Alfalfa and non-alfalfa hay context
Local Hay Intelligence · Updated 2026-09-04
Grass / Alfalfa Mix Hay
in Washington, District of Columbia
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Evidence strength30/ 100 · FAMILY
Evidence of production capacity; not tons available for sale.
Sample count and comparability are required before publishing an aggregate.
Deterministic composite of production depth, supplier coverage, sourcing distance and price-discovery radius.
Local interpretation
What the local hay data shows
USDA mapping identifies alfalfa and non-alfalfa hay context around Washington, but it does not measure how much is specifically Grass / Alfalfa Mix hay. The latest 2025 raster shows 3,586 mapped acres within 25 miles, placing the market in the 0th percentile among 1 analyzed District of Columbia localities and the 23rd 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 Wheaton, Maryland, 10 miles away with 6,119 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 supplyLIMITED
Nearby sourcingSTRONG
Drought pressureINSUFFICIENT DATA
MarketplaceLIMITED
The 25-mile mapped alfalfa and non-alfalfa hay context footprint ranks at the 0th percentile among analyzed District of Columbia localities.
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This raster evidence is broader alfalfa and non-alfalfa hay context; it does not identify how much is specifically Grass / Alfalfa Mix hay.
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Satellite crop map
Local alfalfa and non-alfalfa hay context footprint
Mapped acreage is shown by sourcing radius. It is land-cover evidence, not inventory available for sale.
5 mi
0 ac
10 mi
11 ac
25 mi
3,586 ac
50 mi
44,803 ac
100 mi
251,929 ac
150 mi
484,586 ac
250 mi
1,035,863 ac
Within 25 miles3,586mapped acres · 0.285% of radius · 2025
0th percentile among 1 analyzed District of Columbia localities · 23th percentile nationally.
How calculated
Washington · 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
1147- Evidence
- EXACT
- Period
- 2025-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 1147 classified pixels
- Normalized unit
- acres
- Freshness
- LATEST
- Fact ID
fact:a4c181a9edbd6c79b0b81062ea57- Official record
- Open source ↗
Footprint history
73.6 / 100 persistence · HIGH
20082025
Comparable market observations
Price intelligence
No defensible Grass / Alfalfa Mix 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 precipitation45.6 in
How calculated
NATL ARBORETUM DC, 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:25a116bf0c8df5f19ce29df553f2- Official record
- Open source ↗
Annual mean temperature58.3 °F
How calculated
NATL ARBORETUM DC, 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:aeadb86656d4c3b84aa74cb7a8d9- Official record
- Open source ↗
Station distance2.6 miles
How calculated
NATL ARBORETUM DC, MD US · nearest station
Great-circle distance from Washington 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:42b6428e84b564fe36961b5e7832- Official record
- Open source ↗
Climate normals provide environmental context and do not predict yield.
HayQuotes marketplace
Visible supply & verified demand
Coverage is still developing
No recent HayQuotes marketplace observations are available yet for this local market.
Market balanceINSUFFICIENT DATALiquidity: — / 100 · INSUFFICIENT DATAPublic aggregates require at least 3 comparable observations.
Decision tool
Delivered-cost, bale & truckload engine
No bale weight, payload, route mileage, or freight rate is assumed. Use the figures supplied with each quote.
Order weight0.00 short tons0 lb · 0.00 metric tonnes
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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.
65.9sourcing difficulty
Rank · marketDistanceMapped contextStrength
1. Grass / Alfalfa Mix Hay in Wheaton, Maryland10.3 mi6,119 ac99.52. Grass / Alfalfa Mix Hay in North Bethesda, Maryland10.7 mi6,064 ac98.83. Grass / Alfalfa Mix Hay in Garrett Park, Maryland10 mi5,973 ac97.74. Grass / Alfalfa Mix Hay in Kemp Mill, Maryland9.5 mi5,954 ac97.55. Grass / Alfalfa Mix Hay in North Kensington, Maryland9.8 mi5,918 ac976. Grass / Alfalfa Mix Hay in Kensington, Maryland9 mi5,684 ac94.27. Grass / Alfalfa Mix Hay in White Oak, Maryland9.8 mi5,681 ac94.18. Grass / Alfalfa Mix Hay in Burnt Mills, Maryland9 mi5,666 ac949. Grass / Alfalfa Mix Hay in Forest Glen, Maryland8.1 mi5,603 ac93.310. Grass / Alfalfa Mix Hay in Calverton, Maryland11.2 mi5,556 ac92.5Source hay
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Internal market pathways
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Audit trail
Methodology & sources
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NOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationU.S. Annual/Seasonal Climate Normals, multivariate by station
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2008 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2009 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2010 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2011 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2012 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2013 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2014 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2015 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2016 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2017 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2018 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2019 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2020 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2021 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2022 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2023 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2024 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2025 Cropland Data Layer — national resampled 30-meter
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 show relevant hay and forage activity in this area. Local Grass / Alfalfa Mix Hay availability should be confirmed with suppliers. Prices vary by quality, bale format, season, and delivery, so request current supplier quotes for the most relevant pricing.
Generator: max-v1.0 · 54 cited facts in this document · data as of 2025-12-31.