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Local Hay Intelligence · Updated 2026-09-04

Timothy Hay
in Shelton, Connecticut

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Evidence strength30/ 100 · FAMILY
Local mapped footprint1,808.1 acres within 25 miFAMILY

Non-alfalfa hay

Production depth42.5 / 100MODERATE

Evidence of production capacity; not tons available for sale.

Footprint persistence75.5 / 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 difficulty57.2 / 100MODERATE

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

Annual precipitation normal52 in1991–2020 NORMAL
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Local interpretation

What the local hay data shows

USDA mapping identifies non-alfalfa hay around Shelton, but it does not measure how much is specifically Timothy hay. The latest 2025 raster shows 1,808 mapped acres within 25 miles, placing the market in the 36th percentile among 1,935 analyzed Connecticut localities and the 20th 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 Plantsville, Connecticut, 23 miles away with 3,138 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 non-alfalfa hay footprint ranks at the 36th percentile among analyzed Connecticut localities.

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This raster evidence is broader non-alfalfa hay context; it does not identify how much is specifically Timothy hay.

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Satellite crop map

Local non-alfalfa hay footprint

Mapped acreage is shown by sourcing radius. It is land-cover evidence, not inventory available for sale.

FAMILY
Within 25 miles1,808mapped acres · 0.144% of radius · 2025

36th percentile among 1,935 analyzed Connecticut localities · 20th percentile nationally.

How calculated

Shelton · 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
8130
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2025-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
8130 classified pixels
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
LATEST
Fact ID
fact:c06f6d53f9e462c7863f6c93a4a4
Official record
Open source ↗

Footprint history

75.5 / 100 persistence · HIGH

2008: 17,341 acres · 50th regional percentile · 64th national percentile2009: 8,285 acres · 52nd regional percentile · 55th national percentile2010: 9,207 acres · 34th regional percentile · 61st national percentile2011: 5,257 acres · 25th regional percentile · 55th national percentile2012: 24,320 acres · 37th regional percentile · 74th national percentile2013: 1,184 acres · 21st regional percentile · 24th national percentile2014: 2,799 acres · 21st regional percentile · 31st national percentile2015: 1,831 acres · 27th regional percentile · 27th national percentile2016: 6,061 acres · 30th regional percentile · 45th national percentile2017: 7,391 acres · 29th regional percentile · 45th national percentile2018: 16,046 acres · 36th regional percentile · 54th national percentile2019: 18,165 acres · 35th regional percentile · 56th national percentile2020: 17,261 acres · 33rd regional percentile · 54th national percentile2021: 13,206 acres · 33rd regional percentile · 54th national percentile2022: 11,427 acres · 33rd regional percentile · 51st national percentile2023: 10,024 acres · 32nd regional percentile · 49th national percentile2024: 1,288 acres · 42nd regional percentile · 72nd national percentile2025: 1,808 acres · 36th regional percentile · 20th national percentile
20082025
Comparable market observations

Price intelligence

No defensible Timothy benchmark

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Official 1991–2020 normals

Local climate context

Annual precipitation52 in
How calculated

ANSONIA 1 NE, CT 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:ea15da9f66790af438d3f89edd37
Official record
Open source ↗
Annual mean temperature50.1 °F
How calculated

ANSONIA 1 NE, CT 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:bb5c53d21ae00ba50cf148158cb8
Official record
Open source ↗
Station distance3.9 miles
How calculated

ANSONIA 1 NE, CT US · nearest station

Great-circle distance from Shelton 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:6bcfb5b18b40f2c0333e004bdf9d
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

Shelton · 2026

How calculated

Shelton · 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:29de7763f2cfba4b
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:63ee56b0f71be421600b3b7791f6
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Area D2 PlusLATEST
0 percent

Shelton · 2026

How calculated

Shelton · 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:29de7763f2cfba4b
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:91bc9dc6892c90089adca80568fd
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Area D3 PlusLATEST
0 percent

Shelton · 2026

How calculated

Shelton · 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:29de7763f2cfba4b
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:54e1245c69d4699eb0c8312f57ad
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Category Majority AreaLATEST
NONE category

Shelton · 2026

How calculated

Shelton · 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:29de7763f2cfba4b
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:e6212edc30218de0031553e2c0c2
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Pressure ScoreLATEST
0 0-100

Shelton · 2026

How calculated

Shelton · 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:29de7763f2cfba4b
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:69a0d4f124384b9e78734f89dd5c
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Four Week TrendLATEST
IMPROVING category

Shelton · 2026

How calculated

Shelton · 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:29de7763f2cfba4b
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:4e091291cf9b0db101c119c44e8e
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Longest Recent Majority D1 Plus RunLATEST
4 weeks

Shelton · 2026

How calculated

Shelton · 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:29de7763f2cfba4b
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:5b19b75f5e75e86c9ddad12d17b3
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 12 Weeks AgoLATEST
31.2 0-100

Shelton · 2026

How calculated

Shelton · 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:29de7763f2cfba4b
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:ff8a43bda98a4bdb22fc7d2f5496
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 26 Weeks AgoLATEST
29.7 0-100

Shelton · 2026

How calculated

Shelton · 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:29de7763f2cfba4b
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:7ad8dbfadebe8ee4f234de8b1c78
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 4 Weeks AgoLATEST
6 0-100

Shelton · 2026

How calculated

Shelton · 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:29de7763f2cfba4b
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:e7a853f0cedc688fddc4890bbdb9
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Mean Area D1 PlusLATEST
12.4 percent

Shelton · 2026

How calculated

Shelton · 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:29de7763f2cfba4b
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:719f3df1a762d6c4cc52600661c8
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Mean Area D2 PlusLATEST
0 percent

Shelton · 2026

How calculated

Shelton · 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:29de7763f2cfba4b
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:a9adc2428e2bdc3b80499555ec55
Official record
Open source ↗

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

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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.

57.2sourcing difficulty
Rank · marketDistanceMapped contextStrength
1. Timothy Hay in Plantsville, Connecticut23.1 mi3,138 ac98.82. Timothy Hay in New Milford, Connecticut23.5 mi3,022 ac96.13. Timothy Hay in Oakville, Connecticut19.8 mi2,999 ac95.74. Timothy Hay in Waterbury, Connecticut18.3 mi2,958 ac94.85. Timothy Hay in Meriden, Connecticut24 mi2,870 ac92.46. Timothy Hay in Watertown, Connecticut20.5 mi2,833 ac91.77. Timothy Hay in Bethlehem Village, Connecticut23.7 mi2,839 ac91.78. Timothy Hay in Naugatuck, Connecticut13.4 mi2,780 ac90.89. Timothy Hay in Lakeside Woods, Connecticut24.9 mi2,782 ac90.210. Timothy Hay in Cheshire Village, Connecticut18.6 mi2,637 ac87.1
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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.

Public agricultural records show relevant hay and forage activity in this area. Local Timothy 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.