A Note from michael Schmidt President, Central Illinois Ag
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done the best they can searching for and getting parts on hand as fast as possible to ensure you Just when we were ready to put 2020 behind us, could stay in the field. 2021 came on and surprised us once again with new obstacles to tackle. It took about a year after The low production rate due to supply issues, COVID-19 hit in March 2020 to see its effects and high level of demand for equipment leaves through a major supply shortage from parts to the dealership in a tough spot. We are told how equipment. many months (sometimes a year) out we are on products, but we continue to order and sell what While navigating through this past year, a favorite we can daily. At the end of the day, what matters saying kept coming to mind, “We don’t grow when most, is that we are here for our customers…you things are easy, we grow when we face challenges.” are the Central Illinois Ag family. And boy, have we faced challenges and continue to do so. But in the same sense we are continuing As always, we wish you a sucessful spring, and we to learn, grow, and thrive from these challenges. are here to help you one way or another. It takes a team to provide for and support a successful harvest. Our parts team, along with the entire crew, has done a phenomenal job ordering and keeping inventory stocked to have on hand for those spur of the moment breakdowns. Even though we did have nationwide dealership challenges such as steel and rubber shortages that led to unfortunate surcharges, our parts team has
Michael Schmidt mschmidt@centralilag.com President, Central Illinois Ag @MPSchmidtAg
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