Tractor sales fall 15.2% in the first quarter, says Fenabrave.

Tractor sales fell 15.2% in the first quarter compared to the same period in 2025, while combine harvester sales fell 45.1% on the same comparative basis, according to a report from the National Federation of Automotive Vehicle Distributors (Fenabrave), released this Tuesday (5). In March, however, tractor sales rose 50% compared to February, although they showed a 21.1% drop in the annual comparison. In the case of combine harvesters, sales fell 13.4% in March compared to February and 51% compared to the same month in 2025. “The factors cited for this decline are cost pressures and low profitability for rural producers, who continue to lack the appetite to renew their fleet of agricultural machinery, especially given the existing geopolitical uncertainties stemming from the conflicts in the Strait of Hormuz and the consequent increase in the cost of diesel and fertilizers, which are essential inputs for agricultural production,” says the president of Fenabrave, Arcelio Junior. “Also, the low average selling price of commodities, coupled with high interest rates for financing, has led the sector to reduce investments.” Fenabrave clarifies that because agricultural machinery is not yet registered, the data presented is one month behind schedule, as it depends on surveys conducted with manufacturers. 

This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.