U.S. tractor sales up in May and up for the year

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U.S. tractor sales were up 15 percent over May of 2019, according to the Association of Equipment Manufacturer’s Flash Report.

For May, two-wheel drive smaller tractors were up 19 percent while and 40 & under 100 HP were up a total of 11 percent. Two-wheel drive 100+ HP were down 17 percent and four-wheel tractors were down 12 percent.

Combine sales were down about 3 percent in May and are down about 10 percent for the year.

On the other hand, tractor sales are up about 4 percent year-over-year.