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.
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.
The latest report from Brazil’s Anfavea reveals that year-over-year tractor sales in October increased by nearly 34.5%, but sales declined on a month-to-month basis
North American large ag equipment sales decreased 9% year-over-year, with sales declining approximately 10% in each category, according to the most recent Assn. of Equipment Manufacturers report.
Total tractor sales (includes domestic sales in India and exports) for the month were at 47,376 units vs. 40,562 units during the same period last year.
The new EU regulation is actually a set of new machinery standards, and it went into effect Jan. 1, 2016 though it wasn’t extended to all new tractors put on the market (regardless of whether they were new or used) until the beginning of 2018.
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