The variety of agricultural tractors registered within the UK throughout November has been described as ‘unusually low’ following a surge in October.
At 414 machines, the month-to-month complete was down by greater than a 3rd, in contrast with the seasonal common and by 43%, in contrast with the identical month final yr.
That is in line with figures from the Agricultural Engineers Affiliation (AEA), with a earlier launch exhibiting that October had the best quantity of tractors registered since 2016.
AEA stated within the newest replace: “After an unusually sturdy efficiency in October, the variety of agricultural tractors registered within the UK throughout November was unusually low.
“The entire for the final two months was very near the seasonal imply, although, so it’s too early to say whether or not that is only a blip or marks the beginning of a downturn out there.
“The mixed complete for October and November 2023 was beneath the extent reached a yr in the past, when producers have been working by the backlog which had constructed up over the last few years.
“However, the overall for the yr to this point was nonetheless 2% increased than in the identical interval of 2022.”
