According to a Nov. 3 report from CBC, Buhler Versatile has been sued by PFG Australia, an Australian distributor of ag equipment including the Versatile tractor line.
At the same time, it is the company's third plant for the assembly of arable equipment, alongside Vodnany for tillage implements and Bernburg, the competence centre for seed drill technology.
Brazilian farm equipment manufacturer Stara started construction on its second factory in Santa Rosa, Rio Grande do Sul, in 2021 and is now nearly two-thirds complete.
Argentina’s ag machinery sales have grown 80% year-over-year in the quarter, according to data released by its National Institute of Statistics and Census.
Massey Ferguson has announced it will open a new dealership in Villa Maria in the province of Cordoba, Argentina. The company running the dealership will be Legaz, which has been in the region for 45 years.
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