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Ag Equipment Intelligence

Analyst Spots 3 of the Majors’ Biggest Pushes

While attending the Farm Progress Show in Decatur, Ill., last month, Morningstar equity analyst Kwame Webb said during his visits with the three major equipment manufacturers, three major trends emerged. These included substantial investments in telematics, less emphasis on high horsepower equipment, and an ongoing push to reduce their own and dealer inventories.
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Kanicki
From the Desk of Dave Kanicki

Dealers Urged to ‘Stock Up’

Recent telephone calls with dealers and their written comments that have accompanied the various surveys we conduct between Farm Equipment and Ag Equipment Intelligence, are really quite revealing. Despite the current situation of excess used inventory and farmers slowing the spending on new equipment, dealers say they’re getting pushed to order more new product than they can sell — profitably.
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Kanicki
From the Desk of Dave Kanicki

Company Stores Without the Expense

“The future of farm equipment distribution in North America is being reshaped in ways and by means that many dealers could not have imagined a decade ago.”
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Ag Equipment Intelligence

Is CE Dealer Finning the Model for Farm Equipment Dealerships of the Future?

With Finning International's acquisition of Kramer Ltd. this past May, the fraternity of Caterpillar construction equipment dealerships in Canada became even more elite. This move leaves only eight CAT dealers operating 100 locations throughout the entire country. Nearly all of these are owned and operated by only three dealers, Finning and Toromont, both of which are publically held, as well as Hewitt Equipment.
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Forecast & Trends

Livestock Segment Still Best Bet for Equipment Sales in 2015

Bolstered by strong sales to the livestock segment of the industry, sales of compact and mid-range tractors were among the few bright spots for farm equipment sales in 2014. Overall, sales of tractors 40 horsepower and lower were up for all of last year by 6.8%, while those in the 40-100 horsepower range rose by 8.9% year-over-year.
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