Agricultural machinery, in 2021 market driven by 4.0 innovation

The agricultural machinery market will close 2021 with a clearly positive balance. The data processed by FederUnacoma's Studies Office, based on registrations provided by the Ministry of Transport, indicate consistent growth for all types of vehicles. Tractors increased by 36% compared to 2020, with almost 24,400 units sold, a quantity that brings the market back to high levels after years in which the average number of registrations was below 19 thousand units. Combine harvesters also recorded significant increases: after a peak in sales in June (100 machines, a 33% increase), sales fell in the second half of the year, but closed with a positive balance: a total of 392 units, a 30% increase. In the second half of the year, trailers also recorded a drop in registrations, but at the end of December they were still in the black by 20.4% thanks to 9,464 units sold; while tractors with loading platforms recorded a good increase in demand in December and closed the year with a total of 673 units, up 19.3%. The machine type with the largest percentage increase was telescopic handlers, which reached 1,491 units in 2021, an increase of 56%. According to FederUnacoma the agricultural machinery market should confim high levels of demando also in 2022 since the Italian governmente has extended to the current year those tax incentives that played a major role in the 2021 market rally.