Views: 3 Author: PEAK Publish Time: 2023-03-31 Origin: Nongjitong
As of March 24, 2023, China has implemented agricultural machinery purchase subsidies of 11.2 billion yuan, subsidies of 1.15 million sets of various agricultural machinery, with a total sales price of 50.2 billion yuan. China has a wide range of agricultural machinery products, with 153 items in 15 major categories, 42 sub categories, and just included in the central agricultural machinery purchase subsidies from 2021-2023. Which of these agricultural machines have high value and large sales volume? This time, we will talk about the current scale and future development space of China's top 10 agricultural machinery products worth more than 100 billion yuan.
In 2022, China will subsidize 3.23 million sets of agricultural machinery and tools, with a total price of 120 billion yuan. The 10 agricultural machinery products with high value and large sales volume collated by old farmers will receive a total subsidy of 1.14 million units in 2022, accounting for 35.29% of the national total; The total sales price of these subsidized machines and tools is as high as 100.5 billion yuan, accounting for 83.75% of the total price of subsidized machines and tools nationwide. It can be said that these 10 major agricultural machinery products have laid the foundation of China's current agricultural machinery market and have a pivotal role and impact on the development of China's agricultural machinery industry.
1、 Tractors, corn harvesters, and grain combine harvesters are the main forces in the agricultural machinery industry
The total sales price of tractors, corn harvesters, and grain combine harvesters, the three major agricultural machinery products, exceeded 10 billion yuan in 2022, totaling 85.7 billion yuan, accounting for 71.42% of the total sales price of all agricultural machinery in China. Therefore, these three major agricultural machinery products are the current main forces in China's agricultural machinery industry.
1. Tractors occupy nearly half of China's agricultural machinery industry
Tractors are the leading agricultural machinery products, and their status and importance are self-evident. According to the published data on agricultural machinery purchase subsidies, in 2022, China subsidized more than 535000 tractors. According to estimates, the average price of tractors was over 95000 yuan, with a total sales price of about 51 billion yuan, accounting for 42.52% of the total agricultural machinery subsidies nationwide.
Although some people believe that wheeled tractors in China are backward products, their status and role in agricultural mechanization in China are irreplaceable. Judging from the current situation in developed countries, tractors will never become obsolete and are one of the permanent products in the agricultural machinery industry.
Although the subsidy amount for tractors has recently dropped again and again, the impact on the tractor market will not be too great and rigid demand will not weaken. This year, due to the impact of the fourth emission increase, market sales may temporarily decrease, or even decrease significantly. However, this is only short-term and temporary, and will not affect the long-term sales growth of tractors.
Currently, the tractor market in many provinces and regions in China has just started, such as the Tibet market, which has just started in the past two years. Tractor sales in some provinces and regions are small, and the market has not yet started. For example, some paddy fields and hilly and mountainous areas in the south require tractor manufacturers and supporting equipment manufacturers to jointly conduct research, develop suitable products, and actively explore the tractor market in these areas.
Japan has a domestic sales volume of 100000 tractors, India has an annual sales volume of 800000 tractors, and China should have an annual sales volume of over 1 million tractors.
2. Corn harvesters have the highest unit price among the top 10 products
Maize is one of the three major crops that have basically completed harvesting mechanization after wheat and rice. Due to the short period of time, production enterprises and product technology are not very stable, and it is in a changing stage of competitive development. In 2022, China subsidized 76000 corn harvesters. According to estimates, the average price of corn harvesters was 256000 yuan, with a total sales price of about 19.4 billion yuan, accounting for 16.20% of the national total.
Due to the differences in corn varieties and planting systems across regions, corn harvesters clearly have regional characteristics, resulting in a variety of functions and models. Therefore, it is difficult to form a batch of corn harvesters, and it is also difficult for enterprises to market one product in the world, increasing the difficulty of mechanization development.
Old farmers believe that corn harvesters are in the development stage and there is still a large demand in the next few years.
3. The number of grain combine harvesters is large, and the product market is relatively mature
According to the new classification standard for agricultural machinery, grain combine harvesters have been merged into one category, no longer divided into wheeled and crawler types, nor are they divided into full feed and half feed. In 2022, the country will subsidize 128000 grain combine harvesters. According to estimates, the average price of various harvesters is 119000 yuan, with a total sales price of approximately 15.3 billion yuan, accounting for 12.73% of the country's total.
Grain combine harvesters have been developed for a long time in China, and are an agricultural machinery industry with relatively mature market and product technology.
The development of wheeled combine harvesters is the earliest and more mature. The number and ranking of production enterprises are relatively stable, and product technology development and model upgrading are also relatively stable.
Crawler type combine harvesters developed later than wheel type harvesters, but in recent years, the market and product technology have gradually matured. Although there has been a trend of increasing models in previous years, older farmers feel that there may be a need to develop towards miniaturization in the future, as there is still a gap in rice harvesting mechanization in small plots of paddy fields and hilly and mountainous areas, where small models are more suitable and may be more popular.
2、 Other agricultural machinery products with high value or large quantity
In addition to the three major agricultural machinery pillar products mentioned above, there are also some agricultural machinery products that either have a relatively high value per unit or have a large number of subsidized sales. Taken together, the total annual sales price of these agricultural machinery products is relatively high, which should attract the attention of the industry.
4. New functions of the baler promote industrial progress and development
We are used to referring to the "baler" in the new classification standard for agricultural machinery, which is abbreviated as a baler. Traditional balers mainly harvest forage grass, and later harvest crop straws such as rice and wheat. In recent years, straw harvesting and bundling machines have gradually emerged. Due to the creative addition and combination of straw crushing and flexible silk functions to the baler, coarse and hard straw such as corn is directly converted into straw feed, which not only improves the utilization value of straw, but also increases farmers' income, and is widely welcomed by farmers' friends. As a result, this straw baler has achieved rapid development and the value of the baler has also been improved.
In 2022, China will subsidize more than 33000 balers, with a predicted price of over 110000 yuan and a total sales price of about 3.7 billion yuan.
At present, straw balers are still being further improved, constantly adding functions such as dust removal, soil removal, compaction, and coating, making them multi-functional balers, with the possibility of partially replacing silage machines.
5. The price difference between walking and high-speed riding rice transplanters is relatively large
The rice seedling machine is divided into 4 rows, 6 rows, and 8 rows according to the number of rows, and is divided into walking type and high-speed riding type according to the walking mode. The price difference is quite large, ranging from RMB 10000 to RMB 20000 for the general walking style and RMB 770000 to RMB 90000 for the high-speed riding style.
In 2022, China subsidized 68000 rice transplanters, with a single unit price estimated at over 48000 yuan and a total sales price of about 3.3 billion yuan.
In recent years, despite the continuous emergence of rice direct seeding, machine throwing and other planting methods, the market for rice transplanters is still relatively stable, and there is even a trend of continuous growth.
Generally speaking, the popularization of portable rice transplanters begins with the low price of portable rice transplanters. After farmers are accustomed to mechanical rice transplants, they are upgraded to ride type high-speed rice transplanters.
Currently, passenger high-speed rice transplanters are being popularized in developed regions such as Jiangsu, while hand-held rice transplanters in places such as Hubei have a large sales volume. There are still many areas where machine transplanting is not widely practiced, mainly due to small fields or complex terrain. Old farmers believe that rice transplanters should also be developed towards miniaturization to meet the needs of small plots of paddy fields and hilly and mountainous areas.
In addition, with the rapid development of industrialized seedling cultivation, seedling transplanters will also be more widely used.
6. The number of no-tillage planters is large, with the lowest unit price among the top 10 products
Due to the different structures of trenchers and seed metering devices, there are various types of no-tillage planters, and the price varies greatly. The precision no-tillage planter with a single unit per row has better performance, but the price is also higher, with a 2-row planter costing around 30000 yuan. However, the price of a general overall rack mounted shoe type trencher is relatively low, with a 3-row machine costing only 7000-8000 yuan.
One single straw covered no-tillage precision seeder per row
A no-tillage planter with a trencher mounted on an integral frame
In 2022, there will be a subsidy of 186000 no-tillage planters, with an estimated price of 15600 yuan and a total sales price of about 2.9 billion yuan.
With the promotion of conservation tillage technology, the straw covered no-tillage precision seeder with a single unit per row has a broader market prospect, which will also effectively promote the value of the seeder.
7. Autonomous navigation and driving equipment is experiencing explosive growth
In 2022, the subsidized sales volume of autonomous navigation and driving equipment was 82000 units, more than three times that of the previous year's 26800 units. The estimated price is 21500 yuan, and the total sales price is about 1.8 billion yuan.
Previously, autonomous navigation and driving equipment was only used in Heilongjiang and Xinjiang reclamation areas. In recent years, it has been popularized throughout the country. People have tasted the benefits of using it. In addition, the price of this electronic device has decreased significantly since it was launched in batches, resulting in an explosive growth in the market.
It is expected that automatic navigation and driving equipment will also adjust and increase, and prices will also decline. In the future, autonomous navigation and driving equipment may become standard equipment for tractors and large agricultural machinery.
8. Peanut pickup combine harvester with the smallest quantity but higher value among the top 10 products
Peanut Picking Combine Harvester is a harvesting machine that can collect, pick, clear, and package peanuts that have been excavated and dried in the air at one time. Currently, most subsidized models are wheeled self-propelled, with a small number of traction models. In 2022, more than 8100 units were subsidized, with an estimated unit price of 138500 yuan and a total sales price of about 1.1 billion yuan.
Currently, the number of enterprises participating in the peanut picker market competition is gradually increasing, as the total amount is not very large, and the competition will become more intense.
9. Subsidies for nearly 10000 grain dryers with a total sales price of 1 billion yuan
In 2022, China subsidized 9900 grain dryers, with an estimated price of over 100000 yuan and a total sales price of 100000 yuan. In recent years, rice harvesters in the south often encounter overcast and rainy weather, so grain dryers have received attention in rice production areas in the south, and sales have rebounded. In order to ensure that rice can increase production and income, the sales of grain dryers in southern rice producing areas will continue to grow.
10. The total sales price of self-propelled crawler type rotary tiller is 1 billion yuan
In 2022, China will subsidize 13500 self-propelled crawler rotary tillers, with an estimated price of 74200 yuan and a total sales price of 1 billion yuan.
The self-propelled crawler type rotary tiller is actually a power machine that can be used for other operations by replacing the rotary tiller with other work tools. Old farmers believe that it should be included in the category of crawler tractors.
The above mainly introduces China's top 10 agricultural machinery products from the perspective of total sales price, which can be described in terms of large quantity and wide range. There are many types of agricultural machinery that have not been mentioned, and these products are either large in quantity and low in value, such as micro tillage machines, tea picking machines, seeders, rotary tillers, and straw returning machines; "Either the value is high but the sales volume is small, such as cotton harvesters, sugarcane harvesters, and leafy vegetable harvesters. Although a single unit costs several hundred thousand yuan or millions of yuan, the sales volume is small and the sales area is small.".
