Art’s Way Manufacturing (Nasdaq: ARTW) reported consolidated sales of $6.5 million, up 17.5% vs. the same period a year earlier, in its fiscal third quarter ended Aug. 31, 2020.
During the Colliers International Securities 2020 Investor Conference last month, managers from the Alamo Group said they’re seeing the effect of several years of pent up demand and as result are anticipating improvement in ag equipment sales going forward.
Sales of large farm machinery in Canada has gone through some turbulent times in recent years. According to Farm Credit Canada (FCC), next year will continue to challenge Canadian equipment dealers and manufacturers, but some improvement is expected even as farm revenues continue to soften.
Titan Machinery, Case IH’s largest dealer of farm equipment, reported consolidated revenues slipped 3.7% for the period ended July 31, 2020, but year-over-year sales from its agriculture segment increased by 2% for the quarter.
Deere & Co. reported consolidated net sales and revenues of $8.9 billion during its third quarter ended Aug. 2, 2020 vs. $10 billion in the same period a year earlier, a decline of 11%. Equipment operations came in at $7.9 billion during the period compared to nearly $9 billion last year, also a drop off of 12%.
CNH Industrial posted consolidated revenues of $5.6 billion in the second quarter of 2020, down 26% compared to the second quarter of 2019. In total, consolidated revenues were $5.6 billion for the second quarter of the current year, down 26% year-over-year compared to the second quarter of 2019.
It’s difficult finding anything positive coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic, but it appears the stay-at-home/work-from-home directives are pumping up the sales of small farm machinery.
Back in February, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) was projecting a $3.1 billion increase in net farm income this year. Then COVID-19 emerged. Now, a private forecast from the Food & Agriculture Policy Research Institute estimates farm income to drop roughly 11% from the USDA's original projection.
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The announcement of a partnership between New Holland and Bluewhite was one of the big precision stories of the summer. West Coast New Holland dealers now have the rights to sell, distribute and service Bluewhite’s aftermarket autonomy kits.