Poland sees fewer new and used tractor registrations after a strong 2025
Over the past 12 months, Poland registered 14.67% fewer new tractors than a year earlier, while used tractor registrations fell 12.6%. An industry representative calls it a correction after an exceptionally strong previous year.
Poland's farm machinery market is cooling: first-time registrations of both new and used tractors are lower than a year ago. This follows 2025, when farmers actively used the closing funds of the PROW rural development programme.
New tractor registrations
The Polish Chamber of Agricultural Machinery and Equipment, citing data from CEPiK (Poland's vehicle registry), reports that 771 new tractors were registered in the country in September this year. That is above the 12-month average of 754 units, but 3.14% (25 units) fewer than in September 2025.
Between October 2025 and September 2026, 9,027 tractors were registered, compared with 10,579 a year earlier. This amounts to a 14.67% decline.
Used tractors and buyer profile
In Poland, a drop in demand for new tractors has usually been offset by growth in used tractor registrations, but this time that is not happening. 2,098 used tractors received new plates, which is 12.6% fewer than in the previous period.
According to CEPiK data and dealers' comments, investments are currently made mainly by large farms. Premium-brand dealers are affected less than those selling cheaper brands. In the mid-power segment, manufacturers have to compete with considerably cheaper Asian tractors, which are becoming increasingly refined.
A correction, not a collapse
Piotr Domagała, director for agricultural sector development at leasing company Erste Leasing, notes that the value of financed machinery rose by almost a quarter in 2025. Compared with 2024, current figures are similar, even with growth of about 6%, so he describes the situation as a correction rather than a market collapse.
Public funding may support further investments: the Agency for Restructuring and Modernisation of Agriculture is running application rounds under the National Strategic Plan and the National Recovery Plan.
