New tractor registrations so far this year up 5% on 2025 figures
January 2026 recorded the highest amount of new tractor registrations at 577 units from the 1,770 new tractors which have been registered so far in 2026.
The number of imported new tractors and machines registered for the first time in Ireland has increased when compared to July 2025.
The latest Farm Tractor & Machinery Trade Association Ltd (FTMTA) statistics service report for July 2026 shows that new tractor registrations have increased by 5% when comparing 2025 to 2026 registrations.
While the July 2026 new tractor market at 283 units was 20% lower compared with the same month in 2025, the year-to-date figure was 1,770 new tractors registered, which was a 5% increase over the same seven-month period in 2025.
Counties Cork, Wexford, and Tipperary delivered the highest number of new tractor registrations for July.
The most popular power band for July 2026 was the 121hp (horsepower) to 140hp category, which accounted for 25% of all new tractor registrations. The monthly average tractor horsepower figure for July 2026 was 145hp, and the largest tractor registered was rated at 335hp.
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The FTMTA data shows that 263 imported used tractors were first-time registered in Ireland in July 2026, just 18 units lower than in July 2025. There were 1,729 used tractors first-time registered in Ireland for the year to the end of July 2026.
January recorded the highest amount of new tractor registrations at 577 units, and March recorded the highest number of used tractor import registrations at 291 units. A total of 1,729 units of used tractor imports were registered between January to July 2026.
So far this year, there have been 34 new combine harvesters, which has increased marginally from the 2025 figure of 32 units.
The Claas brand was the market leader at 17 units (50%), followed by John Deere with 11 units (32%), while New Holland took third place with four units (12.5%), and Case IH and Deutz-Fahr each registered one model so far this season. There may be additional registrations in August 2026.
County Louth recorded the highest number of new combine harvester registrations at eight units, followed by Wexford with six units and Meath with five units.
Counties Cork and Kildare shared four new combine harvester registrations while Dublin and Kilkenny recorded two each. Counties Laois, Offaly and Westmeath each recorded one new combine harvester registration in 2026.
There were 12 used imported combine harvesters registered for the first time in 2026, a decrease from 16 used imported combine harvesters registered in 2025.
There was a 10% decrease in the Irish market in July 2026 for new telescopic loaders reported at 98 units compared with July 2025.
The two leading brands for the year to date, JCB and Manitou, accounted for 70% of the total year-to-date market, with Weidemann marginally ahead of Kramer in third place.
There were 48 imported used telescopic loaders registered in July 2026, a significant reduction from the 57 units registered in July 2025.
A spike of 61% in the Irish wheeled loader market with new registrations was recorded in July 2026 at 26 units compared with June 2025.
Machines manufactured in China, which are found in the lower price range of the market, accounted for 50% of the new wheeled loader registrations.
There were seven imported used wheeled loaders registered in June 2026.
The Irish backhoe loader market increased in July 2026 compared with June 2025, with 10 new machines registered.
There were five used backhoe loaders registered in Ireland in July 2026, compared with eight registered in July 2025.
There were 27 new UTV’s registered in Ireland in July 2026, compared with 33 in July 2025, while four used imported UTVs were registered for the first time in July 2026.
