Deere up to 22% of tractor market

JOHN DEERE supplied 939 of the 4,221 new tractors registered in Ireland in 2006, according to the Farm Tractor and Machinery Trade Association (FTMTA).

The 22% market share, up from 19% in 2005, makes John Deere the market leader, ahead of New Holland’s 16%, and Massey Ferguson’s 14%. Other market shares are Zetor with 8%, Case 7%, Landini 6%, Valtra 5%, Same Lamborghini 5%, McCormick 4%, Deutz-Fahr 3%, and “others” 10%.

nMeanwhile, the new FTMTA president, Eamonn Tinney Jnr, said dealer staff training and farm machinery safety are high on his priority list for his term of office.