Despite reporting a decrease in net sales of $2.5 billion for the fourth quarter of 2014, a drop of 13% compared to 2013’s $2.9 billion, and forecasting continued softness in the market for ag machinery in 2015, analysts expected worse.
AGCO reported on July 29 that its net sales declined 9.8% compared to the second quarter of 2013. The ag equipment maker’s second quarter net sales were $2.8 billion, compared to $3 billion in the second quarter of 2013.
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