Editor's Note: This article was originally published in the June 15, 2025 edition of Ag Equipment Intelligence. To view AEI content as it's published, you can subscribe to the monthly newsletter click here.
U.S. mid-year equipment sales were down across the board, while Canada sales had small increases in all but 2 categories, according to data from the Assn. of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM).
The first half of 2025 saw U.S. compact and utility tractor unit sales decline year-over-year for the fourth year in a row, with compact tractors hitting a 5-year low once again this year. Utility tractors also hit a 5-year low with 24,288 units sold in the first half of the year. After 2 years of improving sales at the mid-year point, 4WD tractor sales in the U.S. are down 38.5% vs. 2024. Combine sales are down 43.4% year-over-year, but are still above the 5-year low of 2,300 from 2021. Source: Assn. of Equipment Manufacturers
In the U.S., utility tractors (40-<100 horsepower) had the lowest decline at down 8.9% vs. the first half of 2024. Combines have had the largest decline in unit sales for the first 6 months of the year at –43%.
In Canada, compact tractors (<40 horsepower) had the largest year-over-year growth in unit sales at +3.4%. Combines also showed the largest decline in unit sales in Canada at down 5.2%. Total tractor sales are down 10.9% year-over-year in the U.S. for the first 6 months. At this time last year, total tractor sales in the U.S. were down 11.5% year-over-year. In Canada, total tractor unit sales are up 1.6% compared to down 7.1% year-over-year at the halfway point last year.
For the first half of the year, unit sales were up for compact, utility and 4WD tractors. 100+ horsepower tractors and combines were the only 2 categories to show sales declines at the mid-way point. 4WD tractors hit a 5-year high at 601 units, well above the previous 5-year high of 490 from 2021. Combine unit sales showed a modest decline at –5.2% after hitting a 5-year high in 2024. Source: Assn. of Equipment Manufacturers
