The latest episode of On the Record is now available! In this week's program we look at a recent CoBank report on the potential for ethanol production growth over the next decade. Also in this episode, Jack Zemlicka discusses the post-planting mindset of "selling solutions" in the Technology Corner, and we dig into some of the results of the 6th annual Strip-Till Practices study from Strip-Till Farmer, another drop in machinery loans in the Dallas Federal Reserve district and improved 2Q revenues for Art's Way.
In this podcast, we discuss how the wet weather and late planting could be setting the stage for improved corn prices and farm equipment sales. Also in this episode: more action in the “Right to Repair” fight, how trade concerns are impacting Canadian equipment sales, and a California law that is creating headaches for dealers.
The ultimate impact of spring floods throughout much of the Midwest and Corn Belt won’t be known until at least harvest time. As a result it’s difficult to assess how it will affect farm equipment sales, but so far, it’s giving a boost to corn prices. One thing known, for sure, is the impact of the flooding is still being felt in many areas.
As the trade wars continue to wage in U.S., farm equipment sales numbers mirror the uncertainty within the industry. U.S. sales saw minimal growth in most categories while Canada dropped in all but two, according to the latest AEM sales data.
2019 continues to unfold as a good year for the smaller horsepower tractors and equipment which are driven by the U.S. general economy, and a weak year for production agricultural equipment sales as net farm income continues to decline.
Alamo Group's net sales for the first quarter of 2019 were $261.9 million compared to net sales of $238.1 million in the first quarter of 2018, an increase of 10%. Net income for the quarter was $15.3 million compared to net income of $14.6 million, an increase of 4.6% in net income.
Trimble reported its first quarter 2019 GAAP revenue of $801.6 million was up 8% vs. the first quarter of 2018. Resources and Utilities revenues, which include the company’s ag activities, was $159.5 million, flat on a year-over-year basis.
AGCO reported it sales during the first quarter of 2019 were down 0.6% compared to the first quarter of 2018. Excluding unfavorable currency translation impacts of approximately 7.1%, net sales in the first quarter of 2019 increased approximately 6.5% vs. the same period of 2018.
Rocky Mountain Dealerships reported that sales during the first quarter of the year dropped 19.1%, or by nearly $42 million, to $177.7 million vs. $219.7 million for the same period in 2018.
An April 26 report from Bloomberg was headlined “Farm Equipment Sales Plunge Most Since 2016 in Trade War Fallout.” The tractor and combine sales numbers published by the Assn. of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) throughout the first quarter of this year don’t seem to tell the same story.
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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.