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Focus Switches from Corn Production to Demand; Could Improve Outlook for Equipment Sales

December 1, 2013 | Posted in Commodities, Data & Trends

It has been shown that U.S. sales of farm machinery closely correlate with the price of U.S. corn. With the two core components of demand for corn being exports and ethanol, equipment dealers and manufacturers closely scrutinize the trends in both these segments.

Are U.S. Farmers More or Less Loyal to Equipment Brands Today?

December 1, 2013 | Posted in Data & Trends

While many farm equipment dealers believe that loyalty to specific equipment brands of ag machinery has diminished over the years, replaced by demanding, price shopping farm operators, that’s not what a majority of the farmers surveyed by Farm Equipment magazine say. If anything, farmers report that their allegiance to “their” equipment brand is as solid as it was 5 years ago — if not more so.

How Important are Rollover Programs to Dealers?

November 11, 2013 | Posted in Data & Trends, Equipment & Equipment Sales

There's little doubt that ag equipment rollover programs have played a significant role in the last decade in increasing the sales volume of large farm machinery, particularly combines.

Ag Equipment Sales Continue to Fall

November 1, 2013 | Posted in Data & Trends, Equipment & Equipment Sales

North American large ag equipment sales continued to decline in October, with 4WD tractor sales down 18.1% year-over-year and combine sales down 27.7%, according to the Assn. of Equipment Manufacturers.

WASDE Bearish for Ag Equipment Sales

November 1, 2013 | Posted in Commodities, Data & Trends

USDA increased its estimates of corn and soybean yields and wheat production in its Nov. 8 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report, which most analysts agree was another bearish sign for farm machinery sales in the year ahead.

A Review of Specialty Equipment Makers Latest Earnings

November 1, 2013 | Posted in Data & Trends, Earnings Reports

While Ag Equipment Intelligence regularly reports on the earnings of the full-line farm equipment makers and publicly held dealership groups, we haven’t provided a lot of coverage of the specialty equipment manufacturers serving the ag and rural lifestyle equipment markets.

CNH Industrial Fixes Dividend Target at 25-35% of Net Income

October 28, 2013 | Posted in Data & Trends, Earnings Reports

During its pitch to potential investors September 26-30, executives of the newly formed CNH Industrial said the long-term focus of the merged CNH Global and Fiat Industrial group is "Stable, value maximizing capital structure with shareholder friendly distribution policy."

Ag Equipment Sales Slowdown Continues

October 1, 2013 | Posted in Data & Trends

North American large ag equipment retail sales declined in September, with 4WD tractor sales down 25.7% year-over-year and combine sales down 26.6%, partially offset by row-crop tractor sales which increased 7.7% (+11.8% last month).

Kubota & AGCO Dealers Most Optimistic for 2014

October 1, 2013 | Posted in Data & Trends

When Ag Equipment Intelligence surveyed farm equipment dealers a year ago, John Deere dealers, as a group, were the most optimistic with 56.5% expecting sales revenues to increase by 2% or more for 2013.

Survey Shows Most Dealers See 2014 Sales Flat or Down Slightly

October 1, 2013 | Posted in Data & Trends

U.S. farm equipment dealers are expecting 2014 retail sales of ag machinery to come in at about the same level as 2013 or slightly lower, according to UBS Equity Research’s most recent dealer survey.

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Focus Switches from Corn Production to Demand; Could Improve Outlook for Equipment Sales

Are U.S. Farmers More or Less Loyal to Equipment Brands Today?

How Important are Rollover Programs to Dealers?

Ag Equipment Sales Continue to Fall

WASDE Bearish for Ag Equipment Sales

A Review of Specialty Equipment Makers Latest Earnings

CNH Industrial Fixes Dividend Target at 25-35% of Net Income

Ag Equipment Sales Slowdown Continues

Kubota & AGCO Dealers Most Optimistic for 2014

Survey Shows Most Dealers See 2014 Sales Flat or Down Slightly

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