European Commission Proposes Tariffs on Russian and Belarusian Agricultural Products and Nitrogen-Based Fertilizers The European Commission has recently adopted a proposal to impose customs duties on agricultural products and nitrogen-based fertilizers imported from Russia and Belarus. The move aims to reduce the EU’s dependence on imports from the two countries, which—especially in the case of fertilizers—make the European Union vulnerable to potential coercive actions by Russia, posing a significant risk to EU food security. According to the Commission, the proposed tariffs are intended to support increased domestic fertilizer production and…
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Agricultural Tires, Continental to Stop by 2025. Focus on Special Commercial Tires
Continental will focus its Commercial Specialty Tires business on tires for material handling, earthmoving and port operations. The Agricultural Tires segment will be discontinued by the end of 2025 Continental will focus its Commercial Specialty Tires business on Material Handling, Earthmoving and Port Operations Tires and discontinue its Agricultural Tires business by the end of 2025. This decision follows a comprehensive business review. As the market for agricultural tires has undergone strong disruptions in recent years, Continental’s ambition is no longer compatible with the increasing commoditization of the market. Employees…
Read MoreFull line, Fendt restructures its program
The Fendt Full Line program has been a central component of the Fendt strategy for many years, with the aim of offering farmers the best holistic solutions along the agricultural value chain. To better meet this need, Fendt is transforming the existing business model into a partner program for certain product groups “In order to offer our customers better integrated solutions in the Fendt dealer network under current conditions, we want to optimize existing partnerships and establish new ones. The current situation is characterized by volatile and weakening markets. This…
Read MoreAgrilevante 2025, a project for the Mediterranean
Presented at Agriumbria Agrilevante 2025, an exhibition dedicated to machinery and technologies for the agricultural economies. Now in its eighth edition, it will be held in Bari and will focus on internationalization, robotics and sector policies Agrilevante is a growing event, which has established itself in the global trade fair panorama as one of the reference events for the agricultural machinery sector. The event, which this year from 9 to 12 October is holding its eighth edition in Bari, owes its success to a strong Mediterranean characterization; to the ability…
Read MoreEuropean tractor registrations 2024: fluctuating trends
Different trends were experienced by brands in the Old Continent last year. In the face of a negative trend, in some cases even heavy, which affected the commercial results of almost all the protagonists of European agricultural mechanization, a few but significant performances counter-trended. Filmed in 1994, “The Crow” is a cult film for noir lovers. However, it is also known outside of that circle for the phrase with which the protagonist, Eric Driver, aka Brandon Lee, tries to comfort his friend Sarah, who is threatened by a gang of…
Read MoreMacchine Trattori April 2025
Discover the new issue of Macchine Trattori – April 2025!Macchine Trattori of April opens with an article on the European market and on the 2024 European registrations of tractors. And you can immediately notice, first of all, that the trends of the Brands in the Old Continent are different compared to last year. In the face of a negative trend, in some cases even heavy, they have acted as a counterbalance to a few but significant performances in countertrend. Cover Story – Macchine Trattori April 2025 The cover story is…
Read MoreAgriSima, a fair on sale
As anticipated in December by Macchine Trattori, the French agricultural machinery fair Sima has officially launched the challenge for its rebirth AgriVitiEvents, the organizing company that has scheduled AgriSima, this is the new name of the era, from 22 to 25 February 2026, has decided to propose a reduction in participation costs compared to the past in the order of 30 percent with the aim of reaching 1,200 exhibitors. Title: AgriSima, a fair on sale
Read MoreCes 2025 Las Vegas: focus on innovation
From January 7th to 11th, the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), an international trade fair for electronics, robotics, and mobility, was held in Las Vegas. Artificial intelligence software took center stage, now integrated even into the most basic household appliances and serving as the foundation for innovations in the agricultural sector. As expected, Ces 2025 in Las Vegas, held from January 7th to 11th, was literally dominated by artificial intelligence programs. This technology has even been introduced into the most basic household appliances, transforming them into reliable and efficient home robots…
Read MoreTractor market 2024: the top ten most registered in Italy
The “Bestseller Award” rankings photograph a ranking of 2024 tractors that shows the most registered vehicles of the past year. They are based on data from the Civil Motorization. Therefore derive from objective data, not being the result of evaluations imposed from above by more or less competent and reliable juries in their judgments. It is also specified that in the classes in which there are tractors with the same registered volumes, the same tractors are proposed in alphabetical order of brand. Tractor ranking 2024 – The tables The rules…
Read MoreFiat 605 C, over 25 thousand cars in 15 years
There are tractors that have entered history and others that have written it. Among these, the Fiat 605 C, a medium-class tracked tractor which remained on the market for 15 years and produced in over 25 thousand units, a true world record for a tracked tractor Fiat presented the new “Nastro d’Oro” series in 1968, so called to celebrate 50 years since the launch of the first tractor, the “702” model. It was made up of four wheeled tractors and as many tracked tractors, all “dressed” by Sergio Pininfarina, a…
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