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The 2025 edition of the international exhibition of agricultural machinery for the Mediterranean is underway at CIHEAM. A total of 75% of the available area has already been allocated. Operators and delegations from 40 countries are expected to attend. Partnerships with local bodies and institutions are being formed
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The economic situation is slowing down the agricultural machinery market at a global level, but the EIMA exhibition suffered no setbacks and hit an all-time high attendance record. Over 346,000 attendees, including 63,000 foreign guests from 150 countries, came to learn about the most innovative technologies for every type of agriculture. The demand for mechanization remains potentially very high – explain the organizers of FederUnacoma – and the agricultural world needs to immediately recognize the innovations and plan its investments accordingly
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The unfavorable trend in the agricultural and industrial sectors in the first six months of 2024 has seen a decrease in the sales of tractors on the international market, which reported an overall decline of 12% compared to the same period in 2023. The decline is due to cyclical factors, not to a drop in the need for technologies
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The 46th edition of EIMA International opened with a discussion among institutions, professional agricultural organizations, and agromechanical industries on the themes of technological innovation, market development, and public support for the sector. Supporting investments in new-generation machinery is necessary
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Over 80 agricultural machines were on display, from 21 to 29 September, in the streets and squares of Ortigia during the G7 Expo. Prime Minister Meloni's visit to the FederUnacoma stand. Mariateresa Maschio: agricultural mechanics are the linchpin of the new agriculture
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Trade Agency (ICE) headquarters in Rome. The global market is growing and demand is expected to increase in the years to come. More and more countries are investing in agricultural technologies and require special technical and commercial cooperation programs
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The President of FederUnacoma Mariateresa Maschio described, before the assembly of manufacturers, the potential of the market, but also the set of economic and geopolitical variables that can hinder trade
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Exports drive the national industry to its highest value ever. The quantities produced remain below the average of recent years, but the increase in list prices increases turnover
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On the occasion of the FederUnacoma assembly, the vice-president of Confindustria Marchesini, the deputy general secretary of FAO Martina, the President of ICE Zoppas and the analyst Pinosa discussed the strategies to face the new geography of agricultural production and agro-mechanical trade. The message of the minister Lollobrigida
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The great agricultural mechanics event aims to confirm the success of 2022. Among the innovations planned by the organizers of FederUnacoma is the REAL area specifically dedicated to robotic technologies and a contest reserved for social communication. Already rich the programme of conferences and thematic events
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In the first nine months of the year, tractor registrations show a decline greater than the European average (-4,5%). The market's performance is affected by rising prices, interest rates, and the slowdown of the purchase incentives system. Mariateresa Maschio, president of the manufacturers' association, hopes for a faster implementation of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) and the quick activation of the Innovation Fund launched by the government
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The CEO of Mascar, Mariateresa Maschio, is the Federation's first female president. Elected last 3 July, she takes over from Alessandro Malavolti, who has led the association for the past six years. The senior positions of the associations that are part of FederUnacoma were also renewed