Aaron Wetzel John Deere VP

Deere expects steady farm equipment production

Equipment will remain available to farmers but will likely increase in price, a John Deere VP warns

The current trade dispute won’t interfere with Canadian farmers’ ability to get the John Deere machine they want, but will likely make that machine more expensive, a Deere vice-president warns.





Local sales in ag equipment buck national market trends

Evidence at Crop Production Show suggests demand beyond the data

Even on a largely underperforming harvest outcome, optimism was still present in the majority of the crowd at this year’s Crop Production Show in Saskatoon. It seemed fitting to have the two largest pieces of equipment at the show a couple of booths down from each other. Capacity, horsepower and efficiency have been the focal […] Read more

truck for sale

CPIC can confirm if a machine or vehicle is stolen

When looking to make a deal, there is an online tool to help avoid being tricked into buying stolen property

Buying a used vehicle or piece of farm equipment privately from a seller usually involves having a bit of trust. Is the machine all the seller says it is? Does a bank hold a lien on it? And, perhaps most importantly, is the seller the actual owner? When dealing with an unfamiliar seller on a […] Read more



a row of case ih combines in light snow

Equipment sales to slow in 2024

Overall sales could decline by up to 15 per cent in Canada

Farm Credit Canada recently released a farm machinery market outlook for 2024 — and the news isn’t all that great for Canadian equipment dealers, especially when it comes to harvesting equipment. Despite new combine sales growing 5.5 per cent in 2023 in Canada compared to 2022, according to the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), the […] Read more


Geared-down expectations

What are other machinery manufacturers telling their shareholders to expect as they plow ahead into 2024? CNH (Case IH, New Holland) For its first quarter (Q1) ending March 31, CNH said sales volumes in North America were down two per cent for higher-horsepower (over 140 hp) tractors, and down 15 per cent for lower-horsepower tractors, […] Read more