Low commodity prices have cratered farm equipment sales in Canada with double-digit declines in units sold.
Sales of two-wheel drive tractors to Oct. 31 declined 18 per cent to 18,414 units, according to the Association of Farm Equipment Manufacturers.
October sales fell 16.4 per cent to 3,174 units.
Within the two-wheel drive sector under 40 horsepower sales are down 18 per cent to 11,417; 40 to 100 HP sales are down 22.3 per cent to 4,054 units; and 100 plus HP sales fell only 11.1 per cent to 2,954.