Illinois farmer says the waiting game continues for used equipment

An Illinois farmer says the demand for used farm equipment is high, and that’s making supplies tight.  

Tim Thompson grows corn and soybeans near Jackson and says he purchased a used planter in September and is still waiting for delivery. “For me, it’s a new planter.  It’s a new used planter.  My friend down the road a few miles is waiting for a new one on April 1. He’s not going to let that planter go until he gets his new one so it’s a trickle-down effect for sure.”

And, he tells Brownfield he bought a new tractor.

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