0-100

Thomaston · 2026

How calculated

Thomaston · 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:0814e99ac3d3642e326fef236d0c
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 26 Weeks AgoLATEST
29.7 0-100

Thomaston · 2026

How calculated

Thomaston · 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:0d0230764637e21b6cd1e0228d76
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 4 Weeks AgoLATEST
6 0-100

Thomaston · 2026

How calculated

Thomaston · 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:a6104a2a49a6c7f6957a923ad064
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Mean Area D1 PlusLATEST
12.4 percent

Thomaston · 2026

How calculated

Thomaston · 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:bb52a26b3cf9cdf68edb666d1d22
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Mean Area D2 PlusLATEST
0 percent

Thomaston · 2026

How calculated

Thomaston · 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:114487f5fcd3e891a9474479b393
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.

48.4sourcing difficulty
Rank · marketDistanceMapped contextStrength
1. Alfalfa Hay in Amenia, New York27.1 mi3,517 ac98.62. Alfalfa Hay in Sharon, Connecticut24 mi3,453 ac97.43. Alfalfa Hay in Lakeville, Connecticut27.1 mi3,390 ac95.94. Alfalfa Hay in Wassaic, New York26.1 mi3,233 ac92.75. Alfalfa Hay in Cornwall Bridge, Connecticut17.9 mi3,052 ac89.26. Alfalfa Hay in Falls Village, Connecticut24 mi3,014 ac88.17. Alfalfa Hay in West Cornwall, Connecticut19.3 mi2,960 ac87.28. Alfalfa Hay in Cornwall, Connecticut17.3 mi2,917 ac86.39. Alfalfa Hay in Dover Plains, New York25.6 mi2,897 ac85.510. Alfalfa Hay in Canaan, Connecticut28.2 mi2,791 ac83.1
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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.