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9 11.5 to 11.10.2018 S ão Paulo - Sales of agricultural machinery in October reached 5 thousand and 48 units, a volume that made it the best month since November 2014, according to data released by Anfavea on Wednesday, 7, at the Salão do Automóvel. According to President Antonio Megale the grain combines had a positive impact over the month result at the beginning of the harvest season. In a comparison with the same period last year, there was a 35.3% increase and (compared to the previous month) the expansion was of 2.6%. This year, 39 thousand 611 units were sold, up 10.6% from January to October 2017. Megale recalled that this segment registered a decrease of around 10% at the beginning of the year, which shows the recovery: “Our expectation is that this growth will be maintained until December, still driven by grin combines”. Machinery production in October was of 7 thousand 440 units, increase of 72.1% over the same period last year and 28.9% over the previous month. 53 thousand 582 machines were produced this year, growth of 14.9% compared to the same period last year: “The production numbers, in the month and in the accumulated year as well, show the good moment that agribusiness lives in Brazil”. Meanwhile, machinery exports fell in October to 1 thousand 20 units against 1 thousand 402 in the same period last year, decrease of 27.2%. Compared with the previous month, there was a decline of 6.6%. In the cumulative year, 10 thousand 733 units were exported against 11 thousand 358 in the same period of last year. According to Megale, the decline can be justified by the economic crisis that Argentina is experiencing, the main buyer of Brazilian machinery, which has been reducing the number of orders. Agricultural machinery sales increase 35% Caio Bednarski | caio@autodata.com.br Disclosure. Anfavea figures