Tractor sales in the UK have began to improve in the first months of 2017, after a period of relative decline.
According to the Agricultural Engineers Association (AEA), tractor sales have improved compared with the same period last year.
Machinery dealers sold 634 units in January and 620 in February, which equate to year-on-year increases of 8.2 per cent and 10.7 per cent respectively.
Meanwhile, AEA says UK exports of agricultural and outdoor power products rose by 3.1% in 2016 to £1.76 billion.
Within this total, exports of agricultural equipment slipped marginally to £1.53 billion, largely due to a sharp fall in exports of tractor engines; excluding them, exports were up 7%.
Exports of outdoor power products rose by nearly a third to £229 million, largely due to increased shipments of non-agricultural mowers.
The EU remains the UK's key trading partner taking 62% of all exports, up from 60% in 2015. Other European destinations accounted for a further 7%, while North America’s share of exports declined to 17%.
