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Irish Times Thursday 10th February, 2011

SEÁN Mac CONNELL, in PunchestownTHERE COULD be a shortage of agricultural machinery later this year, a leading Irish machinery expert has warned.Gerry Dagg was speaking at the official opening of the 2011 Farm Tractor and Machinery Association event at Punchestown racecourse where more than° €20 million worth of machinery is on display until tomorrow evening.Mr Dagg, who recently retired after 45 years in the business, said the trade in machines had slumped in Europe in the past two years because of recession, with manufacturers cutting production by as much as 30 per cent."Now, with the recovery in the agri-sector, demand has grown dramatically in Europe, and we could well face a shortage of machines this year."Gary Daly, the president of the Farm Tractor and Machinery Ass...

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