Escorts tractor sales up 73% in June

Farm equipment manufacturer Escorts Agri Machinery (EAM) today reported a 72.8 per cent jump in tractor sales at 9,983 units for June.

The company sold 5,776 tractors in the corresponding month a year ago.

Domestic tractor sales stood at 9,758 units as against 5,669 units in June last year, up 72.1 per cent, Escorts Ltd said in a BSE filing.

Escorts Agri Machinery's exports more than doubled to 225 units from 107 tractor units sold in June last year.