Curt Blades

According to recent data from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers, U.S. sales of combines and tractors dropped in all categories during May.  Total agricultural tractor sales were down 12% and combine sales were 21% lower compared to May 2024.   “...

Data from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers shows Canadian sales of agricultural tractors grew 3.4% in April year-to-date, while sales of four-wheel-drive tractors jumped 46.3% during the same period.  Meanwhile, U.S. sales dropped in all categories in April 2025, with total agricultural tractor sales down 13.3% and co...

New data from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers says U.S. sales of tractors and combines continued to decline in February 2025, in contrast to last year. U.S. sales of agricultural tractors declined 17.7% in February, while U.S. sales of combines fell by 48%...

According to the Association of Equipment Manufacturers, sales of agricultural tractors and combines fell in the United States during December 2024 compared to the previous year.  U.S. sales of agricultural tractors fell 11.3%, while combine sales fell 26.4% i...

The number of tractors and combines sold last month dipped from November 2023 numbers. According to the Association of Equipment Manufacturers, U.S. sales of tractors in all classes dropped 14.5% compared to the same time last year.  U.S. co...

U.S. sales of ag tractors dropped by 19% in September of this year compared to September 2023.  New data from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers said combine sales also fell during the month, dropping 41% compared to last year.  The 100-plus horsepower tractor segment fell the most from last year, dropping almost 27% in September of 2024 compared to last year. Four-whe...

Sales of four-wheel-drive tractors increased 4.8% in August 2024 compared to the same month last year. New data from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers said U.S. sales also increased 5.2% year-to-date. Total U.S. ag tractor sales decreased 19...

According to new data from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers, U.S. sales of four-wheel-drive tractors increased 18.6% in July compared to the year before and are up 5.2% year to date.  Total sales of ag tractors dropped 14% in July compared to 2023 and are down 12% year-to-date.  Combine...

According to the latest numbers from the Association of Equipment Manufactures, U.S. ag tractor sales finished January 2023 in the negative, while all segments of farm equipment grew in Canada.  Total U.S. ag tractor unit sales fell for January in all segments except one, with 100-plus horsepower two-wheel-drive tractors growing 22.8%.  U.S....

Combine harvester sales finished the year with healthy gains in unit sales while ag tractors finished the year below 2021 levels in both the U.S. and Canada.  Curt Blades, AEM senior vice president, industry sectors and product leadership, said the decline largely reflects the robust sales in 2020 and 2021.  ...