Sales growth in both tractors and combines continues in the U.S., while a slowdown in harvesters in Canada brings overall unit sales slightly below 2020 north of the border. The Association of Equipment Manufacturers reports U.S. total farm tractor sales climbed 8.7% in November compared to 2020, while combine sales saw a gain of 37.8%, the fourth month in a row of growth near or above 20% for harvesters. 

For Canada, November monthly were a mixed bag, with tractors climbing 1.3% in aggregate, while harvesters fell 56.8%, bringing combined tractor and combine sales down 0.7%, or 18 total units. Still, both tractors and combines remain above 20 percent growth year-to-date in Canada, with tractors up 20.5%, and combines up 28.1%.

AEM’s Curt Blades said, “While supply chain issues are still causing some bumps, our members continue to do all they can to deliver the parts and products to the market.”

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