Tire manufacturer Titan International’s sales to John Deere represented 13% of its 2023 net sales, according to its 10-K annual report released Feb. 29.
Kubota Corp.’s 2023 revenue increased 12.8% to $20.05 billion. Domestic revenue increased 6.8% from the prior year to $4.27 billion because of increased revenue from Farm & Industrial Machinery and Water & Environment segments of the business.
In Claas’ recently released annual report, the company reported revenue of $6.7 billion in 2023, a 25% year-over-year increase from $5.4 billion in 2022.
On Dec. 20, Buhler Industries, which manufactures the Versatile and Farm King equipment lines, announced it would be acquired by Turkish ag equipment manufacturer Başak Traktör.
During the major line OEM panel at Ag Equipment Intelligence’s 2024 Executive Briefing on Dec. 7, several executives from the majors spoke about the main challenges impacting their dealers over the next 5 years.
In its most recent earnings released Nov. 22, John Deere reported $61.3 billion in total net sales for its fiscal year 2023, up 16% year-over-year. Net sales in the fourth quarter were down 1% year-over-year to $15.4 billion.
In its third quarter earnings reported Nov. 1, Titan International reported $213 million in agricultural revenue for the quarter, down 26.4% year-over-year.
VDMA reported German tractor registrations down 13% year-over-year in September (up 2% year-to-date).
Sarah Porter and Kathryn Sorensen demystified water concerns in Arizona in their Oct. 7 Wall Street Journal article.
Indian tractor manufacturer VST Tillers Tractors is looking for more collaborations with manufacturers.
According to a recent report from Horsch’s customer magazine terraHORSCH, China accounts for 18% of the world’s population but only 9% of global arable land.
LS Mtron recently announced its Land Solution partnership with Korean ag equipment manufacturer Woongjin Machinery.
According to CEMA, an industry trade association, the general business climate index for the European ag equipment industry has again fallen month-over-month.
In its Oct. 12 WASDE report, USDA reported a 2023-24 U.S. corn outlook of reduced supplies.
CNH Industrial announced Oct. 12 it had completed its acquisition of satellite positioning technology provider Hemisphere GNSS
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