Sales of Krone forage harvesting equipment in North America kept pace with other markets as the German manufacturer exceeded its revenue forecasts in the 2015-16 financial year ending July 2016.

In contrast to expectations of a drop in group agricultural equipment revenues of about a single digit percentage (Ag Equipment Intelligence, January 2016), Krone actually increased its sales worldwide by €14 million ($14.8 million) or 2.5%.

Over the prior 12 month period, sales…