What's on dealers' minds for 2008?

摘要

Dialog with farm equipment dealers turned up a short list of factors to watch for in in 2008, and some ideas on what they plan to do differently this year. There were some weary dealers on New Year's Day this year. Not necessarily because of the partythe night before, but because of the frenetic pace of purchasing activity that the strong farm markets of 2007 brought in the year's final days. Year end shopping indicates that 2008 will start strong and customers should have the potential for a profitable year," says Ron Waldschmidt, VP sales, A.C. McCartney Equipment, Wataga, Ill. "The prospects of two consecutive years of good farm prices has everyone optimistic."