AGRICULTURAL NEWS - The SA Agricultural Machinery Association (SAAMA) reported that September 2017 tractor sales of 552 units were 11,4% down on the 623 units sold in September last year.
Despite this, year-to-date September 2017 tractor sales of 4 675 units were 4,2% up on the 4 486 units sold over 2016’s corresponding period.
And while the four combine harvesters sold in September 2017 were 60% down on the 10 units sold in September last year, year-to-date September 2017 sales of 160 units were 8,1% above the 148 units sold for the year-to-date September 2016.
“Farmers are quite cautious about buying new equipment ahead of the summer cropping season.
"Equipment sales for the rest of the 2017 calendar year will largely depend on how the summer rainfall season develops,” said SAAMA chairperson Lucas Groenewald.
