All equipment retail sales exceeded monthly expectations or were nearly flat in the month of April. Higher horsepower tractors were the only exception, being 9.5% below the monthly forecast.
“The 2019 farm economy is going to be influenced by several ongoing issues. Those include the global trade war; strong U.S. and world economies; favorable 2018 weather with record crop yields; and a new farm bill covering the 2019 to 2023 crops,” says Chris Hurt, professor of agricultural economics and editor of the Purdue Agricultural Economics Report: 2019 Agricultural Outlook.
This table shows the average prices received for the major farm commodities over the past decade. It was compiled as reference for Ag Equipment Intelligence subscribers.
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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.