There were 1,168 tractors sold between January and June 2017.
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Tractor sales fell by 12% in the first six months of this year, figures from the FTMTA reveal. There were 1,168 tractors sold between January and June 2017, compared with 1,335 in the same period last year.
One in five tractors sold were in the over-150hp bracket, typically bought by contractors and large tillage growers. Some 53% of the tractors sold were between 100hp and 120hp.
Sales of backhoes increased by 40% during the first half of 2016, while sales of self-propelled forage harvesters were also strong.
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Tractor sales fell by 12% in the first six months of this year, figures from the FTMTA reveal. There were 1,168 tractors sold between January and June 2017, compared with 1,335 in the same period last year.
One in five tractors sold were in the over-150hp bracket, typically bought by contractors and large tillage growers. Some 53% of the tractors sold were between 100hp and 120hp.
Sales of backhoes increased by 40% during the first half of 2016, while sales of self-propelled forage harvesters were also strong.
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