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3 Dec |
 Sales
Up In November and industry Reaches 50,000 tractors sold for the
year
The marketing of
agricultural machinery will not reach the good level of 2010, but it
will be close. Wholesale Tractor sales figures for January to
November now total 50,000 units.
In November, the delivery of machinery from industries to dealers
exceeded the total of the same period in 2010. Despite this growth,
the cumulative sales this year are still 7% lower than the same
period last year. Some estimates show a drop of up to 10% this year.
There was also improvement in sales of combine harvesters. Market
data indicate that this month's sales totaled 559 units, bringing to
4,500 units sold in the year.
With more income and expected larger crops, farmers prepare to
harvest the crop that begins shortly. Thus, the sale of harvesters
exceeds by 15% compared to the same period in 2010.
The area sown with grain reaches at least 50 million hectares this
year and may grow from 1% to 3% over the 2010/11 crop, according to
CONAB estimates. Just the area for soybeans should reach close to 25
million hectares, 3% more than used by farmers last crop.
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13 Nov |
 Kepler
Weber: 94% export increase
The silo manufacturer posted revenues from foreign sales of US$ 13
million in the third quarter this year. Egypt is one of the
company’s main target markets.
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7 Nov |
 Tractor
sales are down 8% for year
The slower pace of sales of
tractor in the government incentives program dropped this year. The
drop occurred because producers had already purchased lower
horsepower tractors.
The market estimates that total sales of tractors up to October
totaled 46,000 units, 8% less than last year.
The current slump in sales is within the estimates say Andre Cairoba,
VP of Agco to South America. He predicts a drop between 5% and
10% this year. At current rate of decline, total sales will be
near 51,500 units. In 2010, sales totaled 55,700.
The numbers of Anfavea show that 2009 sales of tractors between 50
to 99 horsepower, which were included Mais Alimentos (More Food)
program total 70% of overall sales.
Last year, the rate fell to 67% and this year, the decline is even
greater.
Carioba says tractor sales through the More Food Program has lost
strength and are 30% below 2010. But he said the farmers are
becoming more professional and buying higher powered machines. Sales
of tractors with power exceeding 200 horsepower increased 43% last
year compared to 2009.
The executive with Agco,
which has 55% of sales of the program, says that "it is necessary to
further promote the program in the Northeast."
Unlike tractors, harvesters sales
totaled 3,941 units through October, 11% more than in 2010. In
Carioba opinion, this segment will register an increase of 10% for
the year.
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Folha de S. Paulo |
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6 Nov |
 Ag Equipment Sales
From
May 2010 to April this year, 66,800 units of harvesters and tractors
were sold in Brazil, an increase of 6% over the previous period,
according to the National Association of Vehicle Manufacturers (Anfavea).
Last year, 69,000 units were sold. The Brazilian Association of
Machinery and Equipment (Abimaq) estimates a 15% growth this year.
John Deere, a leading grain harvesters in the country, is studying
areas for the installation of a new plant in the country.
 Traditional manufacturer of agricultural implements, Jumil, with
two factories in Batatais, SP, invested in improvements in the
industrial park and
increased hiring. In 2010, it sold about 300
planters; its main product. This
year the goal is to sell between 450 and 500. Jumil is a leader in
tractors up to 50 horsepower, Agrale with units in Caxias do Sul
(RS), reports that the outlook for 2011 is to produce between 2,100
and 2,200 units. In 2010, it manufactured 1,900 tractors. (RA) |
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28 Oct |
 Agricultural
machine sells 30% more through September
The numbers of industry machinery and
equipment reflect the good times experienced by the Brazilian
agriculture. Prices high and consistent income in the field.
From January to September, industry sector had revenues of R$ 7.4
billion, 30.4% more than in the same period last year. In addition
to domestic demand, the industry also found demand in foreign
markets, with exports of US$ 726.2 million. The value exceeds 31%
from January to September last year.
Data are Abimaq (Brazilian Association of Machinery and Equipment)
and Sindimaq (National Association of Machinery Industry). Despite
this positive evolution of the internal revenue, the industry is
concerned about the sharp increase in imports. Encouraged by the
parity of foreign exchange, total imports of the sector amounted to
US$ 426 million by September this year, 60.4% above the same period
last year.
The largest expenditures for imports occurred in the months of
August and September, when the average monthly foreign purchases was
US$ 64.5 million. The cumulative imports reached US$ 557.4 million
in the last 12 months to September, 68% more than in the previous
period.
While maintaining strong growth in imports, exports declined. The
data show that Abimaq foreign sales in September fell to US$ 77
million, 15% less than August, when the sector had registered a drop
from July. In the last 12 months to September, exports totaled US$
995 million, an increase of 47%, well below that of imports. The
increased demand for agricultural implements allowed the industry to
maintain the record of 54,700 workers last month, 15.3% more than
the same month in 2010.
The capacity utilization, which was 84% in July, fell 82% last
month.
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Folha Online |
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10 Oct |
CNH
makes partnership with the Brazilian Semeato for product development
Case New Holland is a world leader in
the business of agricultural and construction equipment
 The
world leader in the business of agricultural and construction
equipment
Case New Holland (CNH) announced on Monday the 10th, a
partnership with the Brazilian group
Semeato,
leader agricultural implement machinery and accessories,
specializing in technologies for direct seeding and planting grain.
According to a statement of the company, combining the two companies
will involve several areas of collaboration and their respective
engineering departments will jointly develop products designed to
maximize the performance of CNH tractor lines.
 "This
partnership will allow both companies to use their respective areas
of specialization: CNH with tractors, sprayers, combines and other
farm equipment of all power ranges, and Semeato, with its leadership
in Latin America with leading edge technology in planters and
seeding." announced CNH in a press release.
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7 Oct |
Sales of
agricultural machinery down 7.4%
Anfavea
(National Association of Vehicle Manufacturers) reported that
beetween January and September sales fell 7.4% compared to the same
period last year.
During the period, 50,051 units of tractors and harvesters were
sold, down from 54,025 in January to September 2010. The tractor
sales fell 9.5% to 40,920 units. In contrast, the harvesters grew
9.1% to 3,265 units.
Total exports rose by 4% to 13,598 units. In all, 9,530 tractors
(-3.7%) and 1,700 harvesters (+28.3%).
source: O Globo |
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6 Oct |
Agco in
Negotiations to Buy Brazil Cane Harvester by Next Month
 Agco
Corp. said it’s in talks to buy a manufacturer of sugar-cane
harvesters in Brazil as it expands in the South American nation, the
world’s top sugar producer.
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6 Oct |
Machinery and equipment
sector forecasts US$ 19 billion deficit
Despite
the recent rise in the US$, the sector of machinery and equipment in
Brazilian is still concerned about the effects of imports on
domestic firms.
Abimaq (Brazilian Association of Machinery and Equipment) predicts
the sector will close the year with a deficit of US$ 19 billion, up
from US$ 15.7 billion recorded last year.
The association announced on Wednesday that the imports led exports
by a total of US$ 12.1 billion between January and August.
This year, 44% of the machines purchased by Brazilians came from
abroad. In 2008, this percentage was 39%.
The industry is earning 9% more this year. However, according to
Franklin Junior Lourival, Abimaq, this is due more to the price
increase than the increase in the volume produced. The capacity
utilization of factories stood at 83% in August. In the same period
last year, was 83.7%.
The jobs created since May have also retreated as of August but are
still up 5.9% since August last year. In May, the increase was 7.5%.
"With the exchange rate to 1 US$ = R$1.70, the imported machines
were free at R$1.85 they remain cheap, but does not yet make the
local industry competitive," said Franklin. "For the industry, the
ideal exchange would be US$ to R$ 2.10.
source:
Folha.com: Mariano
Carneiro - São Paulo |
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5 Oct |
AGCO invests R$ 100 million
to modernize agricultural machinery factories in Brazil
Company will invest in three units in the
country to expand its market share of harvesters in the coming
years.
The US-based AGCO, a
manufacturer of agricultural machinery, is investing R$ 100 million
to modernize three plants in Brazil. The investment will be made by
mid-2012. A leading manufacturer of tractors in the country, the
company plans to expand its market share of harvesters in the coming
years. To do so, it will invest R$ 65 million in the process of
manufacturing these machines in the unit of Santa Rosa (RS). Another
R$ 25 million will be invested in the engine plant in Mogi das
Cruzes (SP) and an additional R$ 10 million in a new production line
of sprayers in Canoas (RS).
Total sales of combine harvesters in Brazil increased from 8% to 9%
in the year to September, against the sales of tractors, which
dropped about 10% in the period, according to senior vice president
at AGCO's South America, André Müller Carioba.
"We want to grow in the harvesters - said. According to data
presented by the executive, the participation of AGCO sales segment
in the country increased from 18% in 2010 to 19.6% in 2011."
Carioba said the company follows optimistic about the prospects for
Brazilian agribusiness, despite the sharp drop in prices of main
products exported by the country, reflecting the sovereign debt
crisis in Europe.
He estimated that the
sales performance of tractors and combines in Brazil should not be
changed in the last quarter.
"The percentage we've seen so far will stay." he said. For
2012, the executive expects performance similar to this year.
source:
by Ana Conceição |
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3 Oct |
John Deere to build
equipment plants in Brazil-CEO
Oct
3 (Reuters) - Deere & Co (DE.N), the world's biggest producer of
farm equipment, plans to build two new construction equipment plants
in Brazil, the company's chief executive officer Samuel Allen said
Monday.
Construction is expected to start in 2012, he added.
(Reporting by Reese Ewing; Writing by
Luciana Lopez; Editing by John Picinich)
UPDATE 1-Deere to build two
equipment plants in Brazil-CEO
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Construction on plants to start
in 2012
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Factories to start production
in 2013
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Plants to build construction
loaders, excavators
SAO PAULO,
Oct 3 (Reuters) - Deere & Co <DE.N>, one of the world's biggest
heavy equipment producers, will build two plants in Brazil to meet
demand from construction and infrastructure projects, Chief
Executive Samuel Allen said on Monday.
Deere said it plans to tap into strong local and regional demand for
loading and excavating equipment from the construction sector.
"Brazil is one of the construction equipment markets that is growing
the most in the world right now," Allen told reporters in Sao Paulo
via video conference.
One of the plants will produce equipment for Deere, and the other
will produce for both Deere and Hitachi Construction Machinery Ltd.
Deere will invest $124 million in the plants, in Indaiatuba in Sao
Paulo state, and Hitachi will invest $56 million.
Construction is expected to start in 2012, and production of
equipment will begin in 2013.
Reporting by Reese Ewing |
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