The exports of agricultural machinery have reached a record high

According to the data, in the first half of this year, the import and export of agricultural machinery and parts in China increased year-on-year. The current export situation of agricultural machinery is quite encouraging to the industry.

Strong technological equipment is an important feature of a powerful agricultural country. The agricultural machinery equipment in developed agricultural countries is generally also very advanced. In China, a bountiful agricultural harvest cannot be achieved without "good seeds, good techniques, good fields and good opportunities", and good opportunities refer to agricultural machinery and equipment. Promoting the high-quality development of agricultural machinery equipment is a key area for building a manufacturing power and advancing new industrialization, and it is also a crucial support for building an agricultural power and advancing agricultural modernization. Applying the achievements of the agricultural machinery industry to agricultural production, that is, agricultural mechanization, can not only save costs and improve efficiency, but also contribute to the transformation of the agricultural industrial system and operation system.

The growth in exports reflects the improvement of the quality of the agricultural machinery industry. Since 2021, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology have jointly launched an action to make up for the shortcomings of agricultural machinery equipment. Nowadays, our country is capable of developing customized agricultural machinery based on the market demands and agricultural characteristics of different countries, and constantly improving the cost performance of products. For instance, in response to the high-temperature and dusty environment in Africa, improvements have been made to small and medium-sized tractors. The new products are more cost-effective than those from Europe and America and have become the new favorite of African farmers. A variety of phenomena indicate that China's agricultural machinery exports are shifting from traditional price competition to a stage where price competition, technology-driven, and market segmentation are given equal weight. Intelligence and customization have become the focus of attention.

Just two years ago, the agricultural machinery industry was confronted with a severe situation. In 2023, due to sluggish demand, the main business income and profits of agricultural machinery enterprises declined, and their export volume dropped. Fierce competition has reshuffled the industry. A large number of key policies have been implemented, which not only stimulated the upgrading and transformation of the domestic market but also enhanced the international competitiveness of enterprises, leading to today's achievements.

The competition in agricultural machinery exports is a competition of the entire industrial chain ecosystem. Similar to automobiles and construction machinery, the transformation from merely exporting equipment to integrating "equipment + services + solutions" will be the inevitable path for the internationalization of agricultural machinery. Among them, intelligence is the most important trend in the development of agricultural machinery. If a fundamental breakthrough can be made in smart agricultural machinery, it will be possible to achieve a leapfrog development just like new energy vehicles.