Price analysis of second hand tractor market in Cukurova region

The control of machinery costs is a key factor in improving the profitability of a farm. On many farms 30-40% of the fixed costs can be allocated to farm machinery. For this reason, the purchase of a tractor is one of the most important decisions to be made on any farm. A correct decision will benefit the business considerably but the wrong decision will be an expensive mistake to be regretted for many years. There are two different way to purchase the tractors in any farm. One of them is purchasing the tractor as new one, the other one is purchasing the he tractors as used or second hand. are purchased as new in some farms instead of purchasing he tractor as second hand or used. The used tractor prices and market conditions should be evaluated for the correct agricultural machinery management decisions. Price analysis of the used tractors has to be used in hiring or purchasing decision. In addition to that, Optimum equipment size calculations require the price data of used tractors. In the scope of this research, second hand tractor price data gathered from the showrooms in the Adana province were evaluated. Before all else, general structure of second hand tractor market were defined by applying a comprehensive questionnaire to showroom owners. In addition, second hand tractor prices were arranged according to brand-model, age and power category. When the distribution of tractors by brands is analyzed, it is seen that four brands (NH, FI, MF, ALL) constitute the majority of the market (66.8%). The purchase price of Turkish Fiat, Massey Ferguson and Tümosan tractors is lower than other John Dere and New Holland tractors. There are 25 different brands of tractors in the market. The biggest share among these tractors belongs to Fiat, New Holland and Massey Ferguson brands.