Agrishow, a farm show held in May in the city of Ribeirão Preto in the Brazilian state of São Paulo, had several foreign exhibitors, mostly Chinese manufacturers of ag machinery and components, exhibiting products and seeking new customers.
With good monsoon rains expected for the current growing season and ongoing efforts to increase mechanization of farming operations, India’s farm equipment manufacturers are forecasting a strong year for sales.
A policy of enabling John Deere dealers to fill out their product lines with equipment from subsidiaries and alliance partners is continuing to be pursued by Deere with the acquisition of an Italian manufacturer of self-propelled sprayers and a newly formed alliance with the German manufacturer of agricultural material handling equipment.
Kubota dealership Quality Equipment Sales and Service is in the process of building a new store in Brainerd, Minn., that is expected to open in August.
North American farm machinery dealers continue to report listless but stable sales trends. Through the first quarter of 2017, dealers say equipment sales were still in negative territory year-over-year, but improved compared to the last quarter of 2016.
A report released by Brazil’s National Assn. of Automotive Vehicle Manufacturers (Anfavea) in May reveals that sales of agricultural and road machinery jumped 33.1% compared to the first 4 months of 2016 with 13,200 units sold.
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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.