This news article was originally written in Spanish. It has been automatically translated for your convenience. Reasonable efforts have been made to provide an accurate translation, however, no automated translation is perfect nor is it intended to replace a human translator. The original article in Spanish can be viewed at Las ventas de maquinaria agrícola baja un 11,26 % en abril
Sales of agricultural machinery low 11,26% in April
26/05/2011
May 26, 2011
Between January and April of this year sales dropped 4.06 per cent over the same period of 2010, up 9337 units, with the 9.702 machines sold in the first four months of 2010. During the month of April, the marketing of tractors fell a 12.32%, from 885 units in 2010 to 766 in 2011.
Machinery dragged or suspended marketing fell in April to 1,006 units (- 16,24%), and the trailers followed the same trend of falling up to 418 units (- 16.75%), with respect to the same month of the previous year. For its part, the sale of pedestrian-controlled tractors fell a 2.44%, up to 40 units, and of automotive machinery rose 108,86%, up to 165 units.
By regions, Castile and León, Spain ranks first in sales in that month, with 571 units, followed by Spain (384), Galicia (307) and Castilla - La Mancha (184).
