A 12% increase in revenues from European Union countries helped tractor and harvester maker SDF Group offset a dramatic fall from sales in Turkey to maintain 2018 group revenues at a level consistent with preceding years.
Deere & Co. posted decent ag equipment sales numbers last week when it reported its second quarter fiscal year 2019 earnings, but the company said it is looking at slowing production of big ag equipment by as much as 20%.
Raven Industries, developer and distributor of precision farming and other specialty equipment and systems, reported net sales for the first quarter of fiscal 2020 were $98.2 million, down 11.7% vs. the first quarter of fiscal 2019.
Deere & Co. reported net income of $1.135 billion for the second quarter ended April 28, 2019, compared with net income of $1.208 billion for the quarter ended April 29, 2018.
Ag Growth International, a manufacturer of grain handling and storage equipment for farms, reported that overall revenues for the first period of the year fell 1% year-over-year. Most of the falloff was the result of an 18% drop in international sales.
Cervus Equipment posted a 6% drop in consolidated revenues for the first quarter of 2019, ended March 31. Overall, revenue declined to C$234.8 million from $248.7 million in the first quarter of 2018.
CNH Industrial announced consolidated revenues of $6,457 million for the first quarter of 2019, down 5% compared to the first quarter of 2018 (up 2% on a constant currency basis).
Ag and construction equipment wheel and tire maker Titan International reported 3.5% fall off in revenue driven by sales decreases in each of its major business segments, including agriculture, earthmoving & construction and consumer.
Trimble reported its first quarter 2019 GAAP revenue of $801.6 million was up 8% vs. the first quarter of 2018. Resources and Utilities revenues, which include the company’s ag activities, was $159.5 million, flat on a year-over-year basis.
Rocky Mountain Dealerships reported that sales during the first quarter of the year dropped 19.1%, or by nearly $42 million, to $177.7 million vs. $219.7 million for the same period in 2018.
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