AgroTechRussia (formerly Deutz-Fahr Russia)

History

2023: Company Name Change

In June 2023, it became known that the Italian manufacturer of agricultural machinery Deutz-Fahr renamed the Russian "daughter" to continue working in the Russian Federation. The subsidiary became known as AgroTechRussia, for the development of its business Deutz-Fahr took on the partners of the ex-chairman of the board of GAZ Group Sergei Zanozin.

Journalists of the publication il Fatto Quotidiano in their article drew attention to the fact that some companies found access to the domestic market, despite the sanctions and bans of the EU authorities. Thus, the Italian organization SDF Group, which produces agricultural equipment under the Deutz-Fahr brand, is again engaged in the supply of equipment and components to Russia.

Italian agricultural machinery manufacturer Deutz-Fahr renamed the Russian "daughter" to stay in the Russian Federation

In addition, SDF Group board member Alessandro Maritano confirmed that AgroTechRussia remains Deutz-Fahr's exclusive representative in Russia. Thanks to cooperation with it, the Italian company continues to provide all the necessary support to domestic customers.

The export of Italian tractors and agricultural machinery to Russia in 2021 amounted to 124 million euros, which is 29% more than in the previous year. The area of ​ ​ cultivated Russian land is equal to the area of ​ ​ all of France, the newspaper notes. Until February 2022, Russia imported more than a third of its fleet of agricultural machinery, annually purchasing about three thousand tractors and up to a thousand combines worth over 1.3 billion euros.

The largest suppliers of equipment to Russia were giants: the American Deere, the German Claas and the Italian SDF Group. After the start of the special operation, all three companies stopped supplying equipment, spare parts and the work of their assembly plants in Russia. Subsequently, the supply of agricultural machinery was limited at the EU level due to the classification of some parts and components of agricultural machinery as dual-use goods with potential use in the production of weapons.^[1]

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