John Deere says it will consolidate global sugarcane harvester production at its plant in Catalão, Goiás, starting in fiscal 2029. The Brazilian plant already builds the CH7 and CH9 and will take over production from Deere’s Thibodaux facility in Louisiana, which currently builds about 35 sugarcane harvesters a year for the U.S. market.
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PSR Analysis. Lower-horsepower, lower-value Chinese tractors are gaining market share in Brazil, while manufacturers like John Deere are expanding local production of higher-value equipment. Bringing the remaining sugarcane harvester models to Catalão will help sustain production levels at the plant and partly offset the broader decline in Brazilian agricultural equipment demand and output.PSR
