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Local Hay Intelligence · Updated 2026-09-04

Alfalfa Hay
in Charlottesville, Virginia

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Evidence strength50/ 100 · EXACT
Local mapped footprint568 acres within 25 miEXACT

Alfalfa

Production depth57.1 / 100MODERATE

Evidence of production capacity; not tons available for sale.

Footprint persistence87.7 / 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 difficulty51.8 / 100MODERATE

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

Annual precipitation normal48.5 in1991–2020 NORMAL
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Local interpretation

What the local hay data shows

USDA crop mapping directly identifies alfalfa around Charlottesville. The latest 2025 raster shows 568 mapped acres within 25 miles, placing the market in the 56th percentile among 700 analyzed Virginia localities and the 38th 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 Mount Crawford, Virginia, 33 miles away with 4,691 mapped acres. The current drought signal is D0 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 supplyMODERATE
Nearby sourcingSTRONG
Drought pressureLOW
MarketplaceLIMITED

The 25-mile mapped alfalfa footprint ranks at the 56th percentile among analyzed Virginia 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 miles568mapped acres · 0.045% of radius · 2025

56th percentile among 700 analyzed Virginia localities · 38th percentile nationally.

How calculated

Charlottesville · 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
2554
Evidence
EXACT
Period
2025-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
2554 classified pixels
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
LATEST
Fact ID
fact:17ee6553b2f5b22db43653c98c6d
Official record
Open source ↗

Footprint history

87.7 / 100 persistence · HIGH

2008: 732 acres · 63rd regional percentile · 40th national percentile2009: 425 acres · 63rd regional percentile · 38th national percentile2010: 328 acres · 49th regional percentile · 36th national percentile2011: 219 acres · 42nd regional percentile · 34th national percentile2012: 261 acres · 51st regional percentile · 36th national percentile2013: 186 acres · 42nd regional percentile · 34th national percentile2014: 307 acres · 49th regional percentile · 34th national percentile2015: 441 acres · 48th regional percentile · 37th national percentile2016: 374 acres · 50th regional percentile · 35th national percentile2017: 336 acres · 47th regional percentile · 35th national percentile2018: 405 acres · 48th regional percentile · 35th national percentile2019: 539 acres · 59th regional percentile · 37th national percentile2020: 672 acres · 63rd regional percentile · 39th national percentile2021: 665 acres · 72nd regional percentile · 40th national percentile2022: 602 acres · 69th regional percentile · 40th national percentile2023: 551 acres · 70th regional percentile · 40th national percentile2024: 587 acres · 77th regional percentile · 47th national percentile2025: 568 acres · 56th regional percentile · 38th 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 precipitation48.5 in
How calculated

CHARLOTTESVILLE 2W, VA 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:0d3124ae6d85ed9b4632508884fc
Official record
Open source ↗
Annual mean temperature57.3 °F
How calculated

CHARLOTTESVILLE 2W, VA 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:3c3e7ac31851e8fd7badd31bcbf9
Official record
Open source ↗
Station distance2 miles
How calculated

CHARLOTTESVILLE 2W, VA US · nearest station

Great-circle distance from Charlottesville 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:2241b7a552b69c3fdcd02de5b927
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

Charlottesville · 2026

How calculated

Charlottesville · 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:b868910d62a5537d
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:7ebbb838b5f8df97d04c4bc5adc3
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Area D2 PlusLATEST
0 percent

Charlottesville · 2026

How calculated

Charlottesville · 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:b868910d62a5537d
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:08e9300d538fa18bc2bfc2ab988e
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Area D3 PlusLATEST
0 percent

Charlottesville · 2026

How calculated

Charlottesville · 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:b868910d62a5537d
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:ca314464bfd835322bf2ae3b35d5
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Category Majority AreaLATEST
D0 category

Charlottesville · 2026

How calculated

Charlottesville · 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:b868910d62a5537d
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:1c25bed4d7b88dc936ae62661c74
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Pressure ScoreLATEST
20 0-100

Charlottesville · 2026

How calculated

Charlottesville · 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:b868910d62a5537d
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:f3562db9970a01eaf4c8b756070c
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Four Week TrendLATEST
IMPROVING category

Charlottesville · 2026

How calculated

Charlottesville · 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:b868910d62a5537d
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:955f70fcf88a9ef7d51096050fd7
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Longest Recent Majority D1 Plus RunLATEST
49 weeks

Charlottesville · 2026

How calculated

Charlottesville · 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:b868910d62a5537d
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:a1ca99e6a6a7d52dc2c07dd640c6
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 12 Weeks AgoLATEST
80 0-100

Charlottesville · 2026

How calculated

Charlottesville · 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:b868910d62a5537d
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:efdb0fbdf8d5cc311ff5ff30b28b
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 26 Weeks AgoLATEST
60 0-100

Charlottesville · 2026

How calculated

Charlottesville · 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:b868910d62a5537d
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:db11c28524777007ba30c321d10c
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 4 Weeks AgoLATEST
60 0-100

Charlottesville · 2026

How calculated

Charlottesville · 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:b868910d62a5537d
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:96aab339e9fa2cc3e4a477c1e725
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Mean Area D1 PlusLATEST
92.5 percent

Charlottesville · 2026

How calculated

Charlottesville · 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:b868910d62a5537d
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:f948e1278cce777503a96ed839fd
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Mean Area D2 PlusLATEST
67 percent

Charlottesville · 2026

How calculated

Charlottesville · 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:b868910d62a5537d
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:2bfd669189ef2c6a55cc1f54a710
Official record
Open source ↗

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

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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

Quote B

Delivered total$0.00
Delivered equivalent—
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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.

51.8sourcing difficulty
Rank · marketDistanceMapped contextStrength
1. Alfalfa Hay in Mount Crawford, Virginia33.3 mi4,691 ac98.32. Alfalfa Hay in Bridgewater, Virginia35.6 mi4,681 ac983. Alfalfa Hay in Linville, Virginia38.1 mi4,570 ac96.14. Alfalfa Hay in Grottoes, Virginia24.5 mi4,521 ac965. Alfalfa Hay in Port Republic, Virginia24.6 mi4,521 ac966. Alfalfa Hay in Massanutten, Virginia29 mi4,531 ac967. Alfalfa Hay in Churchville, Virginia38.9 mi4,562 ac968. Alfalfa Hay in Weyers Cave, Virginia28.7 mi4,520 ac95.89. Alfalfa Hay in Massanetta Springs, Virginia31 mi4,482 ac95.110. Alfalfa Hay in Dayton, Virginia36.1 mi4,498 ac95.1
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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.

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Generator: max-v1.0 · 45 cited facts in this document · data as of 2026-09-01.