North American ag equipment sales were flat year-over-year in April following 5% growth in March and –4% decline in February. U.S. sales increased 7% year-over-year.
The Assn. of Equipment Manufacturers is reporting that, except for mid-range tractors, sales of farm tractors and combines in the month of April were up year-over-year and year-to-date.
Schuitemaker and Veenhuis will maintain their brand names on the products they are most associated with while consolidating production at one site and sharing sales, marketing and administration resources.
Farm machinery maker AGCO will begin to roll out its Fendt line of ag equipment for large producers later this year, according to an April 23, 2019 Reuters report.
A groundbreaking ceremony for MacDon was held at Sun Prairie Business Park in Sun Prairie, Wis. on March 27. The new facility will open in fall of 2019.
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