According to the AEA, UK registrations of agricultural tractors typically peak in March each year, as new registration plates coincide with the start of the fieldwork season and the end of the financial year.

The Association has announced though, that year's peak was particularly high with 2,223 machines registered, 13% more than in the same month last year and over 20% above the seasonal average. 

In fact they say it was the highest monthly figure for registrations for any month since March 2009.

Agricultural economist at the AEA, Stephen Howarth, said, "As well as the usual seasonal factors, the high number of machines recorded this month is an indication that supply chain disruptions continue to ease, allowing manufacturers to catch up with some of the backlog of orders which had built up over the previous two years."