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Local Hay Intelligence · Updated 2026-09-04

Alfalfa Hay
in Waterford, Connecticut

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Evidence strength50/ 100 · EXACT
Local mapped footprint640.9 acres within 25 miEXACT

Alfalfa

Production depth42.6 / 100MODERATE

Evidence of production capacity; not tons available for sale.

Footprint persistence65 / 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 difficulty57 / 100MODERATE

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

Annual precipitation normal39.3 in1991–2020 NORMAL
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Local interpretation

What the local hay data shows

USDA crop mapping directly identifies alfalfa around Waterford. The latest 2025 raster shows 641 mapped acres within 25 miles, placing the market in the 42nd percentile among 215 analyzed Connecticut localities and the 39th 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 Durham, Connecticut, 30 miles away with 1,038 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 42nd 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 miles641mapped acres · 0.051% of radius · 2025

42th percentile among 215 analyzed Connecticut localities · 39th percentile nationally.

How calculated

Waterford · 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
2882
Evidence
EXACT
Period
2025-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
2882 classified pixels
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
LATEST
Fact ID
fact:eda1bb2c7cb43078c206e452a229
Official record
Open source ↗

Footprint history

65 / 100 persistence · MODERATE

2008: 30,198 acres · 77th regional percentile · 88th national percentile2009: 13,728 acres · 62nd regional percentile · 78th national percentile2010: 28,195 acres · 34th regional percentile · 87th national percentile2011: 12,950 acres · 24th regional percentile · 71st national percentile2012: 170 acres · 36th regional percentile · 33rd national percentile2013: 4,653 acres · 20th regional percentile · 62nd national percentile2014: 7,090 acres · 19th regional percentile · 64th national percentile2015: 8,181 acres · 19th regional percentile · 65th national percentile2016: 8,000 acres · 24th regional percentile · 64th national percentile2017: 6,706 acres · 20th regional percentile · 62nd national percentile2018: 3,874 acres · 20th regional percentile · 56th national percentile2019: 2,707 acres · 26th regional percentile · 51st national percentile2020: 2,234 acres · 19th regional percentile · 49th national percentile2021: 1,430 acres · 20th regional percentile · 46th national percentile2022: 1,273 acres · 20th regional percentile · 46th national percentile2023: 976 acres · 18th regional percentile · 45th national percentile2024: 557 acres · 33rd regional percentile · 47th national percentile2025: 641 acres · 43rd regional percentile · 39th 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 precipitation39.3 in
How calculated

GROTON NEW LONDON 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:172e6c929c6dfa1c24bb4c7dd6fd
Official record
Open source ↗
Annual mean temperature51.4 °F
How calculated

GROTON NEW LONDON 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:94952db6960531ecb452e052e2c6
Official record
Open source ↗
Station distance4.3 miles
How calculated

GROTON NEW LONDON AP, CT US · nearest station

Great-circle distance from Waterford 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:42af30d3e89b2dce5c22f23a6be7
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

Waterford · 2026

How calculated

Waterford · 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:a07fff4a4e338804f8e0a8084bc0
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Area D2 PlusLATEST
0 percent

Waterford · 2026

How calculated

Waterford · 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:ae2041cde089c7b764dacf350d43
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Area D3 PlusLATEST
0 percent

Waterford · 2026

How calculated

Waterford · 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:c3762d5b36bb2ec9cd2c7446de83
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Category Majority AreaLATEST
NONE category

Waterford · 2026

How calculated

Waterford · 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:0a7c6c445e19e130f80fd1ce8d47
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Pressure ScoreLATEST
0 0-100

Waterford · 2026

How calculated

Waterford · 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:fb0afa58a37a90cad6fcdb39fe5f
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Four Week TrendLATEST
STABLE category

Waterford · 2026

How calculated

Waterford · 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:9c63daf4206806ea5001ba0d8c01
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Longest Recent Majority D1 Plus RunLATEST
11 weeks

Waterford · 2026

How calculated

Waterford · 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:8c17bedf60eec0121609348e1979
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 12 Weeks AgoLATEST
39.3 0-100

Waterford · 2026

How calculated

Waterford · 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:11c1076970b249de1c86b621046f
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 26 Weeks AgoLATEST
28.7 0-100

Waterford · 2026

How calculated

Waterford · 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:677864b2d0006c0e4aa9d043462d
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 4 Weeks AgoLATEST
0 0-100

Waterford · 2026

How calculated

Waterford · 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:18c69947779e5a34c958438ecd11
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Mean Area D1 PlusLATEST
23.5 percent

Waterford · 2026

How calculated

Waterford · 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:e597bc765f448cc753cc0dcdddb7
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Mean Area D2 PlusLATEST
0.1 percent

Waterford · 2026

How calculated

Waterford · 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:89ba6e4a60123b6a5faa87858f0f
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—
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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.

57sourcing difficulty
Rank · marketDistanceMapped contextStrength
1. Alfalfa Hay in Durham, Connecticut30 mi1,038 ac98.52. Alfalfa Hay in Northford, Connecticut34.1 mi1,035 ac98.13. Alfalfa Hay in Middletown, Connecticut30.7 mi1,030 ac97.94. Alfalfa Hay in Colchester, Connecticut19.1 mi977 ac94.75. Alfalfa Hay in Mashantucket, Connecticut11.4 mi962 ac93.96. Alfalfa Hay in Portland, Connecticut30 mi973 ac93.87. Alfalfa Hay in Jewett City, Connecticut19.6 mi957 ac93.28. Alfalfa Hay in Moodus, Connecticut19.2 mi953 ac92.99. Alfalfa Hay in Lake Pocotopaug, Connecticut26.2 mi955 ac92.710. Alfalfa Hay in Terramuggus, Connecticut26.6 mi955 ac92.7
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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.