Deere

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Even during a pandemic, people still have to eat. Agriculture was one business to ride out 2020 in a strong position. Deere, the 184-year-old American icon and maker of heavy machinery, saw strong agricultural sales corresponding with the seasonality of farming. That was largely enough to counter the lower demand for construction equipment made by Deere over the same time frame, with construction projects halted owing to COVID-19. Deere, however, still saw revenue fall 9.5%, to $35.5 billion, between 2019 and 2020.