Farm machinery and building prices in Europe and Canada
In Q2 2026, EU prices of machinery and equipment were up 28.0% on their 2020 average and up 2.2% on a year earlier (Eurostat index 128.0, 2020 = 100). That is the highest level since 2020.
European Union, Q2 2026, index 2020 = 100
- Machinery and equipment
- 128.0
- +2.2% on Q2 2025
- Tractors
- 125.1
- +1.3% on Q2 2025
- Machinery for harvesting
- 129.1
- +2.3% on Q2 2025
- Buildings
- 135.4
- +3.8% on Q2 2025
Farm machinery and repair prices in Alberta, Canada, monthly
Average prices farmers pay in Alberta, from the monthly Alberta Farm Input Prices survey of Alberta Agriculture and Irrigation, in Canadian dollars, January 2021 to October 2026. Items whose specification changed in June 2025 are shown from that month only, as earlier prices are not comparable.
| Item | Oct 2026 | Month before | A year earlier | Change in a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tractor, front-wheel assist, 130–140 hp, with loader new, each, since Jun 2025 | 273,686 | 273,820 | 253,637 | +7.9% |
| Tractor, 4WD, 500–600 hp new, each, since Jun 2025 | 916,467 | 916,864 | 897,598 | +2.1% |
| Combine, Class 8, 375–429 hp new, each, since Jun 2025 | 1,061,740 | 1,062,054 | 1,019,555 | +4.1% |
| Air drill, 50–60 ft, variable-rate sectional control new, each, since Jun 2025 | 790,752 | 794,747 | 718,830 | +10.0% |
| Sprayer, self-propelled, 100–120 ft boom new, each, since Jun 2025 | 1,002,393 | 1,002,826 | 948,335 | +5.7% |
| Round baler, 5×6 ft bale new, each | 120,453 | 120,496 | 115,451 | +4.3% |
| Tandem disc, heavy-duty, 19–21 ft new, each | 104,661 | 105,067 | 118,351 | −11.6% |
| Farm machinery repairs, shop and labour per hour | 190.00 | 189.54 | 175.99 | +8.0% |
| Truck tyre, LT285/70R17 each | 431.90 | 439.71 | 437.54 | −1.3% |
Canadian dollars, simple averages of prices reported across the province in the first week of each month. Source: Alberta Agriculture and Irrigation, Alberta Farm Input Prices, in partnership with the Alberta Federation of Agriculture. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Alberta. Changes calculated by Husfarm.
Machinery and equipment prices in the EU since 2020
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| Quarter | Machinery and equipment | Tractors | Machinery for harvesting | Buildings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 128.0 | 125.1 | 129.1 | 135.4 |
| Q1 2026 | 127.8 | 126.2 | 128.8 | 133.0 |
| Q4 2025 | 125.7 | 123.5 | 126.1 | 131.5 |
| Q3 2025 | 125.5 | 123.5 | 126.0 | 131.4 |
| Q2 2025 | 125.3 | 123.5 | 126.2 | 130.5 |
| Q1 2025 | 125.0 | 123.0 | 126.3 | 129.5 |
| Q4 2024 | 124.3 | 122.1 | 125.4 | 128.8 |
| Q3 2024 | 123.8 | 121.2 | 125.5 | 129.4 |
| Q2 2024 | 124.2 | 123.1 | 125.9 | 128.4 |
| Q1 2024 | 124.9 | 124.0 | 126.1 | 127.5 |
| Q4 2023 | 123.6 | 121.7 | 122.7 | 127.3 |
| Q3 2023 | 122.5 | 119.8 | 122.0 | 127.5 |
| Q2 2023 | 121.8 | 120.4 | 122.1 | 127.5 |
| Q1 2023 | 119.9 | 119.5 | 118.8 | 126.6 |
| Q4 2022 | 118.2 | 117.0 | 117.5 | 125.4 |
| Q3 2022 | 114.7 | 113.7 | 112.8 | 126.1 |
| Q2 2022 | 111.4 | 111.3 | 108.6 | 122.5 |
| Q1 2022 | 108.9 | 108.9 | 106.7 | 115.6 |
| Q4 2021 | 105.1 | 105.4 | 104.7 | 112.5 |
| Q3 2021 | 103.1 | 103.7 | 103.1 | 109.7 |
| Q2 2021 | 101.6 | 102.5 | 102.2 | 105.8 |
| Q1 2021 | 101.0 | 101.8 | 101.9 | 103.1 |
| Q4 2020 | 99.9 | 100.9 | 99.2 | 100.6 |
| Q3 2020 | 99.7 | 99.8 | 99.7 | 100.1 |
| Q2 2020 | 100.6 | 99.9 | 101.7 | 99.8 |
| Q1 2020 | 99.8 | 99.4 | 99.4 | 99.5 |
Quarterly price indices, 2020 = 100.
Machinery and equipment prices by type, EU, Q2 2026
| Input | Q2 2026 | On a year earlier | 2025 average | Highest since 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Investment goods and services | 130.2 | +2.7% | 126.9 | 130.2 Q2 2026 |
| Machinery and equipment | 128.0 | +2.2% | 125.4 | 128.0 Q2 2026 |
| Machinery and farm equipment | 128.7 | +2.7% | 125.5 | 128.7 Q2 2026 |
| Machinery for cultivation | 129.3 | +3.5% | 125.3 | 129.3 Q2 2026 |
| Machinery for harvesting | 129.1 | +2.3% | 126.2 | 129.1 Q2 2026 |
| Farm machinery and installations | 127.6 | +2.3% | 125.1 | 127.6 Q2 2026 |
| Transport equipment | 126.7 | +1.3% | 125.1 | 127.4 Q1 2026 |
| Tractors | 125.1 | +1.3% | 123.4 | 126.2 Q1 2026 |
| Other vehicles | 132.2 | +1.2% | 130.7 | 132.2 Q2 2026 |
| Buildings | 135.4 | +3.8% | 130.7 | 135.4 Q2 2026 |
| Farm buildings | 135.1 | +3.7% | 130.6 | 135.1 Q2 2026 |
| Other works | 138.9 | +4.8% | 132.9 | 138.9 Q2 2026 |
Price indices, 2020 = 100: a value of 150 means prices 50% above their 2020 average. Letters after a figure come from Eurostat: e = estimated, p = provisional, b = break in series. Changes on a year earlier compare the same quarter of two years and are calculated by Husfarm.
Machinery and equipment prices by country
Price indices in each country’s latest quarter, 2020 = 100. Select a country for all its inputs.
| Country | Machinery | On a year earlier | Tractors | Harvesting machinery | Buildings | Quarter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇪🇺 European Union | 128.0 | +2.2% | 125.1 | 129.1 | 135.4 | Q2 2026 |
| 🇦🇹 Austria | 121.9p | −0.5% | 147.0p | 117.8p | 141.3p | Q2 2026 |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | 129.6 | +6.0% | 129.6 | 129.6 | 152.2 | Q2 2026 |
| 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 155.0 | +1.0% | 129.6 | 158.1 | 112.3 | Q2 2026 |
| 🇭🇷 Croatia | 100.7 | 0.0% | 104.6 | 100.0 | 134.8 | Q2 2026 |
| 🇨🇾 Cyprus | 186.5 | +8.2% | 280.0 | 140.3 | 190.3 | Q2 2026 |
| 🇨🇿 Czechia | 120.5 | −4.7% | 131.6 | 111.9 | 137.4 | Q2 2026 |
| 🇩🇰 Denmark | 126.5 | +1.8% | 117.7 | 101.1 | 124.7 | Q2 2026 |
| 🇪🇪 Estonia | 129.3 | +2.4% | 133.0 | — | 137.8 | Q2 2026 |
| 🇫🇮 Finland | 133.7 | +3.4% | 134.0 | 139.7 | 123.4 | Q2 2026 |
| 🇫🇷 France | 121.5 | +2.0% | 117.2 | 122.2 | 129.5 | Q2 2026 |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | 129.4 | +2.4% | 131.6 | 126.0 | 149.9 | Q2 2026 |
| 🇬🇷 Greece | 126.0 | +1.2% | 126.1 | 108.3 | 130.9 | Q2 2026 |
| 🇭🇺 Hungary | 137.3 | −3.0% | 133.8 | 104.9 | 186.2 | Q2 2026 |
| 🇮🇪 Ireland | 124.4 | +5.7% | 119.4 | 103.4 | 111.0 | Q2 2026 |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | 127.6p | +1.8% | 124.4p | 134.0p | 118.5p | Q2 2026 |
| 🇱🇻 Latvia | 129.5 | +18.1% | — | — | 159.8 | Q2 2026 |
| 🇱🇹 Lithuania | 189.1 | +5.5% | 149.7 | 259.2 | 125.4 | Q2 2026 |
| 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | 130.1 | +2.0% | 131.6 | 126.0 | 144.5 | Q2 2026 |
| 🇲🇹 Malta | 148.9 | +0.6% | 124.1 | 102.4 | 140.6 | Q2 2026 |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 122.9 | −0.2% | — | 125.0 | 134.5 | Q2 2026 |
| 🇵🇱 Poland | 144.9 | +0.6% | 134.2 | 146.0 | 139.4 | Q2 2026 |
| 🇵🇹 Portugal | 123.0 | +1.6% | 123.0 | 124.8 | 141.4 | Q2 2026 |
| 🇷🇴 Romania | 151.8 | +15.4% | 176.4 | 195.9 | 147.6 | Q2 2026 |
| 🇸🇰 Slovakia | 107.1 | −1.4% | — | — | 160.7 | Q2 2026 |
| 🇸🇮 Slovenia | 130.6 | +1.4% | 119.4 | 144.2 | 145.5 | Q2 2026 |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | 126.3p | +0.6% | 124.5p | 161.8p | 125.9p | Q2 2026 |
| 🇸🇪 Sweden | 141.7 | +3.0% | 138.1 | 142.1 | 139.0 | Q2 2026 |
Questions and answers
How much do new tractors and combines cost in Canada?
In Alberta, the provincial farm input survey for October 2026 put average prices at: tractor, front-wheel assist, 130–140 hp, with loader CAD 273,686 new, each; tractor, 4WD, 500–600 hp CAD 916,467 new, each; combine, Class 8, 375–429 hp CAD 1,061,740 new, each. Prices are in Canadian dollars.
How much have machinery and equipment prices changed?
Eurostat’s EU price index for machinery and equipment stood at 128.0 in Q2 2026 (2020 = 100): up 28.0% on the 2020 average and up 2.2% on Q2 2025.
Where have machinery and equipment prices risen the most?
In Q2 2026, the index was highest in Lithuania (189.1) and lowest in Croatia (100.7), among 27 EU countries with figures for that quarter.
Countries
Sources
- Eurostat: Price indices of the means of agricultural production, input, quarterly (apri_pi_inq) and annual (apri_pi_ina), last updated 10 September 2026. Purchase prices for fertilisers (apri_aip_ft) and feeding stuffs (apri_aip_fs), last updated 2 October 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0; charts and changes calculated by Husfarm.
- Alberta Agriculture and Irrigation, with the Alberta Federation of Agriculture: Alberta Farm Input Prices, monthly average prices of fertilisers and other farm inputs in Canadian dollars. Licence: Open Government Licence – Alberta.
- Other publishers of input prices, country by country: fertiliser, feed and crop protection price sources and seed price sources in the Husfarm directory.