The Machinery Exporters Association (MAİB) report states that the “tractors, agricultural and forestry machinery” group did well, differentiating itself from the machinery industry overall, according to the machinery sector’s May 2026 foreign trade data release.
Agricultural machinery exports totaled $577 million in the initial 5 months of 2026, up 17.8% from the same time the year before. Compared to the equipment sector’s overall 0.7% decrease, this growth rate is far higher. Unit prices climbed from $5.5/kg to $6.2/kg, showing an increase in added value, while export volume increased by 5.4% to 93,000 tons. Among all equipment exports, agricultural machinery is the sixth most exported product category.
Particularly notable is the robust trend in Western markets; The US market has experienced the most impressive increase. Exports more than doubled to $96.1 million in 2026 from $44 million in the first five months of 2025. With a 10% growth to $89.3 million, the second-ranked Italian market likewise continued to do well. Azerbaijan ($24.9 million), Russia ($15.4 million), and Uzbekistan ($15.1 million) are other significant markets in the top five. These three nations are the only ones in the top 10 that have experienced a decrease from the previous year.
In the first four months of the year, the export-to-import ratio in the agricultural machinery industry hit an exceptionally high level of 246.7%. During this time, farm machinery saw a trade surplus of about $308 million. In contrast, imports decreased significantly by 42.2% from February of the previous year.
