Based on the results of Ag Equipment Intelligence’s 2022 Big Dealer Report, dealer consolidation is continuing its rapid pace. The most recent results show both the total number of big dealers increasing along with the total number of ag stores owned by big dealers.

There is one less “Big Dealer” on the list than there was one year ago. The 2018 edition of the Big Dealer report showed 188 dealerships operating five or more locations. The 2019 version lists 187 groups. Overall, dealerships with 10 or more locations increased by four, while dealerships with 5-9 locations shrunk by five. As has been noted in previous editions of the Big Dealer report, “the bigs continue to get bigger and the smalls continue to get smaller.”

During the 8 years that Ag Equipment Intelligence has formally tracked farm equipment dealer consolidations in the U.S. and Canada, the number of big dealers — those operating 5 or more retail locations concentrating on the sales of farm machinery — have increased by 26.5%.

It was just a matter of time before long-time industry consultants got on the consolidation bandwagon that’s been running for more than a decade for farm equipment dealers.