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VDMA Agricultural Machinery Association: The European 

agricultural machinery industry expects a 15% increase in 2008 

Frankfurt, 9 th July 2008 – The degree of capacity utilization in the European agricultural 

machinery industry has been high for months. According to the VDMA Agricultural Machinery 

Association, turnover will increase by approximately 15% to € 27.5 billion in 2008. This would 

be the highest growth of the past decades Europe-wide, which illustrates that the industry is 

in the middle of a boom phase. 

Modern agricultural machinery makes an important contribution to an increase in food and 

feedstuff production and thus helps to reduce the scarcities of many agricultural products 

which have developed on the world market. In addition, the growing importance of energy 

supply based on biomass technology with agricultural machinery as the decisive problem 

solver must be considered. 

The European manufacturers of agricultural machines and tractors are the main player in the 

global agricultural machinery industry. Last year, sales in the European Union reached € 

23.9 billion and thus accounted for 42% of worldwide production. Manufacturers in Germany 

hold a share of almost 11% of worldwide production. After their 17% growth in turnover in 

2007, they will reach a record increase of more than 20% by the end of the year. 

According to the VDMA Agricultural Machinery Association, the market environment remains 

positive. The association states that increase rates in the export business are lower in some 

countries, such as Russia, but that willingness to invest is currently strong, in particular on 

the traditional sales markets such as France, Germany, and the UK. Important agricultural 

nations like Brazil and India are also increasing their demand for modern machinery in order 

to guarantee the reliable supply of the population with food and to strengthen their position 

as exporters of agricultural products on the world market. 

These additional investments into the machinery park have become possible thanks to the 

higher incomes of the past two years. For several months, however, the significantly higher 

prices of operating resources (e.g. energy) have dampened the optimism of the farmers. 

Thus, the available purchasing power for more investments in agricultural machinery will 

primarily depend on the development of the contribution margins in agriculture. 

VDMA 

German Engineering Federation 

Agricultural Machinery Association 

Chairman: 

Hermann Merschroth 

Managing Director: 

Dr. Bernd Scherer 

Lyoner Str. 18 

60528 Frankfurt am Main 

Germany 

Phone +49 69 66 03-13 04 

Fax +49 69 66 03-14 64 

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Agricultural Machinery 

Economic Report 

2008

Contents 

Table of 

2 Foreword 

4 Production and Trade of Agricultural Machinery 

4 World 

5 USA 

5 South America 

6 India 

6 Eastern Europe 

7 European Union 

7 Germany 

8 Market Development for Agricultural Machinery 

8 View on Individual Branches 

11 European Union 

12 Germany 

13 Russia 

13 Ukraine 

14 Kazakhstan 

15 USA 

16 Brazil 

16 Argentina 

17 India 

18 China 

Condensed Version for the Public 

19 Charts and Tables 

VDMA AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY 2008 1 

19 Agricultural Machinery in the European Union 

20 Ex- and Imports of Agricultural Machinery 

Worldwide 

21 Imports of Selected Countries 

22 Exports of Selected Countries 

23 Companies and Employees 

23 German Market Volume for Agricultural 

Machinery by Segments 

24 Agricultural Key Figures of the Biggest Agrarian 

Nations 

25 Members of VDMA Agricultural Machinery

2 VDMA AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY 2008 

Foreword 

Europe and the world — the export business of German machinery and 

equipment manufacturers is the motor of our economic success and the 

condition for future growth. An export quota of 77% in the entire mechanical 

engineering sector is convincing proof of this statement. Almost one fifth of all 

machines (in terms of value) which are commissioned in the world come from 

Germany. Thus, it is not astounding that virtually all branches of the German 

mechanical engineering industry are either world market leaders or occupy 

second place. 

The world needs machines from Germany, and the German mechanical 

engineering industry needs the world and its open markets. In the past four 

years, the exports of agricultural machinery made in Germany increased by 60% 

even though the prospering Asian region has not yet played an important role 

so far. Currently, business activities are still focusing on Western and Eastern 

Europe. 

As the leading export nation in the world, we have a vested interest in open 

markets and clear export conditions. With regard to trade policy, it is therefore 

one of our core claims that the EU Commission should promote our 

competitiveness by extending a strong, multilateral trade system and provide 

better access to markets in third countries. In a globalized economy, this can 

best be achieved by a functioning WTO. The Doha development round initiated 

in 2001 is intended to provide an equilibrium of economic growth, 

environmental protection, and social justice in the world. If no significant 

progress is reached by the summer of 2008, which is a realistic danger, the 

round must be interrupted for the time being due to the elections in the USA 

and the new composition of the EU Commission. 

In addition, the VDMA is worried about the current state of the negotiations. 

There is the danger of an unbalanced opening of the markets which forces the 

industrialized countries to make considerable concessions, whereas newly 

industrialized countries can maintain their trade barriers. Supported by the 

political goals of the governments of the member states, the European 

Commission nevertheless keeps to its objective to complete the Doha 

development round soon. We see the danger that the Doha round will be 

finished for political reasons even if the results are not satisfactory from a 

current viewpoint, in particular for industry. 

Additional bilateral agreements between the EU and states or groups of states 

can be useful for the elimination of non-tariff trade barriers and high import


tariffs. For this purpose, negotiations are underway like those about a free-trade 

agreement between Ukraine and the EU. In talks with the EU Commission, the 

VDMA has already attracted attention to a subsidy programme of the Ukrainian 

government for the purchase of agricultural machinery, which, however, only 

subsidizes locally manufactured machinery. The condition is a “local content“ of 

at least 50%. Since local production capacities are being built up step by step, 

we are advocating a reduction of the share of national products to 

approximately 25 to 30%. 

Russia and combine harvester import are good examples of the vulnerability of 

trade systems. Russia claims anti-dumping procedures and measures for the 

protection of domestic industry. In a safeguard clause procedure, Russia is 

trying to improve the competitiveness of Russian industry through tradepolitical 

measures. We think that this will be a short-sighted strategy at the 

expense of Russian agriculture, which needs modern machinery to maintain its 

position on the prospering raw material markets worldwide in the long run. The 

VDMA position of an open market with low tariffs is supported by both the 

federal government and the EU Commission. 

China is not yet a very important market for agricultural machinery from 

Germany even though it is the third most important export market for the 

German mechanical engineering industry as a whole. Even though China 

reduced tariffs and made it easier for foreigners to enter the country after its 

accession to the WTO, important areas of the Chinese economy are still 

protected against international competition today. Complicated licensing 

procedures, costly and time-consuming certification regulations, and hidden 

government subsidies are just some examples. In discussions with Chinese, 

European and German decision makers, the VDMA is advocating the mutual 

recognition of local examinations, the application of internationally accepted 

standards, the transparency of tariffs, and improved copyright protection. 

According to a current VDMA study about product and brand piracy, more than 

two thirds of the companies in our industry are affected by counterfeiting, 

which causes an annual damage of € 7 billion. In this respect, China clearly 

occupies the leading position among its neighbouring countries, which follow at 

a large distance. The EU Commission in Brussels has interfered and realized one 

of the measures claimed by the VDMA by installing a help desk in Beijing. 

The VDMA is the leading association of the equipment goods industry in 

Europe. In no other country does the mechanical engineering industry have such 

great economic importance. We consider this as an obligation to make our 

claims in economic policy heard on behalf of the entire mechanical engineering 

industry. For this reason, we are extending our network of representative offices 

currently located in Calcutta, Delhi, Beijing, Shanghai, Tokyo, and Moscow. 

Hermann Merschroth 

President of the VDMA Agricultural Machinery Association 

Frankfurt, July 2008


1. Production and Trade of Agricultural Machinery 

According to VDMA estimates, the value of 

global agricultural machinery production in 

2007 amounted to a converted € 57 billion. 

The largest sales are still achieved in the 

European Union. However, the share of the EU 

dropped by one percent to 42% as compared 

to 2006. One reason for this development was 

the significant production boost in South 

America and the greater importance of Indian 

and Chinese manufacturers on the world 

market. 

Worldwide Production of Agricultural Machinery 

in Bn. Euros 

European Union 

North America 

Latin America 

China 

Fläche für Grafik 

India 

2006 Fläche für Grafik 

East Europe 

2005 

Japan 

Others 

Source: VDMA, own calculations 

2007 

0 5 10 15 20 25 

In the past three years, sales in the industry 

increased continuously at a nominal growth 

rate of 5% in 2006 and a remarkable 13% in 

2007. For 2008, the development is showing a 

similar trend as in the previous year. Given a 

share of 28% respectively 11% in global sales, 

the North American and German manufacturers 

expect a sales growth of about one fifth 

for 2008. The current bottleneck on the global 

agricultural market and the greater pressure 

towards an intensification of agriculture are 

going to give an additional impetus to 

business in the agricultural machinery sector 

in the medium run. 

According to the latest estimates, global 

tractor production amounts to 1.4 million 

units. In 2007, combine harvester production 

volume grew to about 37,000 machines. 

Global trade volume grows by 12% 

The globalization of the agricultural machinery 

industry is continuing. Thus, the global 

trade volume is growing even though the 

domestic demand for new agricultural 

machinery is significant in most countries 

which produce agricultural machinery. In 

2007, the trade volume in the agricultural 

machinery sector amounted to € 32.3 billion 

(+12%) 1 . The largest exporters are Germany, 

the USA, and Italy. Despite a weaker rate of 

the dollar, the share of US exports in the 

global trade volume (in terms of euros) fell by 

1.5% to slightly less than 15% in the past three 

years, while Germany was even able to 

slightly increase its share to 20%. 

Shares of World Trade with Agricultural Machinery 

Year 2007 

Others 

39% 

Japan 

4% 

United 

Kingdom 

5% 

France 

7% 

Germany 

20% 

Italy 

10% 

USA 

15% 

Source: National statistic agencies, total of exports of 42 countries 

In 2007, the machinery exports of Japan, the 

sixth largest exporter, decreased. In the sector 

of compact tractors and implements for 

gardening and landscaping, which account for 

1 

The volume is based on the sum of exports from 

42 countries worldwide which represent an 

estimated 95% of global agricultural machinery 

trade.

a significant share of Japanese production, 

business was not always good. In 2007, 

Chinese exports grew by 44% to € 1.3 billion. 

Thus, this country, which focuses on pump 

technology, lawn mowers, and small tractors, 

now occupies eighth place among the nations 

which export agricultural machinery. Even 

though India plays an important role for the 

industry given an estimated share of 6% in 

global production, the export volume is very 

low, reaching about € 250 million according to 

the latest available figures. One reason for 

this development is that the domestic market 

provides great potential for the manufacturers. 

In addition, enterprises such as Mahindra 

& Mahindra are also pursuing the strategy of 

serving foreign markets by building their own 

local production sites, which is illustrated by 

two factories in the USA. 

USA: production growth supported by the 

favourable exchange rate 

While export-oriented industry in Europe is 

moaning about the high exchange rate of the 

euro, the USA has gained considerable 

advantages in competition by devaluating its 

own currency in recent years. However, these 

advantages have obviously not changed the 

US position on the global market significantly. 

In terms of US dollars, agricultural 

machinery exports from the USA increased by 

19% to 6.48 billion in 2007 2 . Given a growth of 

14% to US $ 1.3 billion, the increase in the 

value of exports into the euro zone was below 

average. Instead, the large, rising agricultural 

nations Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Brazil, 

and Argentina, which have primarily become 

importers of large tractors from the USA, are 

decisive also for US manufacturers. 

In 2007, the number of combines manufactured 

and assembled by the companies Agco, 

Claas, John Deere, and Case New Holland, 

which produce in North America, was a 

remarkable 22% higher than in the previous 

year, reaching 8,500 units. In the first five 

2 The export value calculated in euros, however, 

grew by only 9% (average rate for 2007: 1 US dollar 

= 0.7297 euros). 


months of 2008, 4,000 machines left the 

assembly lines, which is an increase of 11%. 

Main Destinations for US Exports 

Average of the years 2005-2007, in Mn. US $ 

Canada 

Australia 

Germany 

France 

Mexico 

United Kingdom 

Russia 

Netherlands 

Belgium 

Ukraine 

Argentina 

Kazakhstan 

Source: US Census Bureau 

0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 

New spirit of optimism in South America 

After the depression in 2005 and 2006, the 

production of agricultural machinery in Brazil 

and Argentina is booming again. 

The main location of agricultural machinery 

production on the subcontinent is Brazil. Here, 

production showed a significant range of 

fluctuation in the past four years. According to 

information provided by the national association 

of manufacturers, total sales in the 

agricultural machinery industry in Brazil 

amounted to US $ 3.02 billion in 2007 (+48%). 

This meant that 77% of the production 

capacity was utilized. The number of employees 

grew from approximately 35,000 in the 

year 2006 to almost 41,000. Combine 

harvester production decreased from the 

record level of 2004 (10,000 units) to 2,300 

units in 2006. In 2007, it reached 5,200 units 

again. 

Tractor sales showed the same development, 

though to a slightly lesser extent. At six main 

locations, more than 50,000 tractors were 

manufactured again in 2007, which equals 

the number of all tractors produced in France, 

Finland, and Austria, for example, or more 

than 80% of the unit numbers in Germany. In 

the first five months, Brazilian tractor 

production grew by 40%, and combine


production increased by 91%. For the entire 

year 2008, production is expected to exceed 

the level of the current record year 2004. 

High tariffs for imported machinery 

The overall balance of the reports from 

Argentina for 2007 were also euphoric. The 

agricultural machinery industry in this 

country achieved record sales of pesos 1.4 

billion (ca. € 260 million). The market, which 

has a volume of approximately € 700 million, 

however, is largely supplied with imported 

machinery. Imported machines from Brazil are 

not subject to any restrictions, whereas a high 

tariff of 14% applies to imports from countries 

outside the Mercosur region. For the local 

market, some manufacturers of tillage 

equipment are important (e.g. Chalero, 

Yomel), which meet the demand for simple 

direct drilling equipment. Given the crisis of 

national agricultural policy since March/April 

2008 and the resulting reserved attitude of 

farmers towards investments (cf. market 

description in the following chapter), these 

smaller companies which focus on the 

Argentinian market are incurring considerable 

sales losses and have been participating in the 

protest marches of the farmers against the 

government. 

India as a rising location of agricultural 

machinery production 

India has an important agricultural machinery 

industry. Its export share, however, is relatively 

small. The list of combine manufacturers 

alone comprises 76 producers, among 

them the big manufacturers Claas, Standard, 

Kartar, Sonalika, and Preet. In 2007, tractor 

production increased to 400,000 units. The 

most important manufacturers are Mahindra 

& Mahindra, Tafe, Escorts, and Sonalika. 

The agricultural machinery industry is 

concentrated in the states of Haryana, 

Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab, Tamil 

Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, and Uttaranchal, i.e. 

rather in the north and the centre of the 

country. These regions have a relatively good 

infrastructure and are situated favourably 

with easy access to traffic routes and big 

ports. 

The demand for an increase in productivity 

and, hence, more machinery use in Indian 

agriculture is very strong. This is likely to open 

the doors for foreign manufacturers even 

more. For subsidies, improvements of 

machines such as of sugar beet harvesters, 

rice transplanters, and cotton pickers by 

means of joint venture, technical cooperation, 

or imported machinery are expressly required. 

Eastern European manufacturers are gaining 

market shares 

In Eastern Europe, some manufacturers have 

gained a very good position on the market. A 

prominent manufacturer is the Minsk Tractor 

Factory, which produced 60,000 tractors last 

year. Approximately 80% of this production is 

exported onto neighbouring markets as well

as the Balkan countries, Bangladesh, Pakistan, 

and Egypt. 

In Russia, Rostselmash is predominant in the 

harvesting machinery sector. In 2007, 5,200 

combines were produced. In addition, some 

specialists, such as Klever (forage harvesting 

equipment), Cervona Zirka with its Russian 

subsidiary Belinskselmash (tillage implements 

and sowing equipment) as well as BDM-Agro 

(tillage implements) and Eurotechnika (tillage 

implements and fertilizer spreaders) must be 

mentioned. 

Solid growth in Europe 

The European Union is the largest location of 

global agricultural machinery industry. In 

2007, sales of € 23.9 billion were achieved 

(+11% as compared with the previous year). It 

has always been a special characteristic of the 

highly differentiated European industry that it 

offers machines for both small-structured 

agriculture and very large areas. This covers 

the regionally very different demands e.g. of a 

farmer in Southern Italy who cultivates an 

area of 4 hectares and a farm in Eastern 

Germany or the Czech Republic which has 200 

or 500 hectares of arable land. The European 

manufacturers are also geared towards farms 

in Eastern Europe, some of which have a 

cultivated area of up to 10,000 hectares. 

In recent years, export business in the east 

was predominant, especially for German 

manufacturers. Nevertheless, the main sales 

markets still lie in the European Union, and 

they kept their importance thanks to the good 

economic situation. 

Tractor production in the European Union, 

which accounts for more than one third of the 

industry sales, increased by 2% to 232,000 

units in 2007. Given a trend towards higher 

average power, production value grew by 11% 

to € 9.0 billion. Locations largely remained 

constant in 2007. Only the production of 

McCormick was relocated from the UK to Italy. 

For this reason, overall unit numbers in the UK 

decreased slightly. Since the demand remained 

unrestricted, production in most 


factories kept increasing. As a result, an 

increase by approximately 8% in the number 

of units produced to more than 250,000 units 

can be expected in 2008. 

Tractor Production in the European Union 

in units 

2005 2006 2007 

Change 

Italy 86.526 82.584 83.310 0,9% 

Germany 54.590 58.623 60.732 3,6% 

France 27.280 26.551 27.984 5,4% 

United Kingdom 26.685 25.557 25.068 -1,9% 

Finland 9.945 10.380 10.737 3,4% 

Austria 8.922 9.399 9.768 3,9% 

Poland 5.957 6.381 7.041 10,3% 

Czech Republic 5.505 6.492 7.000 7,8% 

Spain 283 428 450 5,1% 

Total 225.693 226.395 232.090 2,5% 

Sources: VDMA, CEMA, excl. Romania with only marginal production left at Traktorul 

Brasov, Italy incl. crawlers, Czech and Polish figures 2007 preliminary 

The European manufacturers keep expanding. 

In business climate surveys in May and June, 

60% of the managers announced that they 

would once again increase production and 

sales in the coming six months. 50% of those 

surveyed would like to do this with more staff. 

Germany expects a 20% increase 

Germany accounts for 11% of global sales and 

25% of the European sales figures. Production 

focuses on tractors and harvesting machinery. 

Three of the four production sites for selfpropelled 

forage harvesters are situated in 

Germany (Claas, Krone, and John Deere). The 

fourth factory is located in Belgium (Case New 

Holland). Agco announced an own developed 

forage harvester for the year 2010. In terms of 

sales, Germany´s share in European tractor 

production is 34%. The main production sites 

are Mannheim (John Deere), Marktoberdorf 

(Agco Fendt), and Lauingen (Same Deutz- 

Fahr). In 2008, approximately 67,000 tractors 

are going to leave the assembly lines. 

The about 200 German agricultural machinery 

manufacturers offer a wide range of machines. 

Some of the medium-sized producers 

can term themselves European market leaders 

and often also have an export share of 70 or 

80%.


The positive economic development in 

Germany is unbroken: In 2008, production is 

expected to increase by at least 20% to 

approximately € 7.4 billion. In the past 

decades, such a high increase was not 

achieved within one year. Whether growth is 

going to reach 20 or 25% primarily depends on 

the production capacities because the number 

of orders received is 50% higher than in the 

previous year. In many cases, machines which 

are ordered now will not be produced until 

2009. 

In 2007, the number of regular employees 

was increased by 6% to 27,000. Meanwhile, it 

has become a big problem to find qualified 

skilled workers and engineers. However, 

obstacles due to German labour market policy 

are considered high. Therefore, large numbers 

of loan workers are hired. A VDMA survey 

showed that currently almost every sixth 

employee in the German agricultural machinery 

is paid by a temporary employment 

agency. 

The export share of German industry is 

traditionally high. In the agricultural machinery 

sector, it is approximately 74%. Expansion 

in Eastern Europe has been continuous since 

2000 so that exports into the large-area 

countries Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, and 

Kazakhstan already accounted for 15% of total 

exports in 2007. Russia is the third most 

important sales market after Germany and 

France. 

Production of Selected Machines in Germany 

in units 

2005 2006 2007 Change 

Combine harvesters 6.087 6.658 6.994 5,0% 

Forage harvesters 1.697 1.902 2.098 10,3% 

Mowers 18.819 18.502 17.671 -4,5% 

Tedders and rakes¹ 29.090 24.994 18.837 -24,6% 

Balers 6.768 6.133 6.363 3,8% 

Ploughs 2.689 3.719 4.297 15,5% 

Seed drills² 7.355 8.269 9.572 15,8% 

Field sprayers 2.133 2.793 3.042 8,9% 

Source: Turnover Statistics VDMA Agricultural Machinery Association, ¹ from 2006 partial move of 

production out of Germany, ² without precision seed drills 

2. Market Development for Agricultural Machinery 

Market and technology development in 

individual branches of industry 

In Western Europe, 175,000 tractors were sold 

in the past year, which is an increase of 2%. In 

2008, this volume will be exceeded noticeably. 

In the first quarter, the number of new 

registrations already exceeded the figures of 

the previous year by 1%, and the second 

quarter will provide a very remarkable 

increase. On the large markets France, 

Germany, and the UK, market growth is 

disproportionate. The Italian market, however, 

is expected to stagnate again. In Western 

Europe, average engine power is currently 

76 kW (slightly more than 100 hp) and was 

increased continuously over the course of the 

past years. At the same time, the compact 

tractor segment (up to approximately 60 hp) 

continues to play an important role. In this 

class, some new brands which are new to this 

region are pushing onto the market. Most of 

them are of Chinese or Korean origin. In 

contrast to the US market, Indian manufacturers 

are still hardly present in Western 

Europe.

In the 2007/2008 season, the Western 

European combine harvester market grew by 

3% to almost 6,800 units 3 . The larger number 

of new machines sold is primarily caused by 

the fact that in many countries even smaller 

farms bought a new combine after a long 

investment break as grain prices and incomes 

are higher. Farmers hope that this will reduce 

their dependence on contractors. Of course, a 

small to medium power segment is sufficient 

for this group of customers, which was 

reflected by the model range of the manufacturers 

in 2007. In the current season, the 

market is growing by about 25% to 8,500 

units. In France alone, more than 2,500 new 

machines will be sold. Thus, it is the second 

time that Germany as the former largest 

European market is considerably exceeded. 

The world market is going to grow even more. 

According to the prognoses of market experts, 

approximately 35,000 combines (+32%) will 

be sold with South America and the USA as a 

growth motor. 

Even though the German biogas effect, which 

is meanwhile losing in impetus, was one 

reason for the forage harvester boom of the 

past two season years, the sales of new forage 

harvesters is going to keep increasing until 

the end of the 2007/2008 season to a global 

level of approximately 2,800 units (+20%). In 

Germany as the largest market besides the 

USA, more than 500 machines will be sold. 

Market Volumes for Self Propelled Forage Harvesters 

in units 

2500 

2000 

1500 

1000 

500 

0 

Source: VDMA 

Germany World 

2005 2006 2007 

3 The market volumes for harvesting machines 

mentioned below apply to the so-called western 

brands. 


Exhaust emissions and energy efficiency as 

fields of technology 

The technological development of tractors 

and motorized agricultural machines is 

making fast progress. By the end of 2007, 

exhaust emissions stage III A was introduced 

with the goal of reducing nitrogen oxide 

emissions. This reduction was still able to be 

achieved through alterations to the engine 

alone, e.g. intercooling, exhaust gas recirculation, 

and higher injection pressure. 

As of 2010, particle limits will be reduced by 

up to 94% in stage III B in comparison with the 

current stage. From the current viewpoint, 

only particle filters will enable these limits to 

be observed. Stage IV, which is planned to go 

into effect in 2013, will require a reduction of 

nitrogen oxide values by another approximately 

88%. This will make the use of 

nitrogen oxide adsorption systems or selective 

catalytic converters necessary. 

The exhaust gas regulations of stages III B and 

IV mean a challenge for both engine and 

machinery manufacturers because not just 

the engine alone, but also different components 

for exhaust gas aftertreatment and 

their conditions of installation play a significant 

role in the observation of the exhaust gas 

limits. The effects of additional exhaust gas 

aftertreatment, such as increased fuel 

consumption, more noise, higher temperatures, 

and additional space requirements for 

exhaust gas systems, are going to exert a 

significant influence on the future development 

of mobile machines. 

At the last Agritechnica, tractors with a twotank 

system for both biofuels and conventional 

fuels were presented. Meanwhile, 

however, the use of biofuels rather seems to 

be established by quotas of admixture to 

conventional diesel than through pure 

biodiesel. 

The agricultural machinery industry is making 

constant efforts to improve the energy 

efficiency of its machines. One way is the 

replacement of the hydraulic drive by an 

electric drive system. Concepts with an


electric drive are meanwhile available for 

forage harvesters (Krone), fertilizer spreaders 

(Rauch), and tractors (John Deere). They have 

the advantage that they can be integrated 

into existing components. In addition, they 

provide better efficiency and, hence, reduce 

overall energy consumption. 

In the segment of balers for straw and forage, 

the trend towards big square balers for 

contractors or large farms is continuing. By 

the end of the 2007/2008 season, the 

Western European market for square balers is 

going to grow to approximately 2,200 units 

(+16%), while the prognosis for the round 

baler market is 13,500 units (+12%). The 

current volume of the world market for big 

square balers is about 4,000 units, while 

approximately 34,000 round balers from 

western brands are bought. In many countries, 

the classic high-pressure baler continues 

to play an important role. In industrialized 

countries, these balers are used on horse 

breeding farms, for example. 

The number of forage harvesting machines 

(mowers, turners, and swathers) on the new 

machine market remained relatively constant 

or grew only slightly in the past years as 

compared with more noticeable fluctuations 

on the market for other machines. The likely 

reason for this development is that demand 

fluctuations rather tend to cancel each other 

out within the large number of small and 

medium-sized forage growing farms. In the 

past years, the machines have been increasingly 

geared towards larger area capacities. 

Meanwhile, self-propelled mowers allow 

approximately 15 hectares of green area per 

hour to be mowed. Afterwards, turners and 

swathers with working widths of up to 15 

metres process the grass to hay. In 

2006/2007, the number of new machines sold 

in Western Europe decreased slightly to about 

78,000 units. Given the stronger purchasing 

power of dairy farms, the market volume is 

growing noticeably in the 2007/2008 season. 

In Germany alone, the final sales of machines 

are likely to increase by approximately 10 to 

15% to about 23,000 units. The same trend 

can be observed in the segment of loader and 

harvesting wagons, whose sales figures in 

Western Europe amounted to 2,400 units in 

2006/2007. 

For sprayers, the greatest possible performance 

(ha/hour) remains the decisive goal. 

Meanwhile, a project of the VDMA and the 

Julius-Kühn Institute has begun in Germany 

which studies the effects of higher driving 

speeds on the field on the spreading of plant 

protection products. The goal is approval for 

speeds of 16 km/h and more. There is a 

pronounced trend towards self-propelled 

sprayers, especially since the price difference 

between a self-propelled sprayer and a large 

drawn implement has become smaller. In 

2007, about 7,800 sprayers were sold in 

Western Europe. In 2008, this figure will be 

considerably higher. 

The market for fertilizer spreaders is feeling a 

strong momentum. The price increases for 

mineral fertilizer are at the top of the input 

price increases for farmers. The more accurate 

control of the spread quantity in a new 

machine allows the quantity of fertilizer 

needed and the costs to be reduced. This 

precision is achieved with the aid of more 

sensors. This meets the needs of environmental 

protection even more and provides 

better operating comfort. In 2007, the volume 

of the Western European fertilizer spreader 

market slightly exceeded 20,000 machines. 

For 2008, a growth of 20% seems realistic.

In Germany, many automatic milking systems 

have been sold in the past two years, while 

they had been already widely established in 

neighbouring countries some years before. 

These systems for medium-sized dairy farms 

meanwhile account for one half of the sales of 

new machines in Germany. This boom was 

also supported by higher milk payouts after 

the sales of new systems had been rather 

slow in the past years. Structural change in 

milk production is continuing, and it is more 

pronounced than in arable farming. The 

farmers´ associations in Germany also 

demand the consolidation of dairies so that 

higher milk prices can be paid out to the 

farmers. 

In feeding, the feed mixing wagon has 

meanwhile firmly established itself. There is a 

growing demand for self-propelled feed 

mixing wagons. The daily use of the machine 

generally provides rationalization effects. The 

VDMA is accompanying this trend in a quality 

association. The largest European market is 

Germany with approximately 2,000 trailed 

and self-propelled wagons per year, followed 

by France and Italy. 

Traditionally, the segment of gardening and 

landscaping equipment also belongs to the 

agricultural machinery industry. In this field, 

the boundaries between the consumer and 

the investor market are diffuse. The range of 

machinery in this segment is very wide and 

includes machines for street cleaning, lawn 

and green area care as well as gardening or 


hobby agriculture. Estimated market volume 

in the European Union amounts to € 2 billion, 

i.e. approximately 10% of the entire agricultural 

machinery market. In the USA, the share 

of this segment is considerably higher. Like in 

agriculture, business depends on the weather 

conditions. An additional influencing factor is 

the financial situation of the municipalities 

because they are an important group of 

customers and often adopt a very reserved 

attitude towards investments when government 

budgets are tight. Given the good 

financial situation in the past three years, 

however, more equipment was bought again. 

European Union: new phenomenon seller´s 

market 

The demand for new and used agricultural 

machinery increased in the past four years not 

only in the new EU member countries, but 

also in Western Europe. While the markets for 

agricultural machinery were considered 

“saturated“ at the beginning of the new 

millenium given the constant structural 

change and the high degree of mechanization, 

longer delivery times will force many farmers 

to work without their ordered new machine 

during the 2008 harvest. This is currently the 

situation on many European markets. 

Therefore, it is less important if individual 

markets, such as Italy, remain very weak. It is 

forgotten, however, that this means that 

agriculture is losing in significance in some 

parts of Europe. 

Growth rates were generally astounding in 

2007 and remain astonishing. This year, 

Germany is heading towards a tractor market 

volume of more than 30,000 units. In France, 

the 2008 grain harvest will take place with as 

many new machines as never before in the 

past nine years, and a growing demand for 

ploughs is stopping the trend of the past years 

towards ploughless tillage. These are only 

three examples for the currently particularly 

dynamic development in Western Europe. 

Structural change in agriculture, which results 

in a decreasing number of potential customers 

for agricultural machinery, is continuing, 

but the remaining farmers use their higher


incomes for investments primarily in order to 

expand their capacities. 

Currently, the following conditions apply to all 

Western European and most Central European 

markets: 

� The sum of agricultural incomes increases 

due to the higher producer 

prices. The extent of the increase depends 

on the quality and the quantity of 

the harvest as well as the kind of local 

agriculture. Recently, it has been difficult 

to make money with pork or fruits, for 

example, whereas the contribution margin 

for rape or grain is significantly 

higher than two years ago despite the 

higher expenses. 

� Due to the new rules of EU agricultural 

policy, the mechanisms of the world 

market have become more noticeable. 

Therefore, a larger range of fluctuation 

in the economic situation of the customers 

must be expected. Significant 

volatility of the agricultural prices generally 

leads to insecurity and dissatisfaction 

among farmers. In May and June, 

this was illustrated by the massive protest 

of European dairy farmers against 

prices below € 0.40 per kg, for which the 

dairies are held responsible. 

� The agricultural industry has diversified. 

Therefore, the income of the farmers 

meanwhile also depends on the development 

of bioenergy as their second 

source of income. 

� The overall mood of the customers 

(measured in regular surveys carried out 

by the Agrarian Investment Barometer, 

for example) is good, and the majority of 

farmers is optimistic. So far, this has led 

to a strong willingness to invest. However, 

the higher operating expenses (energy, 

fertilizer, and machinery prices) are 

a significant burden. Farmers fear that 

they might remain the weakest link in 

the production chain like in the past, 

which may lead to strong resistance. 

� In Western Europe, the degree of 

mechanization and the level of technology 

in agriculture is higher than in other 

regions of the world, which not only 

makes intensive agriculture more profitable, 

but also leaves more space for 

longer investment cycles in the economic 

downswing phase. 

� On sales markets outside the euro zone, 

the price pressure on manufacturers 

who bill their customers in euros has increased. 

Investments in Germany at a record level 

In the current upswing phase, the highest 

increase will be achieved in the year 2008. By 

the end of the year, the market volume for 

new machines will have increased by more 

than 50% to more than € 4 billion within four 

years. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, 

investments in machinery and implements in 

the business year 2006/2007 amounted to 

€ 211 per hectare of area, which equals an 

increase by 19%. In 2008, the market is 

predicted to grow by 12 to 15%. Farmers 

placed their orders earlier than usual and thus 

Market Volumes in Germany 

in units, referring to the calendar or seasonal year 

2004 2005 2006 2007 

Tractors 22.141 23.492 29.015 28.451 

Combine harvesters 1.874 2.228 2.206 1.937 

Balers 2.022 2.214 1.957 2.012 

Forage harvesters 358 481 504 499 

Mowers 10.280 10.701 10.982 11.261 

Tedders and rakes 9.119 9.520 9.614 9.514 

Source: VDMA 

reacted to the delivery periods of the manufacturers, 

which are three to four months 

longer. Until the early summer, the mood in 

agriculture remained positive. In addition, pig 

breeders, who were under strong price 

pressure in 2007, were able to breathe again. 

On the other hand, the development of the 

milk prices, which rather moved towards 

€ 0.30 than € 0.40 per kg again, showed milk 

producers that prices do not keep growing 

forever. Massive protest made the public 

aware of this topic. Since the spring of 2008, 

German farmers and contractors have viewed 

the situation in a slightly more sceptical 

manner again. However, this slightly greater 

insecurity is not going to affect the agricul-

tural machinery market in 2008. Growth is 

going to be significant, but the increase rate 

could be lower again in 2009. 

Biogas plants are a topic that has exerted 

great influence in the past five years. Primarily 

farmers built approximately 3,500 plants, for 

which currently at least 250,000 hectares of 

maize are cultivated. Meanwhile, a certain 

disillusionment with this new business 

segment has developed. Even though the 

guaranteed compensation for electricity 

generated from biomass which is fed into the 

mains network remains attractive and is 

guaranteed for 20 years, estimated profitability 

is lower given higher raw material prices 

and considerable expenditures for plant 

operation. At least the supply problem was 

able to be minimized thanks to a very good 

maize harvest in 2007. 

Russia´s demand is losing in dynamics 

In the past years, sales of new agricultural 

machinery in Russia grew quickly. In the year 

2007 alone, they grew by 78% to more than 

US $ 2.5 billion. In the future, this growth will 

be far more moderate. The second half of the 

year 2008 has dampened the optimism of 

Russian farmers. There are numerous reasons 

for this development. At the end of 2007, the 

prices of some food items had already been 

frozen and import tariffs had been imposed 

for the most important grain varieties due to 

the electoral campaign. First, this did not have 

any effect on the expectations of the farmers 


because most of them had already sold their 

harvest. In addition, one had assumed that 

the export tariffs for grain would be abolished 

after the presidential elections during the first 

half of the year 2008. In contrast to this 

assumption, however, the tariffs were 

extended in April. 

In addition, the local market seems to have 

slightly lost in attractiveness. While prices 

(e.g. those of bread) are artificially frozen, 

expenses for fuels and fertilizer have grown 

significantly. Government subsidy programmes, 

such as machinery financing 

through RosAgroLeasing, are continuing 

without any restrictions. With some exceptions, 

the Russian manufacturers are profiting 

from these programmes. Financing by private 

banks, however, which played a decisive role 

in the boom of Russian agriculture in the past 

years is continuing only to a limited extent. 

The refinancing instruments of the banks are 

no longer as efficient as before. Experts 

believe that this is partly a result of the US 

finance crisis and the global scarcity of money. 

In addition, profit expectations have decreased 

due to political interference. In 

contrast to agriculture, the raw material 

sector provides more lucrative investment 

possibilities due to the exploding prices. This 

also applies to the construction sector given 

the construction boom in Moscow, St. 

Petersburg, and the Black Sea region. 

In February, the Russian Ministry of Economy 

and Trade initiated a protective procedure 

against the significantly higher combine 

imports. Both the VDMA Agricultural Machinery 

Association and the European umbrella 

organization CEMA are participating actively 

in this procedure in order to prevent high 

protective tariffs. 

Ukraine with unbroken trend towards 

investments into modern western machinery 

In 2007, sales of western agricultural machinery 

in Ukraine continued to increase. Of the 

total volume of agricultural machinery 

imports in the amount of US $ 790 million, 

Germany and the USA each accounted for


US $ 240 million. Thus, the USA, which was 

certainly favoured by the exchange rate, 

considerably increased its market share in 

Ukraine, while Germany has traditionally been 

by far the most important supplier so far. 

With a few exceptions, such as Cervona Zirka, 

a producer of tillage equipment and seed 

drills, the importance of domestic manufacturers 

is diminishing. Despite an unstable 

political situation characterized by a stalemate 

between president Yushchenko and the 

old Yanukowich government, subsequent 

elections, and a longer process of coalition 

formation, imports grew as compared to 

2006. Experts believe that this growth would 

have been even stronger if the situation had 

been more stable. This is now expected for 

2008. 

The discussion about grain export quotas is 

continuing. Despite political announcements 

stating that the quotas would be abolished 

and strong lobbyism of the agricultural 

holdings, the government has so far kept the 

quotas and increased them only slightly. 

There are fears that food prices might explode 

if the quotas were waived completely. This 

would mean that the majority of the population 

would have to struggle for its existence. 

Even though the gross domestic product has 

constantly increased by approximately 7% in 

recent years, more than half of the population 

still lives below the poverty line and spends 

more than one half of its income on food. 

Since the 2008 harvest is expected to be good, 

one assumes that the quotas will be abolished 

or at least increased significantly. 

The VDMA Agricultural Machinery Association 

is advocating the improvement of the 

investment conditions for local production 

and assembly. In cooperation with the EU 

Commission, the reduction of the “local 

content” requirements for the granting of 

national subsidy programmes from 50% to 

30% is being striven for. 

Strategically important market Kazakhstan 

The entire Kazakh agricultural area comprises 

223 million ha, of which 24 million ha are 

arable land, 5 million ha are cultivated 

grassland and meadows, and 189 million ha 

are natural grassland and pastures. Currently, 

approximately 77 million ha are used for 

agriculture, among them 100% of the arable 

land. 

Arable farms which specialize in grain 

cultivation (primarily bread wheat) play the 

most important role. Grain accounted for 

more than 80% of the entire area cultivated in 

the whole country in 2007. According to the 

US Department of Agriculture, grain was 

cultivated on 15.4 million ha, of which 12.8 

million ha were used for wheat cultivation. 

There are some smaller farms (by Kazakh 

standards), which are between 3,000 and 

5,000 hectares in size. The agricultural 

holdings, which cultivate an area of 20,000 to 

200,000 hectares each, are more important. A 

few farms have already exceeded the 0.5 

million ha limit. These farms use highly 

efficient, large-volume machinery as well as 

modern, soil-protecting technologies in soil 

cultivation, and high-quality seeds. 

Financing by public and private organizations 

Some sources of financing are available 

through KazAgroFinanz, for example. Today, 

this organization is the biggest financial 

service provider in the agricultural and food 

sector of Kazakhstan. The current annual 

standard interest rate for loan financing 

amounts to 4%. Meanwhile, interest subsidies 

are also possible for the financing of „western“ 

imports. In addition to KazAgroFinanz, 

there are also several other banks (AstanaFinanz, 

Centre Credit, HSBC), which generally 

only take over the financing of new machinery. 

In 1999, the import regulations for agricultural 

machinery were loosened. For some 

machines (e.g. combines, tillage equipment, 

seed complexes), no tariffs are charged. At the 

beginning of 2008, maximum tariffs were 

reduced from 15% to 5% (e.g. for all tractors). 

Imports are exempt from import sales tax. 

Tariff and tax regulations are identical for 

new and used machinery.

Given an increasing global price level, 

agriculture in Kazakhstan is currently as 

attractive as never before. 

Impetus for western agricultural machinery 

North American manufacturers have a strong 

position on the market. Their machinery is 

very suitable for the climatic conditions in this 

country. In addition, it is robust and has a 

simple design. Due to the weak dollar, the 

purchasing price of North American machinery 

is considerably lower than the price of 

competing products from Western Europe. 

Approximately two thirds of the total volume 

of the imported soil cultivation equipment, 

seed drills, and sprayers come from North 

America. 

Current agricultural successes in Kazakhstan 

are regarded as a kind of reference in the 

entire region also for agriculture in neighbouring 

countries. Therefore, the kind of machinery 

used is observed closely. More than in 

Southern or Central Russia, for example, 

Western European manufacturers must adapt 

their machinery to the natural conditions here 

in order to successfully compete with Russian 

and particularly North American manufacturers. 

US farmers keep investing in 2008/2009 

2008 is the sixth boom year on the agricultural 

machinery market in the USA. By the end 

of the year, the leading manufacturers expect 

another sales increase of 15 to 20%. This 

development is based on good agricultural 

incomes. According to estimates of the US 

Department of Agriculture, incomes could 

increase by 4% to a total amount of US $ 92 

billion in 2008, which is 51% above the 

average of the past ten years. This is a 

fundamental difference between agriculture 

and other recessive branches of industry, such 

as the construction sector, which is affected 

by the downward spiral caused by the real 

estate crisis. In the USA, there are slightly 

more than 2 million farms with an average 

area of 182 hectares. The largest 10% of the 


farms with an average of 400 hectares 

produce 75% of the national agricultural 

product. 

In the past weeks, the harvest prognoses had 

to be lowered due to heavy floods in some 

states around the Mississippi river, among 

them Iowa as an important agricultural 

region. The ratio of use of the cultivated area 

has become slightly more balanced again, 

whereas 22% more area was used for maize 

cultivation in the previous year. As a result, 

there was a shortage of grain as an important 

export product and soya. 

However, the initial level for future growth on 

the agricultural machinery market is very 

high. In 2007, a record number of 218,600 

tractors were sold with particular growth in 

the large-power segment. In the first five 

months, sales declined by 9% to 86,100 units 

so that optimism must still be confirmed by 

the sales figures of the coming months. 

Figures in the combine segment, however, 

remain very good: by May, 15% more new 

machines were sold. While in spring the most 

optimistic sales expectations have come from 

dealers in the Midwest corn belt, Missouri 

(Northern Plains), and the northern lake states 

region, the heavy floods have changed the 

picture totally. But the predominant expectation 

for the whole country remains that grain 

farmers are likely to cope with the high prices 

of operating resources better than livestock 

farmers. Regarding the agricultural machinery 

market, the supply bottlenecks had a slowing 

effect. 

Tractor Registrations in the USA 

in units 

250000 

200000 

150000 

100000 

50000 

Source: AEM 

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007


Brazil with a very positive investment climate 

The Brazilian agricultural machinery market is 

currently experiencing such a boom that one 

could almost overlook the fact that the latest 

crisis occurred just two years ago. In 2006, the 

combine market dropped to a historical low of 

just 1,000 new machines. The tractor market 

reached its bottom at 17,000 units. For 2008, 

a volume of 5,000 combines and 40,000 

tractors seems realistic. With the good harvest 

in 2007/2008, farmers are likely to have 

earned the money for investments. 

For years, the government programme 

Moderfrota has promoted investments by 

financing the purchase of new machines or 

tested used machinery. Moderfrota primarily 

finances tractors, harvesting machinery, and 

machines for the processing of coffee, though 

only from Brazilian production. The loans at 

interest rates between 7.5 and 9.5% are taken 

for periods between 48 and 72 months. Other 

programmes that play a role are Pronaf for 

small farms and Moderinfra for investments 

in irrigation systems and storage. 

The average age of tractors and combines is 

five and eight years, respectively. The indicated 

service life of combines is 10 to 15 years. 

In tillage, practically only the direct drilling 

technique is applied. 

An important agricultural machinery trade 

fair is the Agrishow, which will be expanded 

to include the topics of bioenergy and 

sustainability in the future. 

Political tumults in Argentina 

Argentina´s economy is largely based on its 

agriculture, which holds an important 

position on the world market thanks to 

favourable climatic conditions and the 

resulting highly advantageous cost/yield ratio. 

More than 50% of the foreign trade revenues 

are provided by the export of agricultural 

goods. 

The current crisis, whose reasons lie within 

the country, is therefore all the harder to 

understand. Instead of being pleased about 

the high world market prices and increasing 

the inflow of foreign currencies through a 

strong export position, the government 

insults the farmers as an egotistical minority 

which wants to earn too much money. 

Meanwhile, the farmers cannot sell their 

products and protested in the streets. What is 

the reason for this troubled situation? On 

11th March, a government decree raised the 

export taxes for soybeans from a remarkable 

35% to 44% and the taxes for sunflower seeds 

from 32% to 39%. The argument was that it 

was time to redistribute wealth within the 

country and to reduce the inflation caused by 

increased food prices by keeping more 

products within the country. In fact, food 

prices have been increasing in the past 

months, which leads to hardship among large 

parts of the population. Given the high export 

taxes, however, farmers do not see any 

incentives to produce more and feel downright 

punished by progressively increasing tax 

rates while world market prices keep rising. 

The strike of farmers ended in June after 100 

days, as the Parliament started to find a 

solution for the topic. 

Until the beginning of the political disputes, 

the Argentinian agricultural machinery 

market showed a very dynamic development. 

For 2007, the national associations published 

market volume figures of pesos 3.3 billion 

(approximately € 690 million) minus an 

estimated inflation rate of 18%, which leaves 

a real growth of 29% as compared to the 

previous year. Combine harvesters accounted 

for approximately one third of the market

volume. More than 60% of the imports come 

from the neighbouring country Brazil followed 

by the USA and the European Union. For some 

machines, the demand for imports is small 

(e.g. direct drills and sprayers). Almost 100% of 

these machines are bought from domestic 

production. 

Agricultural Machinery Imports of Argentina 

Average of the years 2005-2007 

Italy 

3% 

Germany 

7% 

USA 

21% 

China 

2% 

Others 

2% 

Brazil 

65% 

Source: National statistics agencies, total of the exports of 42 

countries to Argentina 

The future development of the market in 

Argentina will depend on the solution of the 

tax conflict. In the first months of 2008, 

machinery exports to Argentina still increased 

considerably. In the medium run, the good 

fundamental conditions for agriculture will 

probably be predominant so that the investment 

volume will remain at its high level. The 

new Expoagro, a merger of the former two 

leading trade fairs, has established itself as 

the most important trade fair. 

India: Largest tractor market of the world 

According to information provided by the 

national associations, the size of the Indian 

agricultural machinery market is approximately 

€ 2.2 billion. By 2011, an increase by 

more than two thirds to € 3.8 billion is 

expected given India´s pronounced need to 

catch up with other agricultural nations. It is 

mentioned that the Indian farmers had 

learned to adapt to new technologies and 

would like to use their incomes for investments. 

With regard to a constant rural 

exodus, which results in reduced manpower 


potential in rural areas and higher political 

pressure with regard to reliable food supply, 

modern machines are meanwhile meeting 

with great acceptance. 

Tractors account for 85% of the Indian market 

volume 

In 2007, the tractor market had a volume of 

approximately 325,000 units or € 1.9 billion in 

terms of value. The volume of the market for 

combines and tillage equipment amounted to 

only € 44 million. If the other harvesting 

machines and tillage implements are included, 

sales reached about € 300 million. 

The growing demand in individual segments 

of the agricultural machinery market is based 

on different factors. The tractor market will 

continue to grow because, very generally 

speaking, tractor use for work such as drilling, 

plant protection, harvesting, as well as 

drainage, irrigation, and the wood harvest, is 

going to increase. For cultivators, high 

subsidies are available in poorly mechanized 

states. A large number of sprayers is sold to 

small farmers, though generally in the form of 

knapsack sprayers. 

When seeking access to the Indian market, 

manufacturers of western machinery must 

consider that foreign brands are generally not 

very well known and that the search for a 

dealer can be difficult. A very good 

price/performance ratio is the main purchasing 

criterion. Import tariffs amount to 7.5% for 

agricultural machines, 10% for tractors, and 

24% for small tractors. Additional fees must 

be added to these rates, which therefore 

generally increase by 50%. Given the desired 

mechanization, however, the authorities 

waive import tariffs in some cases. Moreover, 

companies have the possibility to establish 

themselves in special free trade areas. 

The most important agricultural machinery 

trade fairs in India are the Agrotech in 

Changdigarh and the Agriintex in Coimbatore.


Great challenges for agriculture in China 

The People´s Republic of China is facing the 

greatest agricultural challenge of its history. 

The economy of this most populous nation of 

the world with its population of 1.3 billion 

grew by an average of 9% in the past years. 

Therefore, the gross domestic product is 

meanwhile eight times as high as in 1992. 

During this time, the purchasing power of the 

population increased fivefold. As compared 

with a Western European, the Chinese 

consumer still spends a relatively large 

percentage of his income on food. The eating 

habits of the Chinese are changing, in 

particular in the cities. 

The only solution to the growing bottleneck in 

food and feedstuff supply is more efficient 

agriculture because the largest part of the 

agricultural area is cultivated by extremely 

small farms with one to two hectares. These 

structures do not permit efficient agriculture. 

However, large farms in the north-eastern 

provinces Heilongjiang, Jilin, and Inner 

Mongolia prove that alternatives are available. 

These provinces are relatively sparsely 

populated and allowed large farms to 

develop. On primarily state-owned and a few 

private farms, the wider use of modern 

machinery, the use of high-quality seeds, and 

efficient farm management allowed yields to 

be increased, and the potential is far from 

being exhausted. 

Granary in the north of the country 

Large state-owned and a few large private 

farms (> 500 hectares) only exist in the northeast 

(in the provinces Heilongjiang, Jilin, and 

Liaoning), in the north-west (Xinjiang, Gansu), 

and Inner Mongolia. In these regions, primarily 

grain (mainly wheat and maize), potatoes, 

as well as sugar beet and cotton (in Xinjiang) 

are grown. These regions are a kind of granary 

for the People´s Republic of China. The largest 

part of the agricultural production is sold in 

the economically strong, densely populated 

regions. The farms cultivate large areas and 

strive for maximum profitability. Even though 

they make their investment decisions 

themselves, they are dependent on the local 

administration. They generally also purchase 

their machinery from the large regional 

dealers. 

The role of the cooperatives is slighlty more 

unclear. In the more densely populated 

coastal regions and the southern provinces 

Yunnan, Sichwan, and Guanxi, they are likely 

to have more important functions. These are 

excellent regions for rice, fruit, and vegetable 

cultivation because they allow several 

harvests per year. They can provide good 

yields and have the means for the purchase of 

machinery. Since they generally also have only 

smaller farms, the cooperative form suggests 

itself. These cooperatives also buy their 

machinery from regional dealers. 

The enormous currency reserves of the 

People´s Republic of China lead to a growing 

danger of inflation. The Ministry of Trade is 

currently examining the possibility of using 

some of these reserves for the import of 

machinery for which no local production 

exists. The new representative office of the 

VDMA Agricultural Machinery Association in 

Beijing serves to develop and expand a 

network which includes the above-mentioned 

regional dealers as well as government 

representatives and local associations.

Agricultural Machinery in the European Union 

Values in Million Euro, including tractors 

Production Exports 


Country 2005 2006 2007 % 2005 2006 2007 % 

Germany 4722 5193 6061 17% 3350 3624 4493 24% 

France 2772 2931 3248 11% 1901 2050 2255 10% 

Italy 4970 4852 5006 3% 2979 3089 3294 7% 

United Kingdom 1905 2019 2113 5% 1376 1468 1598 9% 

Spain 548 583 643 10% 272 299 412 38% 

Netherlands 583 627 712 14% 890 1168 1372 18% 

Denmark 566 584 665 14% 445 530 653 23% 

Austria 963 1022 1143 12% 699 791 931 18% 

Finland 1089 1108 1253 13% 627 660 764 16% 

Belgium-Luxembourg 542 528 629 19% 1075 1003 1192 19% 

Ireland 133 155 180 16% 102 117 134 14% 

Sweden 291 330 390 18% 383 424 560 32% 

Greece 32 38 43 13% 25 27 31 16% 

Portugal 65 64 74 17% 20 21 30 42% 

EU 15* 19181 20034 22159 11% 5864 6541 7646 17% 

Poland 480 563 630 12% 320 414 478 15% 

Czech Republic 320 414 491 19% 301 349 410 18% 

Hungary 299 307 337 10% 272 319 353 11% 

Romania 59 67 61 -10% 34 41 29 -31% 

Bulgaria 13 15 17 15% 6 11 13 21% 

Rest of new EU members 129 146 184 26% 158 213 325 53% 

EU 12* (Entry 2004 and 2006) 1300 1512 1720 14% 563 695 724 4% 

EU 27* 20481 21547 23879 11% 4983 5453 6122 12% 

Imports Market Volume 

Country 2005 2006 2007 % 2005 2006 2007 % 

Germany 1579 1778 2121 19% 2950 3347 3689 10% 

France 2324 2391 2692 13% 3195 3272 3685 13% 

Italy 606 642 704 10% 2597 2405 2416 0% 

United Kingdom 1283 1465 1715 17% 1812 2017 2230 11% 

Spain 798 804 1026 28% 1074 1088 1257 15% 

Netherlands 605 708 868 23% 710 814 997 22% 

Denmark 649 780 971 24% 770 834 983 18% 

Austria 502 537 647 21% 766 768 859 12% 

Finland 286 275 324 18% 749 723 813 12% 

Belgium-Luxembourg 953 939 1080 15% 421 464 517 11% 

Ireland 325 377 466 24% 356 415 512 24% 

Sweden 428 492 599 22% 336 398 429 8% 

Greece 178 181 232 28% 185 192 244 27% 

Portugal 167 168 183 9% 212 211 228 8% 

EU 15* 2443 2629 2943 12% 16132 16948 18858 11% 

Poland 489 607 789 30% 649 755 941 25% 

Czech Republic 313 396 505 28% 332 460 585 27% 

Hungary 232 257 382 49% 258 245 366 49% 

Romania 148 268 219 -18% 173 294 251 -15% 

Bulgaria 89 86 137 59% 96 90 141 56% 

Rest of new EU members 605 689 863 25% 575 622 722 16% 

EU 12* (Entry 2004 and 2006) 1679 2075 2569 24% 2083 2468 3006 22% 

EU 27* 2111 2253 2442 8% 18215 19415 21864 13% 

* excluding intra trade 

Some countries including transfers (e.g. Netherlands, Belgium - reason for exports exceeding production) 

Sources: Eurostat, VDMA (incl. own calculations and estimation production 2007), CEMA


Exports of Agricultural Machines and Tractors Worldwide 

Share of total volume in % (2007) 

25% 

20% 

15% 

10% 

5% 

0% 

Germany 

USA 

Italy 

France 

Netherlands 

China 

Belgium 

Canada 

Denmark 

Austria 


Brazil 

Agricultural Machines Tractors 

Imports of Agricultural Machines and Tractors Worldwide 

Share of total volume in % (2007) 

25% 

20% 

15% 

10% 

5% 

0% 

USA 

France 

Germany 

Russia 

Canada 


Belgium 

Denmark 

Netherlands 

Spain 

Poland 

Sweden 

Poland 

Spain 

Finland 

Hungary 

Japan 

Mexico 

Agricultural Machines Tractors 

Source: official national statistics, VDMA, total of the ex- or imports from 42 countries 

Austria 

Italy 

Sweden 

Mexico 

Czech Republic 

Ireland 

Norway 

Czech Republic 

Hungary 

Russia 

Ireland 

Japan 

South Korea 

Finland 

Others 

Switzerland 

Turkey 

Turkey

Origin of Agricultural Machinery Imports of Selected Countries 


Brazil Russia* 

Totals in Mn. Euro: 

2005: 658.5 

2006: 1121.8 

2007: 1707.5 


2005: 79.3 

2006: 85.3 

2007: 175.1 

Others 

24% 

Others 

23% 

Germany 

32% 

USA 

47% 

Netherlands 

3% 

Belgium 

4% 

France 

4% 

Germany 

4% 

Finland 

4% 

Netherlands 

4% 

Italy 

5% 

USA 

18% 

Canada 

6% 

Sweden 

6% 

Ukraine 

8% 

Argentina 

8% 

* without imports from Belarus 

India China 


2005: 217.0 

2006: 201.6 

2007: 218.7 


2004: 23.8 

2005: 36.0 

2006: 45.4 

USA 

24% 

Others 

23% 

China 

26% 


Others 

32% 


3% 

France 

4% 

Italy 

16% 

Netherlands 

3% 

Japan 

20% 

Italy 

4% 

Japan 

6% 

South Korea 

9% 

Germany 

13% 

USA 

10% 

Germany 

7% 

2007 data not available 

Source: National Statistics Agencies


Destinations of Agricultural Machinery Exports of Selected Countries 


Brazil Russia* 


2005: 144.0 

2006: 126.4 

2007: 164.9 

Others 

10% 

Lithuania 

2% 

Uzbekistan 

2% 


2005: 822.3 

2006: 715.1 

2007: 939.2 

Argentina 

28% 

Turkey 

3% 

Others 

32% 

Kyrgyzstan 

3% 

Azerbaijan 

3% 

Kazakhstan 

51% 

Venezuela 

11% 

Ukraine 

26% 

Chile 

3% 

South Africa 

4% 

USA 

9% 

Paraguay 

7% 

Mexico 

6% 

* without imports from Belarus 

India China 


2005: 731.6 

2006: 917.2 

2007: 1320.2 

USA 

19% 


2004: 61.2 

2005: 146.6 

2006: 212.2 

Others 

26% 

Germany 

8% 

USA 

47% 

Others 

53% 

Ghana 

3% 

Japan 

6% 

Turkey 

4% 


4% 

Australia 

4% 

Thailand Sri Lanka 

4% 8% 

Nigeria 

4% 

Bangladesh 

4% 

Bangladesh 

Thailand 3% 

3% 

2007 data not available 

Source: National Statistics Agencies

Companies and Employees 

in the German Agricultural Machinery Industry 

Development of the number of employees - long-term and in the course of the past years 

80000 

70000 

60000 

50000 

40000 

30000 

20000 

10000 

0 

1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 

Current number of enterprises: 206, number of employees: 27.000 

30000 

28000 

26000 

24000 

22000 

20000 

Source: Federal German Statistics Agency, total for companies > 20 employees 


1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 

German Market Volume for Agricultural Machinery by Segments 

Value in 1,000 Euro 

Kind of machinery 

2005 2006 2007 %-change 

Tractors 853.569 1.032.453 1.232.201 19,3% 

Soil Working Equipment 114.563 135.745 149.660 10,3% 

Machines for sowing, plant protection and fertilising 111.782 128.559 122.856 -4,4% 

Harvesting machinery 578.749 653.956 621.118 -5,0% 

Equipment for husbandry 138.381 146.486 177.913 21,5% 

Conveyor equipment for agriculture 43.164 44.623 53.389 19,6% 

Trailers for agricultural use 53.953 65.804 68.544 4,2% 

Other machinery* 1.001.223 1.139.054 1.263.181 10,9% 

Total 2.895.384 3.346.680 3.688.862 10,2% 

Sources: Turnover Statistics VDMA Agricultural Machinery, Federal German Statistic Agency, * incl. parts, lawn and 

garden maintenance, forest equipment, repair, others


Agricultural Key Figures of the Biggest Agrarian Nations 

Surface (in 1000 ha) Agricultural Production (Mn. tons) Agricultural Exports (Mn. USD) 

Meat Cereals 1999-2001 2003 2004 

Pastures Fruits and 

vegetables 

Arable land Permanent 

crop 

Total country 

area 

15.839 

20.871 

114 

27.215 

20.574 

20.827 

1.314 

46.642 

39.240 

3.585 

7.058 

9.401 

1.427 

24.424 

693 

9.879 

379 

487 

1.254 

2.051 

6.679 

765 

2.197 

3.421 

24.294 

11.926 

5.958 

3.415 

21.185 

63.893 

3.312 

604.329 

13.867 

15.173 

103 

20.914 

17.598 

20.460 

938 

42.127 

32.847 

3.231 

6.504 

6.992 

1.600 

20.645 

733 

8.725 

419 

612 

1.234 

1.953 

4.160 

603 

2.339 

2.937 

21.442 

10.284 

4.831 

2.722 

17.192 

62.305 

2.488 

523.885 

34.086 10.873 

36.586 15.271 

40.960 

107 

65.632 14.215 

51.429 15.878 

394.644 16.648 

20.998 

575 

62.737 33.844 

45.262 23.836 

12.754 2.276 

232.883 4.942 

64.169 4.815 

21.370 1.031 

20.566 15.737 

13.536 

577 

31.533 7.385 

24.493 

380 

22.700 

415 

29.637 1.093 

19.013 1.447 

26.513 2.558 

18.638 

433 

70.897 

935 

12.088 2.151 

23.080 14.179 

29.849 7.285 

32.428 3.975 

30.329 1.810 

21.771 15.256 

368.981 55.293 

38.523 2.260 

2.178.067 414.279 

3.968 

3.811 

449 

19.154 

4.404 

72.730 

1.404 

6.331 

6.700 

1.124 

5.986 

2.308 

1.634 

4.049 

715 

4.955 

595 

1.054 

1.882 

2.336 

3.372 

963 

4.963 

1.868 

5.505 

2.014 

1.538 

1.660 

3.270 

38.901 

2.573 

256.893 

99.867 10.745 

404.900 5.302 

600 3.585 

196.206 43.905 

15.435 3.180 

400.001 497.664 

- 

23.682 

10.124 19.050 

5.048 8.037 

1.051 3.511 

11.040 127.100 

11.177 21.378 

44.000 26.629 

4.353 32.083 

185.098 2.888 

80.000 24.717 

314 5.557 

39.200 17.405 

5.000 9.717 

1.500 17.426 

4.083 8.565 

4.949 7.453 

90.924 19.302 

83.928 7.833 

11.462 29.923 

800 11.127 

12.378 36.704 

7.910 8.771 

11.036 2.848 

234.000 67.642 

642 12.990 

3.442.078 1.364.353 

1.000 

296 

400 

7.560 

6.368 

11.533 

490 

1.142 

216 

201 

9.200 

13.100 

2.002 

2.805 

136 

2.500 

589 

2.650 

658 

5.000 

337 

527 

1.864 

959 

4.904 

3.380 

2.553 

932 

52 

2.050 

1.938 

135.821 

27.800 

50.304 

8.084 

57.640 

45.810 

137.124 

2.801 

18.440 

11.804 

4.602 

160.555 

20.500 

14.324 

8.479 

21.535 

24.800 

9.909 

28.200 

21.302 

5.650 

13.993 

9.381 

124.374 

14.753 

13.400 

15.865 

23.826 

32.564 

5.876 

176.018 

6.200 

1.397.656 

Argentina 273.669 

Australia 768.230 

Bangladesh 13.017 

Brazil 845.942 

Canada 909.351 

China 932.742 

Egypt 99.545 

France 55.010 

Germany 34.895 

Hungary 9.211 

India 297.319 

Indonesia 181.157 

Iran 163.620 

Italy 29.411 

Kazakhstan 269.970 

Mexico 190.869 

Myanmar / Birma 65.755 

Nigeria 91.077 

Pakistan 77.088 

Philippines 29.817 

Poland 30.436 

Romania 22.971 

Russian Federation 1.638.134 

South Africa 121.447 

Spain 49.900 

Thailand 51.089 

Turkey 76.963 

Ukraine 57.935 

United Kingdom 24.193 

United States of America 915.896 

Viet Nam 32.549 

World 13.004.202 

A bold figure means: this country is among the TOP 10 countries worldwide for the corresponding item. 

Source: FAO, area figures refering to the year 2000, production figures: year 2003/2004

Members of VDMA Agricultural Machinery 

Company Webpage Tractors 

Trailers / 

Transport 


AG-Chem Europe BV www.agchemeurope.com � 

AGCO GmbH www.fendt.com � � 

AGCO Vertriebs GmbH www.masseyferguson.de � 

Agria-Werke GmbH www.agria.de � 

AGROCOM GmbH & Co. Agrarsystem KG www.agrocom.com � 

Ahlmann Baumaschinen GmbH www.ahlmann.com � 

ALLWEILER AG www.allweiler.de � � 

ALÖ Deutschland Vertriebs-GmbH www.alo-deutschland.de � 

AMAZONEN-WERKE H. Dreyer GmbH & Co. KG www.amazone.de � � � � 

AUTOKÜHLER GmbH & Co. KG www.akg-gruppe.de � 

Röhren- und Pumpenwerk Bauer Gesellschaft m.b.H. www.bauer-online.com � � 

Beinlich Agrarpumpen und —maschinen GmbH www.beinlich-beregnung.de � � 

BELIMPEX-Handels GmbH www.belimpex.de � 

Ludwig Bergmann GmbH www.l-bergmann.de � � 

BONDIOLI & PAVESI GmbH www.bypy.de � 

Bosch Rexroth AG www.boschrexroth.de � 

BPW Bergische Achsen KG www.bpw.de � 

BRILL GLORIA Haus- und Gartengeräte GmbH www.gloriagarten.de � 

BSK Plast Pack & Agrarservice und Trade GmbH www.bsk-ast.de � 

BUCHER HYDRAULICS GmbH www.bucherhydraulics.com � 

Th. Buschhoff GmbH & Co. www.buschhoff.de � 

Bernard van Lengerich Maschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG www.bvl-group.de � 

Caterpillar Motoren GmbH & Co. KG www.cat.com � 

CLAAS KGaA mbH www.claas.com � � � 

Claas Industrietechnik GmbH www.claas-cit.com � 

CNH Deutschland GmbH www.cnh.com � � 

Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG www.contiteves.de � 

CRAMER GmbH www.cramer-technik.de � � 

Daimler AG - Mercedes-Benz Werk Gaggenau www.daimlerchrysler.de � 

Herbert Dammann GmbH www.dammann-technik.de � 

DANAGRI Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG www.danagri.de � � 

John Deere Vertrieb www.deere.com � � � � � � 

DES Diesel Exhaust Systems GmbH www.des-systems.com � 

DEUTZ AG www.deutz.de � 

Dickey-john Europe S.A. www.dickey-john.eu � 

Gerhard Dücker KG www.duecker.de � � 

Franz Eisele & Söhne GmbH & Co. KG www.eisele.de � � 

Emitec Gesellschaft für Emissionstechnologie mbH www.emitec.com � 

EPL EGENOLF Prüftechnik Leipzig GmbH www.epl-prueftechnik.de � 

ESM Ennepetaler Schneid- und Mähtechnik GmbH & Co. KG www.esm-ept.de � � 

Faresin Deutschland GmbH www.faresin.de � 

FELLA-Werke GmbH www.fella-werke.de � 

Fendt Fördertechnik GmbH www.fendt.foerdertechnik.de � � 

Fliegl Agrartechnik GmbH www.fliegl.com � 

Flötzinger Gerätetechnik GmbH www.floetzinger-geraetetechnik.de � 

FRANK Walz- und Schmiedetechnik GmbH www.frank-wst.de � 

Freudenberg Dichtungs- und Schwingungstechnik GmbH www.freudenberg-ds.de � 

Frielinghaus GmbH www.frielinghaus.de � 

FRITZMEIER Systems GmbH & Co. KG www.fritzmeier.de � 

CARL GERINGHOFF Vertriebsgesellschft mbH www.geringhoff.de � 

GKN Walterscheid GmbH www.walterscheid.com � 

Friedrich Graepel AG www.graepel.de � 

GRAMMER AG www.grammer.com � 

Grasdorf - Wennekamp GmbH www.grasdorf-wennekamp.de � 

Grimme Landmaschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG www.grimme.de � 

Hako-Werke GmbH www.hako-werke.de � � � 

HARDI GmbH www.hardi-international.com � 

Kalkwerk Hufgard GmbH www.hufgard.de � 

HYDAC TECHNOLOGY GmbH www.hydac.com � 

IFA-Maschinenbau GmbH www.ifa-gruppe.de � 

ifm electronic gmbh www.ifm-electronic.com � 

IMPULSA AG www.impulsa-ag.de � 

INTER CONTROL Hermann Köhler Elektrik GmbH & Co. KG www.intercontrol.de � 

INTERKAT Katalysatoren GmbH www.interkat.com � 

ISEKI-Maschinen GmbH Deutschland www.iseki.de � � 

Isringhausen GmbH & Co. KG www.isri.de � 

JCB Deutschland GmbH www.jcb.com � � � 

Jensen Service GmbH www.holzhackmaschinen.com � 

Jetter Aktiengesellschaft www.jetter.de � 

Maschinenfabrik KEMPER GmbH & Co. KG www.kemper-stadtlohn.de � � 

Dipl.-Ing. Georg Kersten Maschinenfabrik www.kersten-maschinen.de � � 

Livestock 

Soil Working 

Sowing 

Fertilizing 

Plant Protection 

Harvest 

Lawn and Garden 

Components 

Others


Members of VDMA Agricultural Machinery 

Company Webpage Tractors 

Köckerling GmbH & Co. KG www.koeckerling.de � � 

Komptech GmbH www.komtech.com � 

Köppl GmbH www.koeppl-motorgeraete.de � 

Kramer-Werke GmbH www.kramer.de � 

Maschinenfabrik Bernard Krone GmbH www.krone.de � 

Kubota (Deutschland) GmbH www.kubota.de � � 

KUHN MASCHINEN-VERTRIEB GMBH www.kuhn.de � � � � 

Kverneland Group Deutschland GmbH www.kvernelandgroup.com � � � � � 

Landini Deutschland Agro GmbH www.landini-gmbh.de � 

LECHLER GmbH www.lechler.de � 

Lely Industries N.V. www.lely.com � � 

Lely Deutschland M.R.S. GmbH www.lely.com � 

LEMKEN GmbH & Co. KG www.lemken.com � � � 

MAN Nutzfahrzeuge AG www.man-nutzfahrzeuge.de � 

MANITOU Deutschland GmbH www.manitou.com � 

Maschio Deutschland GmbH www.maschio.de � 

matev GmbH www.matev.org � 

Merlo Deutschland GmbH www.merlo.de � 

MESTO Spritzenfabrik Ernst Stockburger GmbH www.mesto.de � 

MSR Dosiertechnik GmbH www.msr-dosiertechnik.de � 

MTD MOTORGERÄTE GMBH www.mtdeurope.com � 

Müller-Elektronik GmbH & Co.KG www.mueller-elektronik.de � 

MX GmbH www.m-x.fr � 

NIEMEYER Agrartechnik GmbH www.niemeyerweb.de � 

OSB AG www.osb-ag.de � 

Alois Pöttinger Maschinenfabrik GmbH www.poettinger.at � � 

Pumpenfabrik Wangen GmbH www.wangen.com � 

RABE Agri GmbH www.rabe-agri.eu � � 

Rapid Technic AG www.rapid.ch � 

Rauch Landmaschinenfabrik GmbH www.rauch.de � � 

Reform-Werke Bauer & Co Gesellschaft m.b.H. www.reform-werke.at � � 

Reichhardt GmbH www.reichhardt.org � 

ROTH Motorgeräte GmbH & Co. www.roco.de � 

RTS GmbH www.riegger-rts.de � 

SAME DEUTZ-FAHR Deutschland GmbH www.deutz-fahr.de � 

SAUER-DANFOSS GmbH & Co. OHG www.sauer-danfoss.de � 

Schanzlin Traktoren und Maschinen GmbH www.schanzlin.de � 

Schmidt GmbH www.schmidt-auma.de � � 

Schmotzer Agrartechnic GmbH www.schmotzer.de � � 

Schuitemaker Machines B. V. www.schuitemaker.nl � � � 

Gebr. Schumacher GmbH www.gebruederschumacher.de � 

SGARIBOLDI Deutschland Schneider KG www.sgariboldi.de � 

SHW SCHMIEDETECHNIK GmbH & Co. KG www.shw-fr.de � 

Sontheim Industrie Elektronik GmbH www.s-i-e.de � 

SPRAYING SYSTEMS Deutschland GmbH www.spray.de � 

Wilhelm Stoll Maschinenfabrik GmbH www.jf-stoll.com � 

B. Strautmann & Söhne GmbH & Co. KG www.strautmann.com � 

SUEVIA HAIGES GmbH www.suevia.com � 

Sulky-Burel www.Sulky-Burel.com � � � 

TECNOMA TECHNOLOGIES SAS www.tecnoma.com � 

TeeJet Bomlitz www.teejet.com � 

THIELE GmbH + Co. KG www.thiele.de � � 

Thomas Magnete GmbH www.thomas-magnete.com � 

Julius Tielbürger GmbH & Co.KG www.tielbuerger.de � 

Gebr. Tigges GmbH & Co. KG www.tigges.com � 

Trelleborg Wheel Systems GmbH www.trelleborg.com � 

Trioliet Mullos B.V. www.trioliet.nl � 

Valtra Vertriebs GmbH www.valtra.de � 

Vector Informatik GmbH www.vector-informatik.de � 

VETTER Umformtechnik GmbH www.vetter-forks.com � 

VOSS Fluid GmbH www.voss.de � 

Wachendorff Elektronik GmbH & Co. KG www.wachendorff.de � 

Walker-Technik GmbH & Co. KG www.walker-technik.de � 

Hans Wanner GmbH www.wanner-maschinenbau.de � 

WEBER-HYDRAULIK GMBH www.weber.de � 

WELGER Maschinenfabrik GmbH www.welger.com � 

WERNER GMBH www.werner-trier.com � 

WestfaliaSurge Deutschland GmbH www.westfaliasurge.com � 

Wiedenmann GmbH www.wiedenmann.de � 

WIKA Alexander Wiegand GmbH & Co. KG www.wika.de � 

WTK-Elektronik GmbH www.wtk-elektronik.de � 

Zetor Deutschland GmbH www.zetor.de � 

ZF Friedrichshafen AG www.zf-group.de � 

ZF Passau GmbH www.zf.com � 

Status: June 2008 

Trailers / 

Transport 

Livestock 

Soil Working 

Sowing 

Fertilizing 

Plant Protection 

Harvest 

Lawn and Garden 

Components 

Others

Imprint 

Editors 

Gerd Wiesendorfer 

Alexander Haus 

Dagmar Häser 

Design and Layout 

VDMA DesignStudio 

Print 

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Mühlheim am Main 


Photos 

Gerd Wiesendorfer (cover) 

Franz Kleine Vertriebs & Engineering GmbH (p. 6) 

Herbert Dammann GmbH (p. 8) 

Ludwig Bergmann GmbH (p. 10) 

Lely Deutschland GmbH (p. 11) 

Fliegl Agrartechnik GmbH (p. 13) 

Kverneland Group Deutschland GmbH (p. 16) 

Hardi GmbH (p. 18) 

Status 

June 2008 

Subject to correction. 

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