South Africa's agriculture machinery sales were robust in the first nine months of the year

Agbiz chief economist Wandile Sihlobo says the South African Agricultural Machinery Association indicated that tractor and the combine harvester sales were up by 29% and 91% in September 2021 compared with the corresponding period last year, with 724 and 21 units sold. This placed the total tractors sales for the first eight months of this year at 5 382 units, up by 30% year-on-year (y/y).

Published: 11 October 2021