CEMA (European Agricultural Machinery Association) has confirmed that there was an increase in tractor sales for the period of 2021. The European umbrella organisation has released its data indicating that 230, 000 tractors were registered across Europe for 2021. Just under 30% of the vehicles were of 37kW (50hp) and under, while the remainder were 38kW and above. But the organisation cautions that no more than 180,000 were conventional tractors.
However, the tractor sales total is inflated by a variety of other vehicles which may be classified as tractors in certain countries. These machines include quads, side-by-side utility vehicles, telehandlers, self-propelled sprayers. Tractor registrations for the year 2021 increased by around 17% in comparison with 2020. CEMA has attributed the increase to a significant improvement in market conditions, despite disruptions.
The organisation notes that the number of tractors registered was the highest recorded for over a decade, based on comparable data. But machinery manufacturers have pointed out that disruptions to the smooth running of their production activities have multiplied over the last few months. It’s understood that 51% of the responding manufacturers said they expected some production stoppages due to supplier side shortages in the next four weeks.
In terms of the countries with the highest reported figures of tractor registrations, France took the lead with 20% of the European total or 36,053 in all. Germany was a close second at 18% which equates to 34,472 units. Poland showed the biggest increase in sales with a 42% surge, followed by Italy (36%) and then Austria with a 32% increase.
Meanwhile, registrations in the UK were up by 25% and would have been higher if it had not been for a backlog of orders waiting to be delivered.