French agricultural machinery and equipment manufacturing industry is showing an increasingly concentrated trend

At present, the total number of employees of agricultural machinery and related parts and components manufacturing companies in France reaches 22,000. Due to the increasing concentration of business in the French agricultural production sector, related businesses have also increasingly tended to purchase tractors and agricultural machinery and equipment products that are large-scale and have high-precision characteristics. At present, the sales market for agricultural machinery and equipment products in the world is basically monopolized by a few large-scale enterprise groups with international scales. Therefore, these agricultural production companies generally can only purchase agricultural machinery and equipment with these Large-scale international enterprise group contacts.

At present, the vast majority of French large-scale agricultural machinery and equipment manufacturing enterprises are large-scale foreign-funded enterprise groups located in the country's domestic subsidiaries. However, there are still several companies controlled by French capital occupying a very important position in the sales market for agricultural spray equipment and grape growing equipment in the European region and even in the world.

Sales market maintained strong situation

At present, the total scale of French agricultural machinery and equipment sales market ranks first in Europe. In 2007, the total sales reached 3.8 billion euros, an increase of 10.4% over 2006. The main reasons for the excellent performance of French agricultural machinery and equipment sales market are: First, the international transaction prices of various cereal products have been maintained at very strong high levels, and the sales prices of many agricultural products such as milk and meat have greatly increased. The rise has driven a significant increase in the income of agricultural producers; secondly, it is necessary for agricultural producers to further expand the acreage and production scale of agricultural products in order to meet the market's large increase in demand for environmentally friendly fuel products.

In addition, factors such as changes in the cultivation habits of domestic agricultural producers in France (such as vigorously developing rational agricultural cultivation methods), the prospects for the development of non-food use agricultural products, and the prosperous production activities of some agricultural producers, are all factors. Made due contributions to the growth of French agricultural machinery and equipment market sales.

However, the various equipment products produced by the agricultural machinery and equipment manufacturing enterprises show quite strong contrasts in the sales conditions in various regions within the French agricultural production industry and in different specific business units. For example, sales to the hog and poultry breeding sector are not ideal, and sales to the grape growing sector are almost in crisis.

During 2007, the total number of new tractors on the French domestic market reached 37,835, an increase of 7.6% year-on-year. In fact, French domestic agricultural producers are increasingly inclined to purchase more powerful tractors. At present, the average power rating of new tractor-licensed tractors has reached 122 horsepower (power parameters published in accordance with the provisions of German industrial standards), and the number of power indicators has increased by almost 15 horsepower compared with the average level of 8 years ago.

Agricultural machinery and equipment product production and export business maintained upward trend

During 2007, the total production of French agricultural machinery and equipment manufacturing industry increased by 9.5% year-on-year, and total sales increased by 7.5%; total exports reached 2.173 billion Euros, up 10% from 2006's 1.69 billion Euros. (See the table). In fact, for a long period of time, the total export volume of the agricultural machinery and equipment manufacturing industry in France has maintained an upward trend. During the last 14 years, the total export volume of the industry has almost quadrupled, and it currently accounts for about 70% of its annual turnover. Of the total exports of French agricultural machinery and equipment manufacturing industry, 69% of products were absorbed by the 27 member states of the European Union, of which Germany is the most important export market. The North American region is the second largest export market for French agricultural machinery and equipment products. In 2007, France’s exports to the region’s markets increased by 12%. In addition, Russia and Ukraine are the export markets for France's sales of agricultural machinery and equipment products, which represent a rapid development trend. In 2007, France’s exports to these two countries increased by 55% and 83% respectively.

Imports of agricultural machinery and equipment products are on the rise

For a long period of time, the French agricultural machinery and equipment manufacturing industry has maintained a structural deficit in import and export trade, but the overall scale of deficits has been gradually narrowing and improving. In 2007, the total import volume of France's agricultural machinery and equipment manufacturing industry reached 2.724 billion euros, an increase of 14.5% from 2.379 billion euros in 2006, accounting for almost three-quarters of the total domestic sales of agricultural machinery and equipment products.

The main suppliers of French agricultural machinery and equipment products were Germany (imports from Germany accounted for 34% of the total imports of French agricultural machinery and equipment products) and Italy (imports from Italy accounted for the total imports of French agricultural machinery and equipment products. (34%), followed by the United States, Austria and the United Kingdom. The import of new tractor products is the main source of structural deficits in the French agricultural machinery and equipment manufacturing industry above the import and export trade. In addition, due to the insufficient production volume of French grain combine harvesters, the import of agricultural harvesting equipment has become another important source of France's agricultural machinery and equipment manufacturing industry's import and export deficit.

Agricultural machinery and equipment manufacturing companies attach great importance to environmental protection factors

In France, domestic agricultural machinery and equipment manufacturers generally attach great importance to investing in the research and development of new technologies and new products. Due to the increasing complexity and technological content of related agricultural machinery and equipment, these enterprises are in the research and development field. Investment costs are also getting more and more expensive. The main purpose of France’s agricultural machinery and equipment manufacturing companies to constantly improve their technical content is to increase the efficiency of these products.

In addition, taking into consideration environmental protection and sustainable development, and how to best protect the personal safety of agricultural machinery and equipment operators, is also a French agricultural machinery and equipment manufacturing enterprise in the research and development of new technologies and new products. Continue to expand other important goals for investment. At present, French agricultural machinery and equipment manufacturers are most concerned with the research and development of various new products that meet the requirements of emerging and highly popular high-precision agricultural planting technologies. In the current stage, the application of high-precision agricultural planting technology mainly involves the use of sophisticated high-tech means (such as computer analysis software and satellite technology) to achieve maximum protection of the environment from pollution in the agricultural cultivation process. The optimum amount of chemical fertilizers, pesticides and seeds are placed at the best moments and at the same time, and at the same time, agricultural production costs can be minimized. At the same time, practitioners of French agricultural machinery and equipment manufacturing companies must also adapt to and master some of the new professional skills and knowledge (such as electronics, airborne computer automation technology, ergonomics, etc.).