tractor sales

Proposed legislation in the Washington state Senate would provide a sales and use tax exemption for qualifying farm machinery and equipment purchases.  Under Senate Bill 5092, the equipment must have a minimum price tag of $10,000, while the farmer must have a gross income of less than $2 million.  Jesse Johnso...

A recent poll asked farmers where they plan to cut costs in the year ahead.  Equipment purchases topped the list, but farmers also plan to scale back on fertilizer rates, use more generic products and reduce tillage or field passes.   ...

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...

John Deer has laid off 75 workers at a manufacturing facility in Iowa.  The job cuts are some of the first in 2025 after the company reduced its workforce by the thousands last year in response to slowing demand.  Deere & Co. is laying off dozens of workers at a production plant in Ottumwa, IA, after struggling with tractor and equipment sales in recent months. Approximatel...

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...

Tractor unit sales in both the U.S. and Canada remain near their five-year average while combine harvesters in both countries continue triple-digit growth.   The latest data from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers released this week shows that overall U.S. a...

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....