It was a mixed bag for tractor sales in December, with Tractor & Machinery Association figures also providing a full-year reference point of 2025 compared to 2024
Small and mid-size tractors led the way in December with strong lifts in the under-40hp and 40-100 hp ranges.
The smallest category was up by more than 26 per cent compared to December 2024, while the 40-100hp category was up by over 19 per cent in the same way.
It also meant the 40-100hp category recorded 1.5 per cent higher sales in 2025 than 2024, the only weight category to post such a figure.
Overall, there were around 1,000 tractors sold across Australia for December and this was 1 per cent ahead of the same month in 2024.
It takes the full year tally to just on 10,000 tractors, with this being 7 per cent behind 2024 and the lowest reported total in over 10 years.
While a lift in the small ranges was welcomed, this was offset by big declines in tractors greater than 100hp which resulted in a 28 per cent overall decline in dollar terms when compared to December 2024.
Across the states, Victoria had a 12 per cent sales increase in December 2025 when compared to December 2024.
Western Australia (1.6 per cent up) and Northern Territory (9.3 per cent up) were the only areas to record more sales in 2025 than the previous year.
Reports of a record harvest leading to the likely achievement of the NFF’s $100 billion sales target set for the industry are encouraging indeed and dealers have played a big part in assisting farmers to achieve this.
Despite this good news, the TMA expects conditions to remain challenging into the early part of 2026 as headwinds remain in the form of interest rates, tariffs, exchange rates and commodity prices.
For other machinery types, annual sales of combine harvesters amounted to just on 700 units which was in line with 2024.
Balers were again strong in December, up 128 per cent on the same month last year which means they ended 14 per cent ahead for the year.
Sales of out-front mowers finished the year 20 per cent behind and sales of self-propelled sprayers were down 36 per cent compared to last year.
It has also been announced that the 2026 TMA annual conference will be held in Sydney.
This will take place at the Novotel Brighton Beach on Wednesday July 29 and more details will be available on the TMA website.
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