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Tractor sales cross the 100,000 mark in September; only third time in 3 yrs

Tractor sales had crossed the 100,000 mark in October 2018 and October 2019 previously

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Tractor sales continued their healthy run as Kharif sowing witnessed record progress in the area.

T E Narasimhan Chennai
Tractor sales crossed the 100,000-mark for the first time in 2020 during September, with a total of 116,185 units sold — up 27 per cent compared to the previous year. This included exports of 7,600 units.
 
This is for the third time in three years that tractor sales have crossed the 100,000-mark, according to the Tractor and Mechanization Association (TMA).
 
This rise was spurred by record kharif sowing — after a good rabi season — that ensured high disposable incomes, said Vinkesh Gulati, president of the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA).
 
Hemant Sikka, president of farm