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Crop Receipts in 2016 Show Little Change

December 1, 2015 | Posted in Commodities

USDA’s year-end crops report provided little reason to expect a significant pick up in overall crop receipts in the year ahead.

Lindsay’s 2Q Irrigation Sales Disappoint

April 1, 2015

“It was a disappointing operating quarter, as tepid irrigation volumes continue to weight on the top-line earnings,” is how C. Schon Williams, analyst for BB&T Capital Markets, described Lindsay Corp.’s most recent earnings release.

WASDE: More Pressure on Crop Receipts

October 1, 2014 | Posted in Commodities

"The October WASDE report indicates increased production for corn, wheat and soybeans, along with a reduced pricing outlook for corn."

Dealers Say New Equipment Inventories Still ‘Too High’

July 1, 2014 | Posted in Data & Trends

Figures released by the Assn. of Equipment Manufacturers on July 10 showed that, while large ag equipment sales declined again in June, inventory of these products on dealers’ lots continued to increase.

May WASDE Report ‘Bearish’ for Equipment Sales

May 1, 2014 | Posted in Equipment & Equipment Sales

With USDA’s May 9 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report calling for higher corn and soybean yields and production, prices for the two commodity crops are expected to tumble throughout the year.

Despite Solid 2013 Sales, Analysts See Start of Downturn in 2014

January 1, 2014 | Posted in Data & Trends, Equipment & Equipment Sales

The last few years have been record years for North American tractor sales and for some it may be hard to remember a time when business wasn’t booming.

Lower Corn Production No Real Help for Machine Sales

January 1, 2014 | Posted in Commodities

Corn prices got at least a short reprieve from its 40% decline from a year ago on the news that USDA lowered ending stocks to 13.9 billion bushels, a drop of 64 million bushels from previous estimates.

Is Lindsay or Valmont Interested in Deere's Irrigation Business?

September 30, 2013

Deere & Co. announced on September 3 that it would review strategic options for its irrigation operations known as John Deere Water. In other words, Deere is looking to get out of the drip irrigation business.

All Lights ‘Green’ for Irrigation Machinery

April 1, 2011 | Posted in Equipment & Equipment Sales

Citing a “large boost” in Lindsay Corp.’s irrigation equipment backlog as well as a 62% year-over-year growth in the fourth quarter for industry rival, Valmont, C. Schon Williams, analyst for BB&T Capital Markets, said in a note that the major players in irrigation systems are looking at “significant revenue growth for the rest of the year.”

…But Raw Material, Component Concerns Grow for Manufacturers

January 1, 2011 | Posted in Data & Trends

As demand for commodities continues to recover, input cost inflation is expected to kick in as the year progresses, and some are suggesting that demand will continue unabated for the next 3-5 years.

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