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Agricultural tractors (over 50hp) 2020 registrations – regional analysis
Scotland
Wales
NW
NE
W Mids
E Mids
Northern Island
-20
Yorkshire
-15
East
-5 -10
Home counties
0
SE
5 SW
-25 -30 -35 -40 -45
Agricultural tractors (over 50hp) 2020 registrations – power analysis 30 25 20
161-200
-10
141-160
0 -5
121-140
5
321+
201-240
10
241-320
15
101-120
The Covid pandemic is very much an ongoing issue which we may be stuck with for some time yet. However, with more than 20 million people vaccinated at the time of writing this piece and an expectation of around half a million a day being immunised, we must surely be looking at a brighter outcome for 2021. People and businesses are adapting as best they can, and our industry has remained open; most reports are that we are doing well. Some issues of product and spare parts shortages are being reported as a result of manufacturing issues to do with Covid and a few issues with importing goods because of Brexit. This may well have a knock-on effect throughout 2021. This issue of the BAGMA Bulletin is highlighting BAGMA training to emphasise that government guidance does allow face-to-face training as necessary and provided all the necessary precautions are taken to protect both staff being trained and the trainers. BAGMA training is mostly carried out at dealers’ premises avoiding unnecessary travel and in an environment that staff should be comfortable with. BAGMA is on hand to offer HR and legal advice to members and provide clarity where we can on government guidance as well as a raft of member services. We have also launched a new website – a more interactive platform for members and the industry as a whole to use as required. I encourage all readers to visit our new website for the latest news and updates.
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KEITH CHRISTIAN DIRECTOR BAGMA
bottom. There was a small rise in the number of compact tractors (50hp and under) being registered and there was also a rise among machines at the other end of the range; 25% more tractors over 320hp were registered in 2020 than in 2019. There was a modest fall among machines over 200hp but all broad power bands below that level (and above 50hp) saw year-on-year falls of 15-20%. The rise in registrations at the top end of the power range meant that the average power of agricultural tractors registered during the year topped 170hp for the first time, reaching 171.0hp. That represents a rise of nearly 30hp, compared with a decade ago. Including compact tractors in the calculation brings the average for all machines down to 153.4hp
THE AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING Association (AEA) published the final agricultural tractor registration figures for 2020. It includes the breakdown of registrations by region and power band. Almost all parts of the UK saw a decline in registrations between 2019 and 2020. According to the report, only the South East of England saw a fractional rise in registrations. However, the rate of decline was smaller in the North of England and Wales than elsewhere. The sharpest fall was in the Home Counties, with the South West and Northern Ireland also seeing declines of more than 20%, compared with 2019. The decline in registrations was seen across most of the power range, apart from the top and
year-on-year %change
A speedy vaccination programme could see life return to ‘normal’ in the months ahead, writes BAGMA Director Keith Christian
So what does the last year’s tractor reg data reveal?
year-on-year %change
Brexit and Covid will challenge us, but there is light at the end of the tunnel
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BAGMA BULLETIN MARCH-APRIL 2021
