Agrishow, a farm show held in May in the city of Ribeirão Preto in the Brazilian state of São Paulo, had several foreign exhibitors, mostly Chinese manufacturers of ag machinery and components, exhibiting products and seeking new customers.
A report released by Brazil’s National Assn. of Automotive Vehicle Manufacturers (Anfavea) in May reveals that sales of agricultural and road machinery jumped 33.1% compared to the first 4 months of 2016 with 13,200 units sold.
A pessimistic business outlook among senior managers at agricultural machinery manufacturers in Europe has turned into a more optimistic view of sales prospects for 2017, according to a monthly business barometer survey.
Preferred bidders are being lined up to acquire Kukje Machinery Co., the South Korean ag equipment manufacturer whose tractors are sold under the Branson name in the U.S. and other markets.
Although Kuhn Group performed significantly better than the overall market in 2015 thanks to good positioning in Europe and U.S., its managers say it could not escape the effects of a sharp downturn in the agricultural sector.
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