Tractors and combine sales are up in the U.S. and Canada, according to a recent report form the Association of Equipment Manufacturers.

Curt Blades, senior vice president of agriculture for AEM, says the increase reflects farmer sentiment about the future of their operations.

“it’s a really good early indicator of whether folks are enthusiastic about where markets are headed,” he says.

U.S. farm tractor sales rose nearly 30 percent in January and self-propelled combine sales grew 77 percent.

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