Deere & Co. on Wednesday reported lower fourth-quarter earnings, hurt by trade tensions as well as poor weather in the U.S. farm belt that have slowed equipment purchases by farmers. “Lingering trade tensions coupled with a year of difficult growing and harvesting conditions have caused many farmers to become cautious about making major investments in new equipment,” said new chief executive officer John May. Industry sales of agricultural equipment in the U.S. and Canada, the company’s biggest market, are expected to be down about 5%, on the back of lower demand for large equipment. …read more
Source:: Yahoo Finance
