Deere Strike Delays Delivery of Parts to Farmers Scrambling to Finish Harvest
- Customers report delays of up to three weeks for parts orders
- Farmers face ‘double whammy’ of labor dispute and supply snags
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Deere & Co. customers are facing weeks-long delays for parts orders as a strike at the world’s biggest farm-equipment maker continues.
Parts and components that U.S. farmers need to keep combines running in the busiest farming season of the year are taking as many as three weeks to reach customer hands -- an eternity when fields need to be quickly harvested to stay ahead of wintry weather, according to dealers and customers in the industry.