In today’s newscast we dig into how the drought in California is impacting farm equipment dealers’ sales, the final installment of Dave Kanicki’s JCB interview, farmers spending plans for precision technology, the ag equipment market in Europe and more.
Russian dealer, Ekotechnika Group, which claims to be one of John Deere’s top three dealers in Europe, is blaming the collapse of the ruble and deteriorating financial and credit conditions in the country for its need to restructure its debt load.
The results from an annual survey of U.S. no-till farmers reveals that despite a downturn in grain prices and some challenging springtime weather, 2013 produced the highest crop yields in several years.
Farm equipment sales in western Canada remained robust through the second-quarter as one of John Deere’s largest retailers of ag machinery in the region, Cervus Equipment Corp., posted record revenues for the period.
Not only did CNH and AGCO see significant gains in revenues and net income during the second quarter ended June 30, 2013, but both farm equipment makers also saw healthy increases in margins that bolstered the companies’ forecasts for the remainder of the year and into 2014.
Rocky Mountain Dealerships’ posted revenue gains of 5.5% in the second quarter as the dealership group made a concerted effort to reduce its equipment inventories.
Deere & Co.’s third-quarter 2013 results easily surpassed analysts’ expectations as the world’s largest ag equipment maker posted a 26% increase in income on a 4% gain in net sales and revenues. At the same time, Deere said it expects a weaker fourth quarter in this fiscal year.
CNH Global turned in a solid performance for the first quarter of 2013, but the heavy equipment maker doesn’t expect the same results in terms of unit sales for the remainder of the year.
Despite strong numbers in its second reporting period of 2013, Lindsay Corp., the Nebraska-based manufacturer of irrigation equipment for agriculture, isn’t at all sure the sales momentum will sustain itself through the remainder of the year.
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In this episode of On the Record, brought to you by Associated Equipment Distributors, we take an initial look at the Dealer Business Outlook & Trends Report and what dealers are forecasting for 2025.