TURKISH AGRI.NEWS

Press release... Brussels/Hannover, 3 December 2019 – Manufacturers of grassland equipment experienced an unexpected small growth in shipments in the year 2018/2019. On the basis of the developments in the previous season they expected a balanced market. As during the last season, dairy farmers and contractors invested in their equipment based on rather stable prices for milk products, but drought in specific European regions had an impact on demand. Although the total market developed positively, the figures are different per country/region and for the individual segments of loader wagons, mowers, rakes and tedders. For next season, manufacturers expect stability in the market. When it comes to units, the market has shown a trend to grow in size and capacity of replacement of equipment. This was the key conclusion of the meeting of the CEMA (European Agricultural Machinery Association) Product Group “Grassland Equipment” at Agritechnica Hannover. Manufacturers need to anticipa...

Press release... Positive first six months for tractor registrations in 2019... Demand for tractors remains stable, but industry barometer tempers expectations for the second half of the year... Brussels, 16 September 2019 - Overall, some 96,428 tractors were registered across Europe in the first six months of 2019, according to numbers sourced from national authorities. Of these registrations, 21,285 tractors were 37kW (50 hp) and under and 75,143 were 38kW and above. CEMA (European Agricultural Machinery Association) considers that 77,383 of these vehicles are agricultural tractors, the rest being quads, telehandlers or other equipment. An overview of the total tractor registrations in each country can be found in the annex. Agricultural tractor registrations for the first semester increased by around 10% in comparison with the first six months of 2018. One should however remember that registrations in 2018 were impacted by new legislation coming into force on 1 January 2...