THE best season in decades combined with overall confidence in agriculture is generating unprecedented interest in agricultural machinery and equipment.
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In some parts interest in headers and tractors has increased by more than 100 per cent with forecasters releasing their rural lending statistics.
Here in the Riverina it's a similar story.
Peter Durham of JGW Harvest in Wagga says he had fielded a lot of quotes in the past 12 months.
He also said the Federal Government's depreciation deduction incentives, allowing small and mid-sized businesses to spend up to $150,000 on equipment had helped to generate confidence in spending too.
Simon Codemo from Codemo Machinery Services at Griffith also confirmed the confidence.
"We've seen a really big change in NSW over the past 12 months," he said.
"Obviously the weather and improved seasonal conditions is a big part of this," he said.
"For the first time in many years, our customers are harvesting above average yields."
Commonwealth Bank executive general manager regional and agribusiness, Grant Cairns, said NSW had led the growth, with lending up more than 100 per cent in the state, compared to the same time last year.
"For many of Australia's farmers, this year has been a rebound from drought with favourable growing conditions, a successful winter crop in many regions and strong optimism about yields and quality of harvest," Mr Cairns said.
"Over the past few months we've seen financing in the sector increase dramatically - largely driven by farmers purchasing agricultural machinery for this year's crop season.
"We've seen asset finance for ag machinery, particularly tractors and harvesters, increase significantly. Across the country, new asset financing for tractors is up 119 per cent - the highest volumes with seen in the past three years, and financing for harvesters is up 108 per cent," Mr Cairns said.