Javier Grasso, commercial manager of Metalfor, one of the largest companies in Argentina, believes this summer’s drought was not the main cause of the sales bust in the country.
Farmers and custom operators will find a much smaller Massey Ferguson presence at Europe’s major agricultural equipment shows in the future as the AGCO unit puts greater investment into its own events. The change of tack is being led by Francesco Quaranta, vice president of Sales, Marketing & Product Management for Massey Ferguson in the Europe & Middle East region.
The assembly and testing plant in Bramsche, just 15 miles north of the group’s headquarters factory near Osnabruck in northern Germany, comprises a 172,200 square feet cruciform building that takes up 12 acres of the 62 acre site.
Tillage and seeding equipment manufacturer Horsch is laying foundations for further growth by investing €23 million (equivalent to $26 million) in expanded R&D, production and logistics facilities at its headquarters factory in southeast Germany.
The €20 million ($22.6 million) facility has gradually been brought into operation over recent months to handle in-flows of raw materials and components for manufacturing operations at the plant.
New Zealand Tractor and Machinery Assn. (TAMA) president John Tulloch said sales of tractors are up 17% year-to-date at the end of September and could set a record by year-end.
Irish farm publication Agriland is reporting that tractor registration data released by the AEA (Agricultural Engineers Assn.) in the UK show that 862 new tractors (over 50 horsepower) were sold during August.
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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.