Agricultural mechanics in decline but Italy holds on, 60 thousand models at Eima

In the third quarter of 2026, between July and September, all the main types of agricultural machinery fell in Italy: compared to the same period last year, among the various machinery, tractors lost 13.8% and combine harvesters 37.5%. Since the beginning of the year, over 9 months, tractors, with a total of 12,290 units sold, recorded a decline of 3.3%, while, despite the strong drops in the summer, combine harvesters (+12.4% with 235 new registrations) and telescopic lifters remained positive. In Italy the impact was cushioned with public subsidies. A billion from the government.

This is the photograph taken by FederUnacoma (Confindustria) on the occasion of the presentation, at Masaf, in the presence of the Minister of Agriculture, Francesco Lollobrigida, of the 47th Eima International, the agricultural mechanics exhibition, in Bologna from 10 to 14 November with over 60 thousand models.

"There are 1,800 exhibiting industries - explained FederUnacoma CEO Simona Rapastella - of which over 600 are foreign, representing 45 countries". In the last edition there were 350 thousand attendees. "This year they are expected by 150 countries." The scientific, cultural and political contents are also relevant, underlined Rapastella, "with the presence, alongside the 14 sectors of specialization and the 5 thematic exhibitions, of the two Campus and Extend exhibitions, for universities, research centres, professional organizations and institutions, including Crea, with which FederUnacoma has signed a broad cooperation agreement".

Crea president Andrea Rocchi was present.

Faced with a potentially very high demand for technological innovation at a global level, said the president of FederUnacoma, Mariateresa Maschio, "the current situation is slowing down the market". In the USA, France, Germany, Turkey and Brazil there has been a decline in tractor sales, largely due to the drop in agricultural incomes, linked not only to higher production costs but also to the climate crisis. Hence a complex strategy with access to new markets, such as Latin America, South East Asia and Africa; public support for the purchase of vehicles and new investments in research and training.