The latest FTMTA statistics service report shows that new tractor sales in September 2026 recorded 113 units, which was exactly the same number as registered in September 2025.

The year-to-date figure is 2,033 new tractors registered, which was a 6% increase over the same nine-month period in 2025.

Counties Cork, Galway, Meath and Tipperary each delivered eight new tractor registrations for September.

The 101hp-121hp category and the 161hp-200hp category shared the lead in terms of power bands for September 2026, each accounting for 21% of all new tractor registrations.

There were 2,184 used tractors first-time registered in Ireland for the year to the end of September 2026

The monthly average tractor horsepower figure for September 2026 was 145hp, and the largest tractors registered were each rated at 343hp.

The FTMTA data shows that 236 imported used tractors were first-time registered in Ireland in September 2026, five units fewer than in September 2025.

There were 2,184 used tractors first-time registered in Ireland for the year to the end of September 2026.

Northern Ireland and UK

Figures from the Agricultural Engineers Association (AEA), show that new registrations of tractors in the UK returned to year-on-year growth in September.

The 1,033 machines recorded during the month was 11% more than the same month last year, although it was still a little below the five-year average for the time of year.

If we take a look at Northern Ireland, new tractor sales are up by a staggering 53.5%, with 588 units recorded for the first three quarters this year, versus 383 units in the same period in 2025.

Taking the UK as a whole, has been 17.4% more tractors registered in the third quarter of 2026 than the same period in 2025.

The number of tractors registered this year has already reached 95% of last year’s total

However, in the first half of the year, the market had increased by 22%, which tells us that the market has since slowed.

Nevertheless, the number of tractors registered this year has already reached 95% of last year’s total, with three months of 2026 remaining.

The 161hp-200hp segment is the most popular in the UK, at 25.7%, followed by the 141hp-160hp segment with 16.7% and the 201hp-240hp segment with 13.8%.

Meanwhile, the 241hp-320hp segment saw the biggest gain year-on-year, growing by 39.1%.

Telescopic loaders

The Irish market for new telescopic loaders reported a 9% decrease in September 2026 at 51 units compared with September 2025.

Nonetheless, with 686 telehandlers registered for the year to date, this year’s figures are running at 5.38% ahead of the same period in 2025.

The two leading brands for the year to date, JCB and Manitou, accounted for 70% of the total year-to-date market, with Weidemann ahead of Kramer and Merlo.

There were 42 imported used telescopic loaders registered in September 2026, a significant reduction from the 60 units registered in September 2025.

Meanwhile, the wheel loader market recorded a 17% increase in new registrations in September 2026 at nine units compared with September 2025.

At 167 units for the year to date, the market is running 3.73% ahead of 2025 figures.

The Chinese-manufactured machines at the lower price end of the market accounted for 56% of the new wheel loader registrations.

There were 13 imported used wheeled loaders registered in September 2026 compared with 10 in September 2025.

A total of 53 new backhoe loaders has been registered in Ireland in 2026, with the year-to-date figure showing 10% increase on last year.