Sorghum crop context
Local Hay Intelligence · Updated 2026-09-04
Sorghum-Sudan / Sudan Grass Hay
in Hampton, Virginia
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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 sorghum crop context around Hampton, but it does not measure how much is specifically Sorghum-Sudan / Sudan Grass hay. The latest 2025 raster shows 437 mapped acres within 25 miles, placing the market in the 17th percentile among 700 analyzed Virginia localities and the 50th 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 South Mills, North Carolina, 42 miles away with 5,489 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 supplyLIMITED
Nearby sourcingSTRONG
Drought pressureLOW
MarketplaceLIMITED
The 25-mile mapped sorghum crop context footprint ranks at the 17th percentile among analyzed Virginia localities.
Trace this statement
- usda-cdl-2025-30m
This raster evidence is broader sorghum crop context; it does not identify how much is specifically Sorghum-Sudan / Sudan Grass hay.
Trace this statement
- usda-cdl-2025-30m
Satellite crop map
Local sorghum crop 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
1 ac
25 mi
437 ac
50 mi
5,427 ac
100 mi
23,718 ac
150 mi
66,161 ac
250 mi
153,539 ac
Within 25 miles437mapped acres · 0.035% of radius · 2025
17th percentile among 700 analyzed Virginia localities · 50th percentile nationally.
How calculated
Hampton · 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
1963- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2025-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 1963 classified pixels
- Normalized unit
- acres
- Freshness
- LATEST
- Fact ID
fact:f3a503d599c226a89f93947674a1- Official record
- Open source ↗
Footprint history
61.4 / 100 persistence · MODERATE
20082025
Comparable market observations
Price intelligence
No defensible Sorghum-Sudan / Sudan Grass 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 precipitation47.8 in
How calculated
LANGLEY AFB, 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:6573b5b04c506b02231a25ed8696- Official record
- Open source ↗
Annual mean temperature59.8 °F
How calculated
LANGLEY AFB, 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:97e832dfc1cfdfa55d3c7e4ba1e8- Official record
- Open source ↗
Station distance3.8 miles
How calculated
LANGLEY AFB, VA US · nearest station
Great-circle distance from Hampton 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:e0c977a5ef1c58670dd271b5656a- 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 percentHampton · 2026
How calculated
Hampton · 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:a4631e7e9891d6ba2e1fcd6d3296- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Current Area D2 PlusLATEST
0 percentHampton · 2026
How calculated
Hampton · 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:013707c192311f4a6fa70bbd7187- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Current Area D3 PlusLATEST
0 percentHampton · 2026
How calculated
Hampton · 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:a43762c946360a81e30280789aeb- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Current Category Majority AreaLATEST
D0 categoryHampton · 2026
How calculated
Hampton · 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:6f92e85acd078451d4cb1e4a6a74- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Current Pressure ScoreLATEST
20 0-100Hampton · 2026
How calculated
Hampton · 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:f7c4044208bc9150113bb6ba77a4- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Four Week TrendLATEST
IMPROVING categoryHampton · 2026
How calculated
Hampton · 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:f50f32de98446da2ee8eb0f58007- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Longest Recent Majority D1 Plus RunLATEST
18 weeksHampton · 2026
How calculated
Hampton · 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:cea16973c4c998504123d05a59fc- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 12 Weeks AgoLATEST
60 0-100Hampton · 2026
How calculated
Hampton · 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:b559b7830f8117fa9155885f334e- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 26 Weeks AgoLATEST
20 0-100Hampton · 2026
How calculated
Hampton · 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:06e67f2492110d7a21458f6188b0- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 4 Weeks AgoLATEST
40 0-100Hampton · 2026
How calculated
Hampton · 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:dba4ddbef5144275c5c3bb5d6df8- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Mean Area D1 PlusLATEST
45.3 percentHampton · 2026
How calculated
Hampton · 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:8079af4f7bca13d9b6d303a94049- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Mean Area D2 PlusLATEST
14.6 percentHampton · 2026
How calculated
Hampton · 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:d39d207ddf3cab792487570eb671- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought and weather pressure provide environmental context; they do not estimate production or price.
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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
Delivered equivalent—
Loads—Enter payload
$0.00 hay + $0.00 freight + $0.00 accessorials
Quote B
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.
64.9sourcing difficulty
Rank · marketDistanceMapped contextStrength
1. Sorghum-Sudan / Sudan Grass Hay in South Mills, North Carolina42.2 mi5,489 ac97.92. Sorghum-Sudan / Sudan Grass Hay in Elizabeth City, North Carolina52.2 mi5,192 ac93.33. Sorghum-Sudan / Sudan Grass Hay in Camden, North Carolina50.4 mi4,924 ac89.84. Sorghum-Sudan / Sudan Grass Hay in Moyock, North Carolina38.4 mi4,760 ac88.15. Sorghum-Sudan / Sudan Grass Hay in Winfall, North Carolina58.5 mi4,233 ac79.96. Sorghum-Sudan / Sudan Grass Hay in Coinjock, North Carolina51.8 mi3,834 ac74.87. Sorghum-Sudan / Sudan Grass Hay in Chesapeake, Virginia25.5 mi3,709 ac74.48. Sorghum-Sudan / Sudan Grass Hay in Sunbury, North Carolina45.1 mi3,138 ac65.69. Sorghum-Sudan / Sudan Grass Hay in Virginia Beach, Virginia23.7 mi2,724 ac6110. Sorghum-Sudan / Sudan Grass Hay in Harrellsville, North Carolina58.4 mi2,315 ac53.7Source hay
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Internal market pathways
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County and agricultural-region markets
Audit trail
Methodology & sources
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NOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationU.S. Annual/Seasonal Climate Normals, multivariate by station
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
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 Sorghum-Sudan / Sudan Grass 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 · 45 cited facts in this document · data as of 2026-09-01.