2013 Combine Unit Sales Up 7% Year-To-Date

Meanwhile, unit sales of tractors rose about 10% compared to the year-to-date period in 2012, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers says.

Total unit sales of tractors and combines for November 2013 were more than 1,000 units above the five-year average, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers reports in its monthly flash report.
(Click here to read the full AEM flash report for November 2013.)

For the month of November 2013, total two-wheel drive tractor sales were up 5.5% compared with data from 2012. Four-wheel-drive tractor sales rose 6.5%, while combine sales rose 25.5%.

A year-to-date comparison shows total farm tractor sales are up about 10% and combine sales are up roughly 7%.

For more, visit www.AEM.org.

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