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Local Hay Intelligence · Updated 2026-09-04

Alfalfa Hay
in Reisterstown, Maryland

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Evidence strength50/ 100 · EXACT
Local mapped footprint5,433.1 acres within 25 miEXACT

Alfalfa

Production depth70.2 / 100HIGH

Evidence of production capacity; not tons available for sale.

Footprint persistence90.9 / 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 difficulty44.5 / 100MODERATE

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

Annual precipitation normal43.7 in1991–2020 NORMAL
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Local interpretation

What the local hay data shows

USDA crop mapping directly identifies alfalfa around Reisterstown. The latest 2025 raster shows 5,433 mapped acres within 25 miles, placing the market in the 78th percentile among 536 analyzed Maryland localities and the 62nd 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 Fawn Grove, Pennsylvania, 27 miles away with 12,077 mapped acres. The current drought signal is 35.9% as of 2026-09-01, which can affect how quickly buyers should confirm quality and freight.

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 78th percentile among analyzed Maryland 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 miles5,433mapped acres · 0.432% of radius · 2025

78th percentile among 536 analyzed Maryland localities · 62th percentile nationally.

How calculated

Reisterstown · 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
24430
Evidence
EXACT
Period
2025-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
24430 classified pixels
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
LATEST
Fact ID
fact:6cfde78c2f8e92024db5ea850b4d
Official record
Open source ↗

Footprint history

90.9 / 100 persistence · HIGH

2008: 5,123 acres · 79th regional percentile · 61st national percentile2009: 2,724 acres · 74th regional percentile · 55th national percentile2010: 4,017 acres · 78th regional percentile · 59th national percentile2011: 3,121 acres · 75th regional percentile · 52nd national percentile2012: 3,363 acres · 77th regional percentile · 58th national percentile2013: 2,448 acres · 74th regional percentile · 55th national percentile2014: 2,945 acres · 80th regional percentile · 54th national percentile2015: 3,920 acres · 77th regional percentile · 56th national percentile2016: 3,858 acres · 77th regional percentile · 56th national percentile2017: 4,152 acres · 76th regional percentile · 57th national percentile2018: 4,033 acres · 76th regional percentile · 57th national percentile2019: 3,878 acres · 77th regional percentile · 56th national percentile2020: 4,809 acres · 78th regional percentile · 58th national percentile2021: 3,736 acres · 77th regional percentile · 57th national percentile2022: 3,157 acres · 77th regional percentile · 56th national percentile2023: 2,919 acres · 76th regional percentile · 56th national percentile2024: 6,556 acres · 81st regional percentile · 73rd national percentile2025: 5,433 acres · 78th regional percentile · 62nd national percentile
20082025
Comparable market observations

Price intelligence

No defensible Alfalfa benchmark

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Official 1991–2020 normals

Local climate context

Annual precipitation43.7 in
How calculated

MD SCI CTR BALTIMORE, MD 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:6872e9756299640e6de5acdd14f0
Official record
Open source ↗
Annual mean temperature59.1 °F
How calculated

MD SCI CTR BALTIMORE, MD 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:e07898405b273b6ce6772c511b05
Official record
Open source ↗
Station distance16.3 miles
How calculated

MD SCI CTR BALTIMORE, MD US · nearest station

Great-circle distance from Reisterstown 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:94d4bc690d4d6ee74ae654854870
Official record
Open source ↗

Climate normals provide environmental context and do not predict yield.

Environmental pressure

Drought & moisture context

Drought Current Area D1 PlusLATEST
35.9 percent

Reisterstown · 2026

How calculated

Reisterstown · 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:ef1a36bec2196034
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:48a9aef4716056a80136476a34b3
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Area D2 PlusLATEST
0 percent

Reisterstown · 2026

How calculated

Reisterstown · 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:ef1a36bec2196034
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:7e53add617a606dbeadb695e716c
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Area D3 PlusLATEST
0 percent

Reisterstown · 2026

How calculated

Reisterstown · 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:ef1a36bec2196034
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:2b873c3cadb31dc4b8b5cec8150e
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Category Majority AreaLATEST
D0 category

Reisterstown · 2026

How calculated

Reisterstown · 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:ef1a36bec2196034
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:a3e8f75ffa314472ab9fafb0c437
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Pressure ScoreLATEST
27.2 0-100

Reisterstown · 2026

How calculated

Reisterstown · 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:ef1a36bec2196034
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:e70f795e25ceac5383be32b15034
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Four Week TrendLATEST
IMPROVING category

Reisterstown · 2026

How calculated

Reisterstown · 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:ef1a36bec2196034
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:aa3c517c186fad29a35773b6c8a9
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Longest Recent Majority D1 Plus RunLATEST
32 weeks

Reisterstown · 2026

How calculated

Reisterstown · 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:ef1a36bec2196034
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:56cc41e05b72c0db19fd56985cc8
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 12 Weeks AgoLATEST
49 0-100

Reisterstown · 2026

How calculated

Reisterstown · 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:ef1a36bec2196034
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:f3769c92a935e73cca092ea8afc9
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 26 Weeks AgoLATEST
40 0-100

Reisterstown · 2026

How calculated

Reisterstown · 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:ef1a36bec2196034
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:b4ec2d19681919fa8ad2f7617ea5
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 4 Weeks AgoLATEST
46.8 0-100

Reisterstown · 2026

How calculated

Reisterstown · 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:ef1a36bec2196034
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:9c89f5a881ba28b0ae5ca0f69b44
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Mean Area D1 PlusLATEST
63 percent

Reisterstown · 2026

How calculated

Reisterstown · 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:ef1a36bec2196034
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:7fde03e665a918c4613ece3626c7
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Mean Area D2 PlusLATEST
29 percent

Reisterstown · 2026

How calculated

Reisterstown · 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:ef1a36bec2196034
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:b9ba88b9a67fd38d894acf43b74c
Official record
Open source ↗

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

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Decision tool

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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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$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.

44.5sourcing difficulty
Rank · marketDistanceMapped contextStrength
1. Alfalfa Hay in Fawn Grove, Pennsylvania27.2 mi12,077 ac98.62. Alfalfa Hay in Woodsboro, Maryland26.9 mi10,212 ac87.13. Alfalfa Hay in Stewartstown, Pennsylvania23.8 mi9,635 ac83.64. Alfalfa Hay in Libertytown, Maryland23.6 mi9,297 ac81.65. Alfalfa Hay in Taneytown, Maryland23.5 mi9,221 ac81.16. Alfalfa Hay in Manchester, Maryland14.3 mi9,021 ac80.37. Alfalfa Hay in Union Bridge, Maryland20.7 mi9,057 ac80.28. Alfalfa Hay in Jefferson, Pennsylvania24.8 mi9,056 ac809. Alfalfa Hay in Hampstead, Maryland11.3 mi8,754 ac78.810. Alfalfa Hay in Glen Rock, Pennsylvania23.9 mi8,655 ac77.6
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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.