Tractor sales
Peter Thomas Keaveney on 01 Dec 2021
Used tractor imports up 47% on last year
FTMTA figures show that 3,259 used tractors have been imported and registered in Ireland up to the end of October this year, up by 47% on 2020 figures.
Peter Thomas Keaveney on 10 Nov 2021
New tractor registrations booming
FTMTA figures show that 119 new tractors were registered in October, contributing to 2,305 total tractor sales for the first 10 months of 2021, up 25% on the same period in 2020.
Peter Thomas Keaveney on 13 Oct 2021
New tractor registrations highest since the Celtic Tiger era
FTMTA figures show that 102 new tractors were registered in September, contributing to 2,186 total tractor sales for the first nine months of 2021 – up 24% on the same period in 2020.
Peter Thomas Keaveney on 22 Sep 2021
Used tractors imports up 82% in 2021
FTMTA figures show that 2,803 used tractors have been imported and registered in Ireland up to the end of August this year, up by over 82% on 2020 figures.
Peter Thomas Keaveney on 15 Sep 2021
New tractor registrations hit 13-year high
FTMTA figures show that 177 new tractors were registered in August, contributing to 2,084 total tractor sales for the first eight months of 2021, up 28% on the same period in 2020.
Peter Thomas Keaveney on 11 Aug 2021
New tractor registrations signal strongest July on record
FTMTA figures show that 368 new tractors were registered in July, meaning tractor sales for the first seven months of 2021 are up 26% on the same period in 2020.
Peter Thomas Keaveney on 14 Jul 2021
New tractor registrations up 27% on 2020
FTMTA figures show that 90 new tractors were registered in June, meaning tractor sales for the first six months of 2021 are up 27% on the same period in 2020.
Gary Abbott on 23 Jun 2021
New tractor registrations up 27% on 2020
FTMTA registration data shows that 197 new tractors were registered in May, meaning new tractor sales for the first five months of 2021 are up 27% on the same period in 2020.
Peter Thomas Keaveney on 19 May 2021
New tractor registrations up 23% on 2020
FTMTA figures show that 216 new tractors were registered in April, meaning tractor sales for the first four months of 2021 are up 23% on the same period in 2020.
Peter Thomas Keaveney on 14 Apr 2021
New tractor registrations up 16% on 2020
FTMTA figures show that 239 new tractors were registered in March, meaning tractor sales for the first three months of 2021 are up 16% on the same period in 2020.
Peter Thomas Keaveney on 17 Feb 2021
New tractor sales for 2021 hit the ground running
FTMTA figures show that 478 new tractors were registered in Ireland in January, up 11% on last year. Meanwhile, registrations of used imported tractors surged by 69% compared to January 2020.
Peter Thomas Keaveney on 27 Jan 2021
2020 a strong year for new tractors sales, despite uncertainties
Despite the many uncertainties that faced the sector, 2020 ended with 1,910 new tractors registered, a drop of just 3% on 2019. The most units were registered in Cork and the least in Monaghan.
Peter McCann on 27 Jan 2021
News round-up from Northern Ireland
Weekly news round-up from the farming and food industry in Northern Ireland
Niall Hurson on 23 Jan 2021
Northern Ireland tractor sales down 27% in 2020
There was a modest fall among machines over 200hp but all broad power bands below that level saw year-on-year falls of 15-20%.
Peter Thomas Keaveney on 22 Dec 2020
Rossmore Engineering: the story of Ireland’s only front-end loader manufacturer
Now entering its fifth decade manufacturing machinery, Rossmore Engineering has established a niche fabricating front-end loaders. Peter Thomas Keaveney took a trip to Tipperary to find out more.
Peter Thomas Keaveney on 22 Dec 2020
Listen: Kiwi dealer with Irish origins selling Irish kit
While travelling through New Zealand, Peter Thomas Keaveney met Andrew Giltrap, owner of Giltrap AgriZone which has three strong machinery retail outlets where five brands of Irish equipment are sold.
Peter Thomas Keaveney on 16 Dec 2020
New tractor sales down 27.4% in Northern Ireland
A total of 22 new tractors were registered in November in Northern Ireland, bringing the total 11-month tally to 366 new tractors in 2020, down over 27% on the same period last year (504 units).
Peter Thomas Keaveney on 09 Dec 2020
Watch: lightweight Italian-built 75hp tractor put through its paces
We recently got our hands on an Italian built Antonio Carraro 75hp tractor. Although not a tractor many would consider to be linked with traditional Irish farming, is there a niche for such a unit?
Peter Thomas Keaveney on 25 Nov 2020
Northern Irish tractor sales down over 27% on last year
A total of 36 new tractors were registered in October in Northern Ireland, bringing the total 10-month tally to 344 new tractors in 2020, down over 27% on the same period last year (474 units).
Niall Hurson on 11 Nov 2020
UK tractor sales on course for 22-year low
Sales of new tractors in Northern Ireland for the first six months of 2020 were down 37.5% on 2019.