By Alice McFarlane

Supply chain issues blamed for decline in tractor and combine sales

May 13, 2022 | 11:00 AM

MELFORT, Sask. — North American agriculture tractor and combine unit sales in April declined for the second month in a row.

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) senior vice president, industry sectors and product leadership, Curt Blades, attributes the decline to supply chain difficulties.

“The supply chain remains the number one difficulty our member manufacturers are facing,” Blades said. “At the same time, we’re comparing to record numbers from 2021, and while these numbers may look disappointing, they remain above the five-year average.”

In Canada, unit sales fell in all segments again for a 19 per cent decline in total farm tractor sales, led by 4WD units down 49.3 per cent.

Total 2WD unit sales were down in every segment, leading to an overall 17.3 per cent year-on-year unit sales loss.

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Combine harvesters were down as well in Canada, falling 14.1 per cent to 110 units sold.

Year-to-date farm tractor unit sales are down a 7.7 per cent in Canada, while harvesters are down 28 percent.

It was a similar story in the United States where farm tractor sales fell 22.3 per cent for the month of April compared to 2021, while U.S. self-propelled combine sales for the month declined 5.6 per cent.

Total U.S. farm tractor sales were now down 13.7 per cent year-to-date, and combines are down 14.5 per cent for the same.

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alice.mcfarlane@pattisonmedia.com

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