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Spanish Agricultural Registrations Down Again
The latest figures recently released by the Spanish Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación (the Ministry for Agriculture, Fishing and Food) suggest othat Spain’s agricultural registrations for tractors, powered machinery and towed equipment have almost universally shown a decline in demand, year-on-year for June.
Spanish Agricultural Sector Sees Further Decline in Demand in June
Harvesters declined by 11.54 per cent. Motorised machinery did buck the trend with an increase of 11.54 per cent, accounting for a rise of 8 vehicles over the previous year.
Almost all trailered equipment was in decline, and the overall market showed a drop of 34.34 per cent in June.
In the year-to-date, the whole agricultural market is down by 15.93 per cent.
As might be expected, the agricultural regions show the highest sales, with Andalucia topping the sales list, followed by Castilla y León, Castille – La Mancha and Cataluña.