German Agricultural Machinery Industry

German mechanical engineering enjoys an excellent reputation worldwide.

This also applies for the agricultural machinery industry in Germany that serves as a global innovation and technology leader. Consequently, it is able to call itself the world export champion for years. In 2008, the branch realized a revenue of 7.5 billion Euro with an export share of 75 percent. The German manufacturers of agricultural machinery stand for approximately 11 percent of the worldwide production volume. With 160 member companies and about 30,000 employees in the German industry, VDMA represents about 90 percent of the industry’s turnover.

International key markets for the agricultural machinery are (German exports in million Euro):

France	1,210
USA	715
Russia	596
China	28
India	2.5

Author: Mr. Christoph Götz

Contact: Ms. Eva Feng

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