North American large ag equipment retail sales fell in February, with 4WD tractor sales down 14.1% year-over-year, combine sales down 15.2% and row-crop tractors down 6.4%, according to the the latest figures released by the Assn. of Equipment Manufacturers on March 11.
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev lashed out against regional subsidies used by farmers to purchase foreign farm equipment, according to a March 12 report in The Moscow Times.
Deere & Co. released its retail sales commentary for February 2014 on March 12. The company reported that industry sales of utility tractors were down 1% for the month; Deere’s sales in this category were down a single digit, but more than that of the industry.
Deere & Co. DE announced today it will move the production of EZtrak zero turn mowers from its factory in Horicon, Wisconsin to its facility in Greeneville, Tennessee.
The rapid growth of emerging markets worldwide is creating unprecedented demand for farm machinery, according to the Agrievolution Alliance, a global alliance of agriculture equipment manufacturing associations.
North American large ag equipment retail sales saw mixed results in January, with 4WD tractor sales down 6.9% year-over-year, combine sales up 32.7% and row-crop tractor sales increasing 12%, according to the Assn. of Equipment Manufacturers.
Concerns about the impact of emissions technology on the export potential of used tractors and other agricultural vehicles has led to an assessment by Perkins Engines Co. of potential “migration” issues.
VDMA, the German Agricultural Machinery Assn., is reporting that German sales of farm equipment rose by 9% in 2013, to a new record of 8.36 billion euros ($11.4 billion).
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