The 31st edition of Agrishow ended this Friday (1), in Ribeirão Preto (SP), with a projection of R$ 11.4 billion in business intentions, a 22% drop compared to 2025. The event registered 197,000 visitors during the five days, a number similar to that verified in the last edition. According to the Brazilian Association of Machinery and Equipment Industries (Abimaq), the numbers presented at Agrishow 2026 are a reflection of the sector, as was presented last Wednesday, April 29, when Pedro Estevão, president of the entity's Chamber of Agricultural Machinery and Implements, announced a 19.9% drop in sales of agricultural machinery and equipment in the domestic market in the first quarter of this year compared to the first three months of 2025. "This scenario is due to the high interest rate, exchange rate variation and unfavorable commodity prices," says Estevão. "Although we have been experiencing an unfavorable market for the past three years, we continue to invest in the best that tropical agriculture in Brazil has to offer. And to that end, we believe that this country and its future depend on agribusiness. Regardless of the current situation, because we know that agriculture is cyclical and this current cycle is unfavorable, we are confident that this year and the coming years will be favorable. We will be prepared to continue meeting the demands of the Brazilian market," says João Marchesan, president of Agrishow.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.