From January to April 2015, the growth rate of agricultural machinery industry reached the lowest level in a decade.

The latest statistics show that the main business income of the national agricultural machinery industry increased by 6.79% from January to April this year, the lowest growth rate in a decade. Since 2012, the industry has shown a sustained decline. The agricultural machinery industry from January to April is the peak season for the production of wheat machines, tractors and other products, and the growth rate this year is lower than that of the same period last year. According to this, will the growth rate of the industry in 2015 be lower than that of the previous year by 8%? In the recent industry operation analysis meeting held by China Agricultural Machinery Industry Association, backbone enterprises and government management departments have paid great attention to it.

The profit of the agricultural machinery industry increased by 11.70% from January to April, much higher than the average level of the machinery industry-1.28%, and higher than most machinery industries. The profit growth rate of the agricultural machinery industry has been declining continuously since the beginning of 2014, but the profits of the agricultural machinery industry have rebounded this year.

There are three main reasons for the rise in profits against the market: first, the upgrading of enterprise management is beginning to achieve results; second, the price of means of production (iron and steel, coal, etc.) has been reduced after the fourth quarter of last year. In April this year, the state released data showing that ex-factory prices of industrial producers across the country have been negative for the 38th month in a row. Third, banks have cut interest rates three times since November 2014, which has had a significant impact on industry interest payments, which fell by 3.36% from January to April.

From January to April, investment in fixed assets in the agricultural machinery industry increased by 20.76%, ranking first in the national machinery industry, indicating that the agricultural machinery industry is still a hot industry for investment.

The import and export of agricultural machinery industry continued a steady growth trend. From January to April, the export of the agricultural machinery industry increased significantly, with an increase of 8.64% in exports and-4.96% in imports, especially for tractors. Countries that export more than 1000 wheeled tractors are Myanmar, Russia, Ukraine and Egypt.

The output of tractors in backbone enterprises fell by 7.05%, sales revenue by 2.57%, profits by 15.51%, and inventory by 20.35%. More than 60% of the backbone enterprises showed negative growth in tractors. The production and sales of walking tractors have dropped by more than 60%, and the number of tractors with more than 100 horsepower has increased significantly as in the past. The output of wheat combine decreased by 7.83%, and the sales volume decreased by 3.78%. Fukuda Leivo, John? The output of wheat combine harvester in Deere and other five major enterprises is lower than that of the previous year. Minicomputers with a feed volume of less than 3 kg basically withdrew from the market, while models with 6 kg and 7 kg increased rapidly. The production and sales of tracked rice fully fed harvester increased by about 9% compared with the same period last year, and the output of half of the backbone enterprises, such as Kubotian, Jiangsu Wade, Xingguang, and so on, was higher than that of the previous year. The output of corn combine increased by 23.07%, and the sales volume increased by 2.68%. Due to the promotion of the GSP, the purchasing mentality of buyers is stable, and the start-up of the corn machine market obviously lags behind.

From January to April this year, the growth rate of the main economic indicators of the industry continued to decline, indicating that the downward pressure on the industry is increasing. The number of tractor loss-making enterprises increased by 36.67%. Some small tractor enterprises with similar products had difficulties in production and operation, but there was no so-called collective and centralized shutdown. The industry innovation capability and the contribution rate of new products are insufficient, and it is difficult to make up for the decline of surplus products such as tractors in the short term.

At a time when the growth rate of the industry has reached a new low, most enterprises in the industry are still full of confidence, and the industry boom index continues to rise. The upgrading of manufacturing capacity the improvement of management level and the capital investment of new products and new processes in backbone enterprises are unprecedented and the results are also remarkable.

Enterprise confidence comes from the operator's basic judgment of market demand and policy. Insufficient supply is the main contradiction in China's agricultural machinery industry at present and in the future, and there are many opportunities. The main factor in the decline in industry growth from January to April this year is tractors with large base and overcapacity, and most sub-industries such as agricultural and sideline products and feed machinery have maintained a steady and moderate growth rate.

The state's support for agricultural machinery industry is getting higher and higher. The reform and improvement of the subsidy policy for purchasing machinery is more conducive to the fair competition of enterprises; the agricultural machinery industry has entered the national support field of "made in China 2025", and the integration of agricultural machinery industry informatization and manufacturing industry has been accelerated; the national "National Agricultural Sustainable Development Plan" proposes to vigorously develop agricultural machinery equipment and speed up the realization of mechanization in the whole production process of grain, cotton, oil, sugar and other field crops. The impact of these policies that boost confidence in the industry is enormous and far-reaching.