As we head into 2025, the agricultural equipment market stands at a crossroads shaped by potential declines in interest rates and slight increases in commodity prices, particularly for corn and wheat.
As we look toward 2025, the agricultural equipment market stands at a crossroads shaped by potential declines in interest rates and slight increases in commodity prices, particularly for corn and wheat.
The retail market and the auction market are not separate entities; they are intricately linked, influencing each other in a dynamic interplay of supply and demand.
As a follow up to my last column, “The Pillars of Used Equipment Management,” this month I cover the washout cycle, evaluation processes, used equipment pricing and margin expectations.
I have said the word never a lot in my life. Growing up, Grandpa would say “Never is a very long time,” and I would shrug it off. Back then, and now, when I say never, I mean it.
Combines are the last to the party and the first to leave — every time. When new equipment started to get tight and used equipment was selling at a record pace and price, combines lagged in the rear.
Few things are guaranteed, but many things are taken for granted. My career in the equipment business has been filled with guarantees that are dressed-up things taken for granted.
Understanding who is responsible for the performance of a position or a department has incredible implications for the department but also for the person being managed and the person managing the department or position.
In this episode of On the Record, brought to you by Associated Equipment Distributors, Marc Johnson, principal with Pinion, provides 4 factors that will be important for dealers to watch in 2025 that will impact their business.
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