Local Hay Intelligence · Updated 2026-09-04

Alfalfa Hay
in Portage, Indiana

Name: Alfalfa market intelligence for Portage, Indiana
Creator: HayQuotes
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Evidence strength75/ 100 · EXACT

Local mapped footprint4,742.3 acres within 25 miEXACT

Alfalfa

Production depth55.1 / 100MODERATE

Evidence of production capacity; not tons available for sale.

Footprint persistence87.8 / 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 difficulty51.8 / 100MODERATE

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

Annual precipitation normal39.2 in1991–2020 NORMAL

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Local interpretation

What the local hay data shows

USDA crop mapping directly identifies alfalfa around Portage. The latest 2025 raster shows 4,742 mapped acres within 25 miles, placing the market in the 25th percentile among 974 analyzed Indiana localities and the 60th percentile nationally. Porter County reports 2,388 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 DeMotte, Indiana, 27 miles away with 15,366 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 25th percentile among analyzed Indiana localities.

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usda-cdl-2025-30m

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

73 ac

10 mi

393 ac

25 mi

4,742 ac

50 mi

31,125 ac

100 mi

171,475 ac

150 mi

529,554 ac

250 mi

1,848,044 ac

Within 25 miles4,742mapped acres · 0.377% of radius · 2025

25th percentile among 974 analyzed Indiana localities · 60th percentile nationally.

How calculated

Portage · 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: 21324
Evidence: EXACT
Period: 2025-12-31
Retrieved: 2026-09-04
Original: 21324 classified pixels
Normalized unit: acres
Freshness: LATEST
Fact ID: fact:0445f9118b6227c8e00af7d6e2bd
Official record: Open source ↗

Footprint history

87.8 / 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.

55.1production depth

Alfalfa AcresHISTORICAL

2,388 acres

Porter County · 2022

How calculated

Porter County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source: usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot: usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record: 18127:alfalfa_acres:2022
Evidence: EXACT
Period: 2022-12-31
Retrieved: 2026-09-04
Original: 2,388 acres
Normalized unit: acres
Freshness: HISTORICAL
Fact ID: fact:f69d2a31f43a58c5aaf772454893
Official record: Open source ↗

Alfalfa FarmsHISTORICAL

90 farms

Porter County · 2022

How calculated

Porter County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source: usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot: usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record: 18127:alfalfa_farms:2022
Evidence: EXACT
Period: 2022-12-31
Retrieved: 2026-09-04
Original: 90 farms
Normalized unit: farms
Freshness: HISTORICAL
Fact ID: fact:be62f15182f6899f4e5d4c07a47e
Official record: Open source ↗

Alfalfa Irrigated AcresHISTORICAL

71 acres

Porter County · 2022

How calculated

Porter County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source: usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot: usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record: 18127:alfalfa_irrigated_acres:2022
Evidence: EXACT
Period: 2022-12-31
Retrieved: 2026-09-04
Original: 71 acres
Normalized unit: acres
Freshness: HISTORICAL
Fact ID: fact:ec1a7e91138b772950bb024a5083
Official record: Open source ↗

Alfalfa Irrigated FarmsHISTORICAL

6 farms

Porter County · 2022

How calculated

Porter County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source: usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot: usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record: 18127:alfalfa_irrigated_farms:2022
Evidence: EXACT
Period: 2022-12-31
Retrieved: 2026-09-04
Original: 6 farms
Normalized unit: farms
Freshness: HISTORICAL
Fact ID: fact:2072f3a979d69f32afae231687ee
Official record: Open source ↗

Alfalfa Irrigated ShareHISTORICAL

3 percent

Porter County · 2022

How calculated

Porter County · county

Reported irrigated harvested acres 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: 18127:alfalfa:irrigated-share:2022
Evidence: EXACT
Period: 2022-12-31
Retrieved: 2026-09-04
Normalized unit: percent
Freshness: HISTORICAL
Fact ID: fact:988031e040048d1dfbf37f650833
Official record: Open source ↗

Alfalfa ProductionHISTORICAL

5,765 tons

Porter County · 2022

How calculated

Porter County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source: usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot: usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record: 18127:alfalfa_production:2022
Evidence: EXACT
Period: 2022-12-31
Retrieved: 2026-09-04
Original: 5,765 tons
Normalized unit: tons
Freshness: HISTORICAL
Fact ID: fact:ba0b6a1da66f621b4e33dc836fd5
Official record: Open source ↗

Alfalfa Reported YieldHISTORICAL

2.4 tons/acre

Porter County · 2022

How calculated

Porter 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: 18127:alfalfa:reported-yield:2022
Evidence: EXACT
Period: 2022-12-31
Retrieved: 2026-09-04
Normalized unit: tons/acre
Freshness: HISTORICAL
Fact ID: fact:326ac828decde93d99739374e6c5
Official record: Open source ↗

Beef CattleHISTORICAL

1,090 head

Porter County · 2022

How calculated

Porter County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source: usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot: usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record: 18127:beef_cattle:2022
Evidence: GENERAL
Period: 2022-12-31
Retrieved: 2026-09-04
Original: 1,090 head
Normalized unit: head
Freshness: HISTORICAL
Fact ID: fact:78409835a107c6867f36c5ecd670
Official record: Open source ↗

CattleHISTORICAL

2,043 head

Porter County · 2022

How calculated

Porter County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source: usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot: usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record: 18127:cattle:2022
Evidence: GENERAL
Period: 2022-12-31
Retrieved: 2026-09-04
Original: 2,043 head
Normalized unit: head
Freshness: HISTORICAL
Fact ID: fact:4397c5095453d159fd5a4526eae2
Official record: Open source ↗

Dairy CattleHISTORICAL

63 head

Porter County · 2022

How calculated

Porter County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source: usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot: usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record: 18127:dairy_cattle:2022
Evidence: GENERAL
Period: 2022-12-31
Retrieved: 2026-09-04
Original: 63 head
Normalized unit: head
Freshness: HISTORICAL
Fact ID: fact:9d16ddfca9d1663d180db67dcda6
Official record: Open source ↗

EquineHISTORICAL

355 head

Porter County · 2022

How calculated

Porter County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source: usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot: usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record: 18127:equine:2022
Evidence: GENERAL
Period: 2022-12-31
Retrieved: 2026-09-04
Original: 355 head
Normalized unit: head
Freshness: HISTORICAL
Fact ID: fact:de5c090036d9c62cfddace7f4593
Official record: Open source ↗

Forage Production To Livestock ContextHISTORICAL

1 reported_hay_acres/reported_head

Porter County · 2022

How calculated

Porter 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: 18127: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:2bd41a007fcf1bf1b3e96ff89d78
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

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Official 1991–2020 normals

Local climate context

Annual precipitation39.2 in

How calculated

INDIANA DUNES NL, IN 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:908280f4668900bbfced4601fee9
Official record: Open source ↗

Annual mean temperature50.2 °F

How calculated

INDIANA DUNES NL, IN 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:02fe6c319393692cf1eea6519c30
Official record: Open source ↗

Station distance5.6 miles

How calculated

INDIANA DUNES NL, IN US · nearest station

Great-circle distance from Portage 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:665e0bf329c8115925210782060e
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

Portage · 2026

How calculated

Portage · 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:6c7e47ebb8202496
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:e917383bbd507d4973562a8be825
Official record: Open source ↗

Drought Current Area D2 PlusLATEST

0 percent

Portage · 2026

How calculated

Portage · containing county

Source: us-drought-monitor-history
Snapshot: us-drought-monitor-history:6c7e47ebb8202496
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:5b90e1b7cf1bf4354efdbb885840
Official record: Open source ↗

Drought Current Area D3 PlusLATEST

0 percent

Portage · 2026

How calculated

Portage · containing county

Source: us-drought-monitor-history
Snapshot: us-drought-monitor-history:6c7e47ebb8202496
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:9e067d652ad534f4c8d20c9ca228
Official record: Open source ↗

Drought Current Category Majority AreaLATEST

NONE category

Portage · 2026

How calculated

Portage · containing county

Source: us-drought-monitor-history
Snapshot: us-drought-monitor-history:6c7e47ebb8202496
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:e8e84f0c070d932dbe464d7250ee
Official record: Open source ↗

Drought Current Pressure ScoreLATEST

0 0-100

Portage · 2026

How calculated

Portage · containing county

Source: us-drought-monitor-history
Snapshot: us-drought-monitor-history:6c7e47ebb8202496
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:be6dfecdf62fbe095c723a85ecee
Official record: Open source ↗

Drought Four Week TrendLATEST

STABLE category

Portage · 2026

How calculated

Portage · containing county

Source: us-drought-monitor-history
Snapshot: us-drought-monitor-history:6c7e47ebb8202496
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:35ed80946da55469453d2d7bc562
Official record: Open source ↗

Drought Longest Recent Majority D1 Plus RunLATEST

0 weeks

Portage · 2026

How calculated

Portage · containing county

Source: us-drought-monitor-history
Snapshot: us-drought-monitor-history:6c7e47ebb8202496
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:5f38d2ea5646c3b108ca948fd15a
Official record: Open source ↗

Drought Pressure Score 12 Weeks AgoLATEST

20 0-100

Portage · 2026

How calculated

Portage · containing county

Source: us-drought-monitor-history
Snapshot: us-drought-monitor-history:6c7e47ebb8202496
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:394e3c8a81787a883c39ca1fae89
Official record: Open source ↗

Drought Pressure Score 26 Weeks AgoLATEST

0 0-100

Portage · 2026

How calculated

Portage · containing county

Source: us-drought-monitor-history
Snapshot: us-drought-monitor-history:6c7e47ebb8202496
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:49fb6e9e7ac57ac615f5eb7e454b
Official record: Open source ↗

Drought Pressure Score 4 Weeks AgoLATEST

0 0-100

Portage · 2026

How calculated

Portage · containing county

Source: us-drought-monitor-history
Snapshot: us-drought-monitor-history:6c7e47ebb8202496
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:ef80b84c90ec9f4cf142563f845c
Official record: Open source ↗

Drought Trailing Year Mean Area D1 PlusLATEST

0 percent

Portage · 2026

How calculated

Portage · containing county

Source: us-drought-monitor-history
Snapshot: us-drought-monitor-history:6c7e47ebb8202496
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:8f897757558a1c84465229c64992
Official record: Open source ↗

Drought Trailing Year Mean Area D2 PlusLATEST

0 percent

Portage · 2026

How calculated

Portage · containing county

Source: us-drought-monitor-history
Snapshot: us-drought-monitor-history:6c7e47ebb8202496
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:d388e793a2693ac06659bb202664
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.

51.8sourcing difficulty

Rank · marketDistanceMapped contextStrength

1. Alfalfa Hay in DeMotte, Indiana26.9 mi15,366 ac98.7 2. Alfalfa Hay in Shelby, Indiana28.6 mi14,905 ac96.3 3. Alfalfa Hay in Wheatfield, Indiana28.2 mi14,721 ac95.4 4. Alfalfa Hay in Hebron, Indiana18.2 mi14,267 ac93.7 5. Alfalfa Hay in Lowell, Indiana24.1 mi14,086 ac92.5 6. Alfalfa Hay in Lake Dalecarlia, Indiana20.8 mi13,577 ac90.2 7. Alfalfa Hay in Leroy, Indiana16.5 mi13,276 ac89 8. Alfalfa Hay in South Center, Indiana28.6 mi13,240 ac88.2 9. Alfalfa Hay in Kingsford Heights, Indiana26.3 mi12,618 ac85.3 10. Alfalfa Hay in Boone Grove, Indiana16.3 mi11,951 ac82.5

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Internal market pathways

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Geographic hubs organize the evidence below this locality. Other hay types appear when the same market has enough exact or contextual support to be useful.

County and agricultural-region markets

Alfalfa Hay markets in Porter Countycounty

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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 · 73 cited facts in this document · data as of 2026-09-01.

Alfalfa Hayin Portage, Indiana

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

Quote A

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Strong nearby sourcing candidates

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County and agricultural-region markets

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Methodology & sources

Alfalfa Hay
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