Registrations of agricultural tractors (over 50hp) reached 10,598 units in 2015, a drop of 14.8% on the previous year. The AEA reports this is the lowest unit total for over a decade and clearly reflects the difficult conditions that farmers faced in a year where most commodity prices were very weak. The average size of unit continues to increase with a 1.3% rise last year to 157.1hp.
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