1. Bernd Scherer Agricultural Machinery Page 1 2010-03-04 World Tendencies in the Agricultural Machinery Industry First Agricultural Machinery Russian Dealer‘s Day in Russia 4th March 2010, Moscow Bernd Scherer Managing Director VDMA Agricultural Machinery

2. Bernd Scherer Agricultural Machinery Page 2 2010-03-04 Development of sales in global engineering branch real variation compared to previous year in % Source: National Associations, VDMA -40-30-20-1001020 Italy Sweden Switzerland Germany Austria Norway Western Europe Spain Netherlands Belgium Great Britain US Denmark France Finland Japan China Forecast 2010 Estimation 2009

3. Bernd Scherer Agricultural Machinery Page 3 2010-03-04 German machinery exports 20 high-range sales markets Jan -Nov 2009; nominal variation compared to previous year in % Source: Federal Statistical Office, VDMA -50-40-30-20-10010 Russia Spain Sweden Czech Republic Italy Poland US Denmark France Turkey Great Britain Japan Brazil India Netherlands Belgium Austria Switzerland Republic of Korea China In total: -24,4 %

4. Bernd Scherer Agricultural Machinery Page 4 2010-03-04 Global economic climate and incoming orders in engineering industry 199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009 *) Rate of change compared to the previous month of seasonally adjusted and smoothed indexes of incoming orders 45 55 65 75 85 95 105 115 125 Index Global economic climate % Source: ifo-Institut, VDMA Incoming orders* -50 -40 -30 -20 -10 0 10 20 30 Global economic climate

5. Bernd Scherer Agricultural Machinery Page 5 2010-03-04 Impact of crisis on agriculture

6. Bernd Scherer Agricultural Machinery Page 6 2010-03-04 Agrarian Markets (1): Cereals and Oilseeds Rapeseed Wheat

7. Bernd Scherer Agricultural Machinery Page 7 2010-03-04 Declining Income in the Past Two Years (1)

8. Bernd Scherer Agricultural Machinery Page 8 2010-03-04 Declining Income in the Past Two Years (2)

9. Bernd Scherer Agricultural Machinery Page 9 2010-03-04 Source: Freedonia, VDMA, Expert Interviews, Oliver Wyman Analysis

10. Bernd Scherer Agricultural Machinery Page 10 2010-03-04

11. Bernd Scherer Agricultural Machinery Page 11 2010-03-04 Development of the Main European Agricultural Machinery Markets 2007-2009

12. Bernd Scherer Agricultural Machinery Page 12 2010-03-04 Development of the Export Business - Main Markets for the German Industry Outside the EU -33% +1% +6%+2% -62% -67%

13. Bernd Scherer Agricultural Machinery Page 13 2010-03-04 German Agricultural Machinery Industry

14. Bernd Scherer Agricultural Machinery Page 14 2010-03-04 Economic Climate in Agriculture: Recent Recovery

15. Bernd Scherer Agricultural Machinery Page 15 2010-03-04 CEMA Business Barometer: Different Turnover Expectations within the Branch

16. Bernd Scherer Agricultural Machinery Page 16 2010-03-04 CEMA Business Barometer: When does the upswing come?

17. Bernd Scherer Agricultural Machinery Page 17 2010-03-04 Source: OECD, 2009

18. Bernd Scherer Agricultural Machinery Page 18 2010-03-04 Source: Rabobank based on FAO/Freedonia

19. Bernd Scherer Agricultural Machinery Page 19 2010-03-04 Thank you very much for your attention Bernd Scherer VDMA Agricultural Machinery Phone +49 (0) 69 6603 1305 E-Mail bernd.scherer@vdma.org