Retail Harvester Sales in October 2025: Sold 1,591 harvesters, Rise 44.37%

India’s harvester industry witnessed a remarkable jump in October 2025, with retail harvester sales of 1,591 units, compared to 1,102 units in October 2024.
This shows a 44.37% year-on-year growth, reflecting rising mechanisation in farming and increasing demand during the harvesting season.

Retail Harvester Sales in October 2025

Let’s look at how the top 5 brands performed this month compared to last year

• Vishal continued its dominance in the harvester segment with 221 units sold in October 2025, up from 138 units sold in October 2025. This is a strong 60.14% growth, and its market share also increased from 12.52% to 13.89%, making it the top performer of the month.
• Kartar sold 216 units this year against 188 units in October 2024, showing a growth of 14.89% and Its market share dropped from 17.42% to 13.58%.
• John Deere showed phenomenal growth, selling 184 units in October 2025 compared to 87 units last year — a growth of 111.49%. Its market share rose sharply from 7.89% to 11.57% in India’s harvester market.
• Malkit doubled its performance, recording 114 units this October versus 52 units last year, a 119.23% increase. Its market share also improved from 4.72% to 7.17%.
• New Holland sold 99 units this October compared to 36 units last year, indicating a 175% rise. Its market share increased by 2.96%, maintaining its position in the top 5 list.

In October 2025, the top five harvester brands, Vishal, Kartar, John Deere, Malkit, and New Holland, together delivered 830 units out of 1,591 sold nationwide, holding a commanding 52.17% market share.

Retail Harvester Sales YTD (Apr’25 – Oct’25)

Top 5 Brands in Retail Harvester Sales YTD (Apr’25 – Oct’25)

• Vishal maintained its leadership with 1,402 units this year versus 780 units last year — a 79.74% growth. Its market share also jumped from 13.08% to 15.39%, making it the top brand in YTD sales.
• Kartar secured second position with 1,323 units, compared to 965 units last year. While its sales grew by 37.10%, its market share slightly declined from 16.19% to 14.53%.
• Malkit sold 723 units, up from 337 units last year, a 114.54% jump. Its market share rose from 5.65% to 7.94%, reflecting strong demand across states.
• John Deere recorded 709 units this year, compared to 303 units last year, achieving a YoY growth of 133.99% Its market share increased from 5.08% to 7.79%, placing it as a strong challenger among the top brands.
• Preet registered 695 units during April-October 2025, compared to 317 units last year — a 119.24% growth. The brand’s market share improved from 5.32% to 7.63%, keeping it among the top five performers.

Manku, Kartar, Malkit, John Deere, and Preet sold a total of 4,852 harvester units out of 9,107 total harvester sales between April and October 2025. This means they collectively contributed 53.28% of India’s total harvester sales, clearly highlighting their strong dominance in the Indian harvester market. 

Rank	Manufacturer	Apr'25-Oct'25	Apr'24-Oct'24	Market Share Apr'25-Oct'25	Market Share Apr'24-Oct'24	Market Share Change YTD Oct'25 vs Oct'24
1	Vishal	1,402	780	15.39%	13.08%	2.31%
2	Kartar	1,323	965	14.53%	16.19%	-1.66%
3	Malkit	723	337	7.94%	5.65%	2.29%
4	John Deere	709	303	7.79%	5.08%	2.70%
5	Preet	695	317	7.63%	5.32%	2.31%
6	Dasmesh	533	240	5.85%	4.03%	1.83%
7	New Holland	277	214	3.04%	3.59%	-0.55%
8	Punni Vishavkarma	226	154	2.48%	2.58%	-0.10%
9	Mahindra	184	107	2.02%	1.79%	0.23%
10	K.S. Agricultural	175	101	1.92%	1.69%	0.23%
11	Guru Nanak	158	147	1.73%	2.47%	-0.73%
12	Surindera	132	110	1.45%	1.85%	-0.40%
13	Hira Agro	126	79	1.38%	1.33%	0.06%
14	Panesar	123	38	1.35%	0.64%	0.71%
15	New Gurdial Agro	119	211	1.31%	3.54%	-2.23%
	Others	2,202	1,859	24.18%	31.18%	-7.00%
	Total	9,107	5,962	Retail Industry Growth = 52.75%		Tractor Gyan

State-Wise Retail Harvester Sales YTD (Apr’25 – Oct’25)

Retail Harvester Sales Rank-1 Uttar Pradesh Apr’25 to Oct’25

Uttar Pradesh emerged as the largest market with 1,920 units sold, contributing 21.08% to India’s total harvester sales. Vishal led the market here with 335 units (17.45%), followed by Malkit with 215 units (11.20%) and Kartar with 203 units (10.57%).

Retail Harvester Sales Rank-2 Punjab Apr’25 to Oct’25

Punjab stood second with 1,892 units, a strong 20.78% share of the national market. Here, Kartar dominated with 431 units (22.78%), while Vishal with 252 units (13.32%) and Malkit with 119 units (6.29%).

Retail Harvester Sales Rank-3 Madhya Pradesh Apr’25 to Oct’25

Madhya Pradesh ranked third with 1,262 units, contributing 13.86% to total sales. Vishal with 223 units (17.67%), Kartar with 184 units (14.58%), and Preet with 131 units (10.38%) were the top-performing brands in this region.

Retail Harvester Sales Rank-4 Haryana Apr’25 to Oct’25

Haryana contributed 10.64% to total national sales with 969 units. Vishal again led here with 270 units (27.86%), followed by Kartar with 176 units (18.16%) and Preet with 102 units (10.53%).

Retail Harvester Sales Rank-5 Maharashtra Apr’25 to Oct’25

Maharashtra recorded 692 units, accounting for 7.6% of total harvester sales in India. New Holland took the top spot with 148 units (21.31%), followed by Malkit with 98 units (14.16%) and Kartar with 55 units (7.95%).

The top five states contributed 6,735 units out of 9,107 harvesters sold between April and October 2025, accounting for around 73.95% of India’s total retail harvester sales.

Conclusion

The Indian harvester market showed exceptional YoY growth of 44.37% in October 2025 and 52.75% during April–October 2025. With such strong momentum, the harvester industry is on track to set new records in the upcoming Rabi season.

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