Registrations of agricultural tractors above 50hp continued to rise in June, with 1,473 machines logged during the month. This was 43.1% higher than the same month in 2020 and more than a third higher than the June average over the previous five years.
In fact, the Agricultural Engineers Association reports that it is the highest figure for that time of year in a decade.
It brings the 2021 total up to 6,844 machines, 25.3% higher than the Covid-affected total in 2020 and 12% above the five-year average.