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In 2020, U.S. farms sold almost $10.7 billion of food commodities directly to consumer outlets and supply chains.  That figure from the USDA includes restaurants, grocery stores, regional distributors and local institutions.  The figure is nearly $2.8 billion...

Crunch Pak announced Monday that Andy Kimbrel has been hired to serve as as director of sales and marketing. Kimbrel comes to Crunch Pak with 12 years’ experience in the footwear industry at LaCrosse Footwear Inc., where he directed regional sales for several premium footwear brands and managed accounts such as REI, Filson, Scheels, Zappos and federal and local governments. I ...

The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan has acquired Broetje Orchards.  While the official purchase prices of one of the largest privately-owned apple orchards in the county has not been released,  the Washington Department of Revenue indicate that the real estate portion of the sale was valued at $288 million.   ...

Sales of farm tractors and combines increased in 2017, up 5% AND 4%, respectively. The association of Equipment Manufacturer’s latest monthly sales report found the sale of all tractors in the U.S. in December 2017, were up 18% compared to the same month last year. For ...

Tractor and combine sales for October increased over the past year.  The Association of Equipment Manufacturer’s monthly report shows the sale of all tractors in the U.S. in October, were up 12% compared to the same month last year.   F...

U.S. tractor sales in March increased 6% compared to a year ago.  The Association of Equipment Manufacturers released its monthly sales report this week.  The report shows that for the first three months in 2017, a total of 42,033 tractors were sold which compares to 39,878 sold through March 2016, representing a 5% increase for the year.   ...

Sales of farm equipment posted an increase in February, according to the Association of Equipment Manufacture’s monthly report on sales.  For February 2017, the report says tractor sales in the United States reported a 13% year-over-year increase.   F...

According to the latest numbers from the Association of Equipment Manufactures, American farmers bought more tractors in 2016, compared with 2015.  Through December, AEM says 2016 tractor sales were up 3%, totaling more than 211,000 compared to 205,000 sold last year.  Fo...

A Wells Fargo analyst says the equipment manufacturing industry’s demand cycle should bottom out within the next 12 to 18 months, signaling a turnaround for the industry.  The turnaround would mean improved sales volumes and margins for Deere & Company’s fiscal 2017 and 2018, and improved outlooks for other manufacturers.   The Wells Fargo ...

On Tuesday, Caterpillar reported in Q2 2016 results.  The company announced profit per share of 93 cents for the recent quarter, a decrease from this time later year.  Caterpillar also announced sales and revenue dropped to $10.3 billion, a 16% year-over-year decrease.  Despite...