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Equipment market soft as uncertainty abounds in agriculture

Janelle Atyeo
May 7, 2025
May 7, 2025

1148916177 — Equipment sales are down, and tariffs on imported steel are expected to impact prices.
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Agricultural equipment sales are slumping and prices are expected to rise.

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Janelle Atyeo is a small town South Dakota girl enjoying her work as regional editor of the Midwest Messenger and Tri-State Neighbor while raising kids and no-till vegetables in central Sioux Falls. Reach her at janelle.atyeo@lee.net.