According to a report from The Zimbabwe Mail, as part of an agreement between John Deere and the country of Zimbabwe to ship 1,300 tractors, 80 combines and other ag equipment with a total value of $50 million, the manufacturer has shipped the first 30 tractors as of April 11.
Turkey’s volatile tractor market crashed for a second year in 2019, plunging more than 45% to just short of 26,300 units, the lowest figure recorded by ag machinery trade organization Tarmakbir since 2009 when farmers bought just 13,700 tractors. At the same time, the country’s ag machinery exports continue to climb.
JCB in the United Kingdom is poised to re-start production at a factory closed as a result of the Coronavirus crisis in order to join the global effort to manufacture ventilators, the company announced.
A stronger relationship between tractor makers Kubota and Escorts Ltd, newly established joint-venture partners in India, is the objective of an investment deal struck between the two parties.
National health protection rules and disrupted supplies of components are impacting agricultural machinery production in Europe as some factories are forced into temporary shutdowns. But parts support to dealers and end users, as well as dealer technical support, is holding up despite restricted working practices caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
A specialist in agricultural manure handling and field application is looking to expand its sales and support network in the U.S. Vogelsang manufactures rotary lobe pumps, shredders and cutters for biogas plants and field application equipment.
The Assn. of Equipment Manufacturers, Associated Equipment Distributors, and the Equipment Dealers Assn. urged governors to designate equipment manufacturers, suppliers, and dealers, and service technicians as “essential” to the economic continuity of the states as they continue to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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