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Worldwide Tractor Sales Grew 13% in 2017

September 30, 2018 | Posted in Data & Trends, Equipment & Equipment Sales

Agrievolution data show that in 2017 more than 2.1 million new tractors moved around the world.

Farmers Warming to Idea of Making Large Purchases

September 30, 2018 | Posted in Data & Trends

Agriculture producers are less pessimistic about the U.S. ag economy and more willing to make large farm investments, according to the most recent Ag Economy Barometer survey from Purdue University and CME Group.

Big Dealers More Likely to Invest Marketing Dollars in Digital, Newer Activities, Says Survey

September 30, 2018 | Posted in Data & Trends

Single store dealers on average spend about 20% of marketing budgets on print advertising and 19% on radio/TV ads. Those numbers decrease as dealerships increase in store size, with 10 plus store dealerships allocating 14% to both types of marketing activities.

[Podcast] Digging Into the Data: Analyzing Ag Equipment Intelligence’s 2018 Big Dealer Report

In this episode, first in the series of the Ag Equipment Intelligence podcast, Editor/Publisher Dave Kanicki is joined by George Russell, a founding member of the Machinery Advisors Consortium, to discuss their first look and analysis of the just-completed “2018 Big Dealer Report.”

September 28, 2018 | Posted in Data & Trends

In this episode, first in the series of the Ag Equipment Intelligence podcast, Editor/Publisher Dave Kanicki is joined by George Russell, a founding member of the Machinery Advisors Consortium, to discuss the 2018 'Big Dealer' Report.

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Despite Growing Frustration with EPA, Ethanol Production, Exports Continue to Expand

September 28, 2018 | Posted in Biofuels, Data & Trends

Ethanol usage, which helped fuel the ag equipment sales boom from 2005-2013, has flattened out, but exports continue to prop up its overall production. Nonetheless, the fight to maintain and grow its place in the fuels market has been frustrating.

Rising Interest Rates, Repayment Issues Contribute to Dip in Farm Economy

September 28, 2018 | Posted in Data & Trends

Quarterly reports on surveys of bankers in three Midwestern Federal Reserve Bank districts indicate that rising interest rates and low commodity prices may impact farmers’ decisions on making larger, long-term investments in the near future. Farm equipment dealers should take note of this trend, as higher interest rates for farmers mean they will be less willing, or able, to take out a loan for capital expenditures.

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Improved 2018 Sales Sets the Tone for 2019 Outlook

As more ‘normal’ conditions settle in, dealers look for more of the same in the year ahead, which isn’t all bad.

By Dave Kanicki posted on September 27, 2018 | Posted in Data & Trends

After several difficult years, it looks as if U.S. and Canadian farm equipment dealers are back on firm footing. With that said, probably the best thing the industry can do moving forward is to not compare current conditions to the boom years of 2008-14, which were not typical, and acknowledge that the ag equipment business is actually returning to a more normal state.

How Case IH's NAFTA Chief Views Dealer and Ag Trends

September 24, 2018 | Posted in Data & Trends

Scott Harris has only been in his new job as the Case IH vice president of North America operations since March, but says he has a good idea of what Case IH customers want from the company. Ag Equipment Intelligence editors visited with Harris to discuss his priorities for the company’s farm equipment business and his views of ag retail trends.

August 2018 Tractor & Combine Analysis

By Charlie Glass posted on September 15, 2018 | Posted in Data & Trends

Steel and aluminum prices will most certainly result in an increase in all farm equipment prices next year but our agricultural economy has been able to overcome those increases in the past and will most likely do so in the future.

Equipment Manufacturers, Dealers Close Gap In Latest Inventory Survey

September 6, 2018 | Posted in Data & Trends, Earnings Reports

For the first time in three years, the gap between Ag equipment dealers' and manufacturers' opinions on equipment inventory levels has significantly narrowed.

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Worldwide Tractor Sales Grew 13% in 2017

Farmers Warming to Idea of Making Large Purchases

Big Dealers More Likely to Invest Marketing Dollars in Digital, Newer Activities, Says Survey

[Podcast] Digging Into the Data: Analyzing Ag Equipment Intelligence’s 2018 Big Dealer Report

Despite Growing Frustration with EPA, Ethanol Production, Exports Continue to Expand

Rising Interest Rates, Repayment Issues Contribute to Dip in Farm Economy

Improved 2018 Sales Sets the Tone for 2019 Outlook

How Case IH's NAFTA Chief Views Dealer and Ag Trends

August 2018 Tractor & Combine Analysis

Equipment Manufacturers, Dealers Close Gap In Latest Inventory Survey

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