According to figures released by the AEA, UK agricultural tractor registrations (over 50hp) in September were 2% higher than in the same month last year, at 968 units.

In terms of the year to date figures 9,706 units have been registered which is a +7.2% change compared with January-September 2017.

Stephen Howarth, Agricultural Economist at the AEA said of the September figures, "This followed a small year-on-year fall in August but was less than the 7% growth recorded across the first nine months of the year.

"The 9,706 machines registered in the year to date is the highest figure for the first three quarters of the year since 2014."