Cooperation between implement manufacturers in the Kubota group has been extended to the U.S. with the introduction of selected Kverneland equipment to the Great Plains Agriculture product portfolio.
NPM Capital, a European investment firm that specializes in supplying risk capital has acquired a 40% shareholding in Ploeger Oxbo Group to support its long term growth strategy, including potential acquisitions. NPM Capital already has interests in the ag sector through investments in Kramp, a large distributor of replacement parts in Europe, and an animal genetics company.
Quebec, Canada, has been chosen as the initial sales territory for a German manufacturer of small size wheeled loaders and telehandlers as its toe-in-the-water entry into North America.
Dana Inc. is moving on from the disappointment of seeing its proposed acquisition of GKN’s Drivelines division fall through by purchasing the similar business of the Oerlikon Group instead.
Sales of big ticket sugar beet harvesters led the way in lifting the Grimme group’s revenues during its 2017 financial year as new products and a reorganized sales approach attracted professional operators to the German-built machines.
Last year marked a record supply of imported ag equipment into Ukraine, and AGCO expects the ratio of foreign and domestic machinery to eventually be split evenly — an opportunity the company plans to capitalize on, says AGCO executive Rob Smith.
The latest report from Brazil’s National Assn. of Automotive Vehicle Manufacturers (Anfavea) indicates that tractor sales in June were up by 25.5% year-over-year.
Sectors of Brazil’s machinery manufacturing base, including ag equipment makers, are anticipating collective vacations due to a truckers’ strike that lasted more than 2 weeks at the end of May.
John Deere used Agrishow, one of the largest farm shows in Brazil, to launch the Rural Connectivity Program. The initiative’s aim is to improve internet connectivity in Brazil to enable Brazilian farmers to better use Deere equipment.
The long running farm equipment exhibition, ExpoDireto, was held March 6-9 in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. The event typically runs during one of the key times for agricultural producers in southern Brazil to seek special credit lines to purchase farm machinery, particularly harvesters, seeders, sprayers and irrigation pivots.
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