XtraBlatt Issue 02-2017

Editorial
DEAR READERS,
You now hold in your hands the latest edition of XtraBlatt
into which our editorial team packs a multiplicity of agricultural
themes and aspects. Round balers are in focus
this issue, marking 40 years of production by Krone this
year. We now offer 27 different models, by far the widest
model range in the market. This doesn’t represent a luxury
for us. After all, as the only specialist with a full range
for the forage harvest, it’s a matter of course for us to ensure
we are able to fulfil the very different requirements
in professional harvesting machinery you have as farmers
and contractors. It’s no surprise that Krone has been market
leader in round balers for many years. Indeed, almost
every third round baler that’s sold in Germany comes out
of our factory. We are naturally very proud of this and will
celebrate this jubilee right up to the end of the year with a
number of sales programmes. Your Krone dealership will
inform you about the details.
the satisfaction we experience when you invest in our
products, I would like to add the caution to all our readers
to be more than ever aware of the importance of establishing
sufficient financial reserves to keep your business
viable when prices turn bad. Perhaps you will utilise
the quieter period now lying ahead to consider with your
family how you can financially secure your business during
the good times, because it’s very hard to do so when
the situation worsens.
For the coming festive season, I would like to convey
our best wishes from here in Spelle to you and your family.
I wish all of you a peaceful and blessed Christmas
festival and a healthy and happy New Year in 2018.
With sincere greetings from Emsland.
As to the overall situation in the agricultural and farm
machinery sectors, we are currently very confident. The
increase in milk prices this year has helped. We’ve already
registered a substantial increase in demand. Grounds
for optimism in 2018 also come from the just concluded
Agritechnica. However, one aspect we will have to get
more accustomed to covers increased fluctuations in
agricultural product prices. This includes milk prices. In
fact, it especially applies to milk. For this reason, despite
Your Bernard Krone
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