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Association gives data for tractor and combine monthly sales.
The 19 recipients highlight the integration of information and communication technologies into farm machinery, among other developments.
Ag tractor and combine unit retails rise above year-to-year numbers.
Data includes retail sales of tractors and combines.
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has released its monthly sales report for the U.S.
Tractor sales rose more than 10% year-to-date, while combine sales fell less than 1%.
Tractor sales rose 10% year-to-date, while combine sales fell less than 1%.
Here are updates from a variety of manufacturers serving the U.S. market.
The articulated combine harvests corn with a 12-row head for 1 mile without stopping.
Over the past century, Claas has evolved from a small manufacturer of straw binders into a global ag machinery company.
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The companies issued reports on the first quarter of 2013 this morning, including projections about Tier 4 Final expenses.
Tractor sales rose nearly 13% year-to-date, while combine sales rose nearly 52%.
New harvesters are selling without a problem, but it has proven difficult to find buyers for older ones, says Machinery Pete’s Greg Peterson.
Tractor sales rose 17% year-to-date, while combine sales rose nearly 42%.
Tractor sales rose about 11% year-to-date, while combine sales rose nearly 57%.
Sub- Saharan Africa’s 5.6 percent economic growth forecast for 2013 will outpace the developed world’s, generating wealth to invest in crops.
Meanwhile, combine sales have risen nearly 36% year-to-date.
Review the machine and header carefully to cut grain loss and prepare for next year’s crop, says Claas of America product coordinator Jeff Gray.
Tractor sales rose nearly 13% year-to-date, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers reports.
The world’s first 30-row, 12" corn head is like harvesting fields with a fine-tooth comb.
Total unit sales of tractors and combines have fallen month-over-month since June 2013, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers says.
Dealers moved thousands of units in December, placing sales well above the five-year average for the month, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers says.
Meanwhile, unit sales of tractors rose about 10% compared to the year-to-date period in 2012, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers says.
In preview of the show, the organizers have awarded their innovation awards including these four gold medals.
Meanwhile, unit sales of combines rose close to 6% compared to the year-to-date period in 2012, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers says.
The New Holland Guardian series includes four front-boom sprayer models with two chassis sizes.
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