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Claas Vying for #3 Spot in North American Combine Sales

Having recorded four years of buoyant annual growth, executives at Claas in Germany are confident that its Omaha, Neb.-based operation will continue to capture a growing share of the North American combine market and are looking ahead to the day production will need to expand to meet demand.
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Forecasted Corn Yield Lowest Since 1995-96

While opinions vary on the impact the drought will have on farm equipment sales for the rest of this year and next, most analysts agree the lower yields will result in higher commodity prices. This combined with the wider use of crop insurance is likely to blunt a major falloff in ag machinery sales in 2013.
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Is the Ethanol Boom Stalling?

According to a June report in the Wall Street Journal, Ethanol demand is topping out. The amount used in gasoline is near federal mandates, and gasoline consumption is declining. After 15 straight years of growth, ethanol production this year will fall slightly and will be roughly flat next year, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's May forecast.?
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JCB Ag Looking for More North American Dealers

An 80% increase in sales to farmers and custom operators in North America is fuelling growth at JCB Agriculture, the farm equipment arm of Britain's construction machinery giant.
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Ag Equipment Intelligence

Agricultural Input Markets Differ in Research Intensity

Agricultural productivity growth depends on continued investments in research and development (R&D) by the private sector as well as by public institutions. Among agricultural input industries, research intensity, or research spending as a percentage of market sales, varies widely. For example, in 2009, the farm machinery sector invested only about 4% of sales in R&D.
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AGCO Urging Heartland Dealers to Get Bigger

Despite the "high times" the ag equipment business is enjoying these days, one shortline equipment manufacturer told Ag Equipment Intelligence that he's seeing signals that indicate a slowdown isn't too far down the road.
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