Business had been very good but there is some uncertainty for the next few months with fuel prices, Diarmuid Lombard from Templetuohy Farm Machinery (TFM) Clonmel told the Irish Farmers Journal at Grass 2026.
Demand has been good from beef farmers due to stronger prices in the sector over the past year or so, Paul O’Connor from TFM Clonmel added.
“A bit in the new market and more so in the second-hand market but in the high value second-hand market, there’s plenty of guys there for them.”
“We do carry a fair amount of stock that you would have very soon or straight away but within reason tractors are about 12 to 16 weeks of a wait unless it’s a real bespoke machine, and tillage equipment is even quicker,” he said.
Beef, dairy and stock farmers are doing a good bit of business this year but it has quietened down a bit with the tillage farmer and contractor who are more reliant on green diesel, Jack Cooney from Murphy Motors Kilkenny said.
“The year started off better than we expected, its still fairly steady but there is a bit of a slowdown with fuel prices obviously,” he said.
Cormac Duggan from the Cooney Furlong Machinery Company in Co Wexford said that the war hasn’t really affected sales with farmers still purchasing machinery.
“There was a small dip around the fuel price increases but when the weather got better, we saw the pick-up in machinery sales again,” he said.
Lead times
Duggan reported that lead times are good as most of the company’s advertised machinery is in-stock.
He also said that there is more demand from beef farmers on the back of better prices in that industry.
The war in the Middle East has put a lot of uncertainty on things in the agricultural sector Pat O’Brien from Silawrap said.
“The market for silage wrap has started way before it should, March and April have been like May,” he said.
James Henue from McHale said sales have been pretty good despite the war and surge in fuel prices.
A lot of machinery that the company sells is in the back end of the year through to the spring and machinery like balers, wrappers, tedders and rakes are doing well, he reported.
There was a good start to the year, however people did become more cautious buying machinery when the fuel prices increased but things have picked up since the weather improved, Greg Tennyson from Kverneland stated.
The cost of logistics and getting product to famers has increased due to the war Thomas Moloney from DLF Seeds commented.
"The bad weather slowed down the nuts and bolts of the business too with reseeding and turnout late this year,” he said.
However, with the recent good weather he looks forward to things picking up.
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Business had been very good but there is some uncertainty for the next few months with fuel prices, Diarmuid Lombard from Templetuohy Farm Machinery (TFM) Clonmel told the Irish Farmers Journal at Grass 2026.
Demand has been good from beef farmers due to stronger prices in the sector over the past year or so, Paul O’Connor from TFM Clonmel added.
“A bit in the new market and more so in the second-hand market but in the high value second-hand market, there’s plenty of guys there for them.”
“We do carry a fair amount of stock that you would have very soon or straight away but within reason tractors are about 12 to 16 weeks of a wait unless it’s a real bespoke machine, and tillage equipment is even quicker,” he said.
Beef, dairy and stock farmers are doing a good bit of business this year but it has quietened down a bit with the tillage farmer and contractor who are more reliant on green diesel, Jack Cooney from Murphy Motors Kilkenny said.
“The year started off better than we expected, its still fairly steady but there is a bit of a slowdown with fuel prices obviously,” he said.
Cormac Duggan from the Cooney Furlong Machinery Company in Co Wexford said that the war hasn’t really affected sales with farmers still purchasing machinery.
“There was a small dip around the fuel price increases but when the weather got better, we saw the pick-up in machinery sales again,” he said.
Lead times
Duggan reported that lead times are good as most of the company’s advertised machinery is in-stock.
He also said that there is more demand from beef farmers on the back of better prices in that industry.
The war in the Middle East has put a lot of uncertainty on things in the agricultural sector Pat O’Brien from Silawrap said.
“The market for silage wrap has started way before it should, March and April have been like May,” he said.
James Henue from McHale said sales have been pretty good despite the war and surge in fuel prices.
A lot of machinery that the company sells is in the back end of the year through to the spring and machinery like balers, wrappers, tedders and rakes are doing well, he reported.
There was a good start to the year, however people did become more cautious buying machinery when the fuel prices increased but things have picked up since the weather improved, Greg Tennyson from Kverneland stated.
The cost of logistics and getting product to famers has increased due to the war Thomas Moloney from DLF Seeds commented.
"The bad weather slowed down the nuts and bolts of the business too with reseeding and turnout late this year,” he said.
However, with the recent good weather he looks forward to things picking up.
Read more
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In pictures: thousands throng to Grass 2026
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