John Deere Brazil is launching the new S400 grain harvesters that will include two models: S430 and S440. According to the company, the S400 series cause less soil compaction, which is critical for machinery working in flooded terrains commonly seen on rice crops.
Construction equipment giant Doosan Infracore is making headway with OEM orders for compact off-highway vehicle engines as it aims to increase annual sales from the 37,000 units shipped in 2015 to 100,000 units in 2020.
Diesel engine maker Deutz is stepping up efforts to win business from agricultural vehicle OEMs as part of a strategy to even out demand at its factories.
Antonio Carraro of Campodarsego, Italy, a manufacturer of compact tractors for specialized agriculture (vineyards and orchards), closed its books for 2016 with a turnover of more than €83 million ($88 million) with an EBITDA close to 10% and a net profit of €2 million ($2.1 million).
As part of its partnership with MirTech Harvest Center to grow the farm equipment sales and service business in the western Delta region, Claas of America announces the opening of 2 new full-service, long-line MirTech dealerships in Jonesboro, Ark., and Sikeston, Mo.
North American large ag equipment sales turned positive with 10% year-over-year growth in February (U.S. +13%) after 36 months of consecutive declines, according to Mircea (Mig) Dobre, an analyst with RW Baird.
A hoped-for bottoming out of the UK farm tractor market last Fall, when apparently buoyant demand lifted sales 33% ahead of prior-year figures to offset earlier losses, turned out to be a false hope.
Nearly $640,000 (R$2 billion) in sales of ag machinery was recorded during a Feb. 6-10 farm show in southern Brazil. The Show Rural Coopavel, held in the city of Cascaval in the state of Paraná is one of the largest agricultural fairs in Brazil where producers seek innovations and new products.
Tractor sales in Germany — the second largest EU market by unit volume after France — saw a decline for the third year running in 2016 as many farmers and custom operators deferred replacements in light of commodity price levels.
Ag producers’ confidence surged during January. That’s according to the latest reading of the Ag Economy Barometer, which is compiled by Purdue University and the Center for Commercial Agriculture.
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