Local Hay Intelligence · Updated 2026-09-04

Alfalfa Hay
in Elgin, Illinois

Name: Alfalfa market intelligence for Elgin, Illinois
Creator: HayQuotes
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Evidence strength75/ 100 · EXACT

Local mapped footprint7,543.4 acres within 25 miEXACT

Alfalfa

Production depth72.1 / 100HIGH

Evidence of production capacity; not tons available for sale.

Footprint persistence76.7 / 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 difficulty44.2 / 100MODERATE

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

Annual precipitation normal39.9 in1991–2020 NORMAL

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Local interpretation

What the local hay data shows

USDA crop mapping directly identifies alfalfa around Elgin. The latest 2025 raster shows 7,543 mapped acres within 25 miles, placing the market in the 62nd percentile among 1,461 analyzed Illinois localities and the 68th percentile nationally. Kane County reports 3,410 acres of reported alfalfa acreage in 2022, giving HayQuotes regional production context without treating that published geography as live city inventory. 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 Bull Valley, Illinois, 20 miles away with 17,036 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 supplySTRONG

Nearby sourcingSTRONG

Drought pressureLOW

MarketplaceLIMITED

The 25-mile mapped alfalfa footprint ranks at the 62nd percentile among analyzed Illinois 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

5 mi

290 ac

10 mi

1,354 ac

25 mi

7,543 ac

50 mi

39,407 ac

100 mi

242,911 ac

150 mi

797,555 ac

250 mi

2,159,975 ac

Within 25 miles7,543mapped acres · 0.6% of radius · 2025

62th percentile among 1,461 analyzed Illinois localities · 68th percentile nationally.

How calculated

Elgin · 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: 33919
Evidence: EXACT
Period: 2025-12-31
Retrieved: 2026-09-04
Original: 33919 classified pixels
Normalized unit: acres
Freshness: LATEST
Fact ID: fact:42f0c5a250af11e5eb8233d16b18
Official record: Open source ↗

Footprint history

76.7 / 100 persistence · HIGH

20082025

Agricultural census

Production & livestock context

The smallest published agricultural geography is shown with each measure. These values are never attributed directly to the city.

72.1production depth

Alfalfa AcresHISTORICAL

3,410 acres

Kane County · 2022

How calculated

Kane County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source: usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot: usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record: 17089:alfalfa_acres:2022
Evidence: EXACT
Period: 2022-12-31
Retrieved: 2026-09-04
Original: 3,410 acres
Normalized unit: acres
Freshness: HISTORICAL
Fact ID: fact:8535b600056457e25ff390886f62
Official record: Open source ↗

Alfalfa FarmsHISTORICAL

114 farms

Kane County · 2022

How calculated

Kane County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source: usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot: usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record: 17089:alfalfa_farms:2022
Evidence: EXACT
Period: 2022-12-31
Retrieved: 2026-09-04
Original: 114 farms
Normalized unit: farms
Freshness: HISTORICAL
Fact ID: fact:7137fe4372e8fd6d3180aaeba26b
Official record: Open source ↗

Alfalfa Irrigated AcresHISTORICAL

- acres

Kane County · 2022

How calculated

Kane County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source: usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot: usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record: 17089:alfalfa_irrigated_acres:2022
Evidence: EXACT
Period: 2022-12-31
Retrieved: 2026-09-04
Original: - acres
Normalized unit: acres
Freshness: HISTORICAL
Fact ID: fact:428a16197d4fc968ae2b6ea39b24
Official record: Open source ↗

Alfalfa Irrigated FarmsHISTORICAL

- farms

Kane County · 2022

How calculated

Kane County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source: usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot: usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record: 17089:alfalfa_irrigated_farms:2022
Evidence: EXACT
Period: 2022-12-31
Retrieved: 2026-09-04
Original: - farms
Normalized unit: farms
Freshness: HISTORICAL
Fact ID: fact:25505441593a10d203281ce40bbe
Official record: Open source ↗

Alfalfa ProductionHISTORICAL

14,277 tons

Kane County · 2022

How calculated

Kane County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source: usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot: usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record: 17089:alfalfa_production:2022
Evidence: EXACT
Period: 2022-12-31
Retrieved: 2026-09-04
Original: 14,277 tons
Normalized unit: tons
Freshness: HISTORICAL
Fact ID: fact:d5959c04ec35f870f2e638b5f25b
Official record: Open source ↗

Alfalfa Reported YieldHISTORICAL

4.2 tons/acre

Kane County · 2022

How calculated

Kane County · county

Reported production divided by reported harvested acres at the same published geography and vintage.

Source: usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot: usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record: 17089:alfalfa:reported-yield:2022
Evidence: EXACT
Period: 2022-12-31
Retrieved: 2026-09-04
Normalized unit: tons/acre
Freshness: HISTORICAL
Fact ID: fact:85df8be430160f52d8f23086390c
Official record: Open source ↗

Beef CattleHISTORICAL

1,064 head

Kane County · 2022

How calculated

Kane County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source: usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot: usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record: 17089:beef_cattle:2022
Evidence: GENERAL
Period: 2022-12-31
Retrieved: 2026-09-04
Original: 1,064 head
Normalized unit: head
Freshness: HISTORICAL
Fact ID: fact:77049776a435f09b200de766be1f
Official record: Open source ↗

CattleHISTORICAL

11,478 head

Kane County · 2022

How calculated

Kane County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source: usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot: usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record: 17089:cattle:2022
Evidence: GENERAL
Period: 2022-12-31
Retrieved: 2026-09-04
Original: 11,478 head
Normalized unit: head
Freshness: HISTORICAL
Fact ID: fact:e53ea66091517c5d451561ab37a7
Official record: Open source ↗

Dairy CattleHISTORICAL

558 head

Kane County · 2022

How calculated

Kane County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source: usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot: usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record: 17089:dairy_cattle:2022
Evidence: GENERAL
Period: 2022-12-31
Retrieved: 2026-09-04
Original: 558 head
Normalized unit: head
Freshness: HISTORICAL
Fact ID: fact:d03e1b1b46b784ec21f94fbbe4c2
Official record: Open source ↗

EquineHISTORICAL

862 head

Kane County · 2022

How calculated

Kane County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source: usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot: usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record: 17089:equine:2022
Evidence: GENERAL
Period: 2022-12-31
Retrieved: 2026-09-04
Original: 862 head
Normalized unit: head
Freshness: HISTORICAL
Fact ID: fact:f5a103bd2640d8545cc010b9ca36
Official record: Open source ↗

Forage Production To Livestock ContextHISTORICAL

0.4 reported_hay_acres/reported_head

Kane County · 2022

How calculated

Kane County · county

Reported all-hay acres divided by the sum of reported cattle, equine, sheep, and goat inventories. This is context, not consumption or a shortage estimate.

Source: usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot: usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record: 17089:forage-production-livestock-context:2022
Evidence: GENERAL
Period: 2022-12-31
Retrieved: 2026-09-04
Normalized unit: reported_hay_acres/reported_head
Freshness: HISTORICAL
Fact ID: fact:a455f798238c2f4eb80439e87fa7
Official record: Open source ↗

AcresHISTORICAL

4,913 acres

Kane County · 2022

How calculated

Kane County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source: usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot: usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record: 17089:hay_acres:2022
Evidence: GENERAL
Period: 2022-12-31
Retrieved: 2026-09-04
Original: 4,913 acres
Normalized unit: acres
Freshness: HISTORICAL
Fact ID: fact:26600d693449d415d1674e98dbc3
Official record: Open source ↗

Production depth measures evidence of production capacity; it is not an estimate of tons available for sale.

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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Official 1991–2020 normals

Local climate context

Annual precipitation39.9 in

How calculated

ELGIN, IL 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:f28730eb3915821675d3b6cdabc6
Official record: Open source ↗

Annual mean temperature49 °F

How calculated

ELGIN, IL 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:a3edc8c3acefaeba52d24a6c9027
Official record: Open source ↗

Station distance2.6 miles

How calculated

ELGIN, IL US · nearest station

Great-circle distance from Elgin 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:733397bb73981ae782ebd5385851
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

Elgin · 2026

How calculated

Elgin · 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:fc8517b99d5c7edb
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:79d901fa47c06bc974cd0ca3524a
Official record: Open source ↗

Drought Current Area D2 PlusLATEST

0 percent

Elgin · 2026

How calculated

Elgin · containing county

Source: us-drought-monitor-history
Snapshot: us-drought-monitor-history:fc8517b99d5c7edb
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:b381919f9e3db93d62bb33171468
Official record: Open source ↗

Drought Current Area D3 PlusLATEST

0 percent

Elgin · 2026

How calculated

Elgin · containing county

Source: us-drought-monitor-history
Snapshot: us-drought-monitor-history:fc8517b99d5c7edb
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:404a1b91cd42218ac0beb1637ead
Official record: Open source ↗

Drought Current Category Majority AreaLATEST

NONE category

Elgin · 2026

How calculated

Elgin · containing county

Source: us-drought-monitor-history
Snapshot: us-drought-monitor-history:fc8517b99d5c7edb
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:6c11131ee2aef79b38e4891f22a0
Official record: Open source ↗

Drought Current Pressure ScoreLATEST

0 0-100

Elgin · 2026

How calculated

Elgin · containing county

Source: us-drought-monitor-history
Snapshot: us-drought-monitor-history:fc8517b99d5c7edb
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:bc46cccfcfbb94fffc4cf90981e8
Official record: Open source ↗

Drought Four Week TrendLATEST

IMPROVING category

Elgin · 2026

How calculated

Elgin · containing county

Source: us-drought-monitor-history
Snapshot: us-drought-monitor-history:fc8517b99d5c7edb
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:30d09da62dd1087922dc6798c0d8
Official record: Open source ↗

Drought Longest Recent Majority D1 Plus RunLATEST

10 weeks

Elgin · 2026

How calculated

Elgin · containing county

Source: us-drought-monitor-history
Snapshot: us-drought-monitor-history:fc8517b99d5c7edb
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:5a6242ecc1fa5a3ab37b17cf0a48
Official record: Open source ↗

Drought Pressure Score 12 Weeks AgoLATEST

40 0-100

Elgin · 2026

How calculated

Elgin · containing county

Source: us-drought-monitor-history
Snapshot: us-drought-monitor-history:fc8517b99d5c7edb
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:436797ae0acca089f1722383d81d
Official record: Open source ↗

Drought Pressure Score 26 Weeks AgoLATEST

18.7 0-100

Elgin · 2026

How calculated

Elgin · containing county

Source: us-drought-monitor-history
Snapshot: us-drought-monitor-history:fc8517b99d5c7edb
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:e41fbffc7994ec1d94b0d0d459f4
Official record: Open source ↗

Drought Pressure Score 4 Weeks AgoLATEST

14.8 0-100

Elgin · 2026

How calculated

Elgin · containing county

Source: us-drought-monitor-history
Snapshot: us-drought-monitor-history:fc8517b99d5c7edb
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:aeb90f6b4afc38009974357e7a69
Official record: Open source ↗

Drought Trailing Year Mean Area D1 PlusLATEST

16.7 percent

Elgin · 2026

How calculated

Elgin · containing county

Source: us-drought-monitor-history
Snapshot: us-drought-monitor-history:fc8517b99d5c7edb
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:31ed0f199893e8b2ffda373040ee
Official record: Open source ↗

Drought Trailing Year Mean Area D2 PlusLATEST

0 percent

Elgin · 2026

How calculated

Elgin · containing county

Source: us-drought-monitor-history
Snapshot: us-drought-monitor-history:fc8517b99d5c7edb
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:8b38121442b546161ed9a0e2d5ab
Official record: Open source ↗

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

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Bale countWeight per bale (lb)

Order weight0.00 short tons0 lb · 0.00 metric tonnes

Quote A

Pickup price / baleLoaded route milesFreight / loaded mileUnloading totalStacking totalOther chargesPayload / load

Delivered total$0.00

Delivered equivalent—

Loads—Enter payload

$0.00 hay + $0.00 freight + $0.00 accessorials

Quote B

Pickup price / baleLoaded route milesFreight / loaded mileUnloading totalStacking totalOther chargesPayload / load

Delivered total$0.00

Delivered equivalent—

Loads—Enter payload

$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.

44.2sourcing difficulty

Rank · marketDistanceMapped contextStrength

1. Alfalfa Hay in Bull Valley, Illinois19.7 mi17,036 ac99 2. Alfalfa Hay in Woodstock, Illinois19.5 mi16,768 ac97.8 3. Alfalfa Hay in McHenry, Illinois20.6 mi16,724 ac97.6 4. Alfalfa Hay in Franklinville, Illinois19 mi16,449 ac96.5 5. Alfalfa Hay in Marengo, Illinois20 mi16,090 ac94.8 6. Alfalfa Hay in Union, Illinois17.4 mi15,569 ac92.7 7. Alfalfa Hay in Coral, Illinois17.5 mi15,348 ac91.7 8. Alfalfa Hay in Lakemoor, Illinois21.7 mi14,870 ac89.4 9. Alfalfa Hay in Ridgefield, Illinois16.1 mi14,776 ac89.2 10. Alfalfa Hay in Riley, Illinois18.8 mi14,527 ac88

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County and agricultural-region markets

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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 ↗

USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2022 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Chapter 2 County Level

2022countyOfficial 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 · 94 cited facts in this document · data as of 2026-09-01.

Alfalfa Hayin Elgin, Illinois

What the local hay data shows

What the evidence says now

Local alfalfa footprint

Footprint history

Production & livestock context

Price intelligence

Local climate context

Drought & moisture context

Visible supply & verified demand

Delivered-cost, bale & truckload engine

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Methodology & sources

Alfalfa Hay
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