UK registrations of new tractors (over 50hp) in January 2019 recorded a 10% drop compared with the same month in 2018, according to the latest figures from UK-based Agricultural Engineers Association (AEA).

The total number of new tractors registered in the UK in 2018 reached 12,102.

This was just under 1% higher than the total for 2017 and the largest annual figure in four years.

The biggest power segment in the UK market is now the 161 to 200hp category tractor, accounting for 20% of all new tractors sold there.

The market for bigger 241hp+ tractors showed the largest growth of almost 23%.

Northern Ireland

The AEA also reported that 491 new tractors were registered in Northern Ireland in 2018, up by 7.4% from 457 the previous year.