Some 19,836 tractors in the under 40 horsepower tractor category were sold in the U.S. in May, down 15.9% from 23,587 sold in the same month last year.

More than 100,000 family-sustaining equipment manufacturing jobs can be created before the end of President Biden’s first term in office, according to new data from IHS Markit released today by the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM).

U.S. unit sales grew across every segment, with the biggest gains in the small sub-40 horsepower segment (nearly doubling, growing 96.5%).

Tractor sales in the under 40 horsepower category dropped 15.4% year-over-year in the U.S. for March and by 33.4% in Canada, according to the Assn. of Equipment Manufacturers.

The Assn. of Equipment Manufacturers, Associated Equipment Distributors and the Equipment Dealers Assn. urged governors to designate equipment manufacturers, suppliers, and dealers and service technicians as “essential” to the economic continuity of the states as they continue to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The latest report from the Assn. of Equipment Manufacturers shows unit sales increases in December and year to date for under 40 horsepower 2WD tractors in the U.S. and Canada compared last year. Sales of 40-100 horsepower 2WD tractors were down in the U.S. and Canada compared to last year.

The two organizations are coming together during NAMA’s 2020 Agri-Marketing Conference with a pre-conference workshop targeted at multi-location dealers and retailers as well as small to medium-sized manufacturers.