North American large ag equipment sales are off to a good start for 2018. According to the latest numbers released by the Assn. of Equipment Manufacturers, large ag equipment sales were up 4% year-over-year in January, including low double digit growth in Canada and low single digit growth in the U.S.
In this podcast, we discuss the positive shift in large ag equipment sales the U.S. saw as 2017 came to a close, the recent Precision Farming Dealer Summit, and how farmers will need to evolve in response to the challenging ag market, Deere’s 2017 annual report. We also mark the 100th episode of On the Record with a look back of the top 10 episodes over the last 3 years.
In today’s newscast, we discuss the positive shift in large ag equipment sales the U.S. saw as 2017 came to a close, the recent Precision Farming Dealer Summit, and how farmers will need to evolve in response to the challenging ag market, Deere’s 2017 annual report. We also mark the 100th episode of On the Record with a look back of the top 10 episodes over the last 3 years
After seeing an improvement in August, large ag equipment sales returned to double-digit declines in September, according to the latest sales figures coming from the Assn. of Equipment Manufacturers.
North American large ag equipment sales were down in June as Canadian year-over-year sales were negative, according to the latest numbers released by the Assn. of Equipment Manufacturers. U.S. sales declines narrowed to –11% in June compared to –16% in May.
Large ag equipment sales grew again in April, largely due to strong demand in Canada for combines and 4WD tractors, says Mircea (Mig) Dobre, senior research analyst with Baird.
North American large ag equipment sales continued to improve in March, up 3%, after turning positive with 10% year-over-year growth in February, according to Mircea (Mig) Dobre, analyst with RW Baird.
Large ag equipment sales declines increased in January and marked the 36 month of year-over-year declines, according to Mircea (Mig) Dobre, an analyst with RW Baird. North American large tractor and combine retail sales decreased 32% year-over-year in January, down from the 22% decrease in December.
Typically, November is a seasonally slow month for North American large ag equipment sales, and that held true once again this year, according to the latest numbers released by the Assn. of Equipment Manufacturers.
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