Since March, Deere & Co. has cut 773 jobs in Iowa alone, according to Iowa’s WARN log as of June 11. The latest cuts — 120 employees at the Seeder and Cylinder plant in Moline, Ill. — were announced June 5.
Used tractor inventory levels in Sandhills Global marketplaces rose again in February, continuing a long-term inventory rebound that began in Q2 2022 as various pandemic-related farm equipment production and supply chain constraints began to ease.
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In this episode of On the Record, brought to you by Associated Equipment Distributors, Deere Director of Investor Relations Josh Beal told JP Morgan analysts that the OEM is confident it will be “producing to demand” in fiscal year 2025.