Escorts Kubota Introduces New Combine Harvester in North India

17 September 2025, Faridabad: Escorts Kubota Limited has introduced its new combine harvester, ‘PRO588i-G’, under the Kubota brand in the key North Indian markets of Punjab and Haryana.

The new harvester cuts the crop’s stalk near its base (unlike conventional full-feed harvesters), reaping the full length of straw which can be collected and reused – the long straw becoming a potential source of additional income, having utility as cattle feed and in biomass plants. This is Kubota’s new technology in India, it provides a profitable alternative to the farmers over stubble burning, thereby can help reduce air pollution in North India.

The new combine harvester has a special threshing mechanism, designed in Japan. It significantly reduces the breakage of the fragile long grain of the Basmati rice during threshing, a recurring problem that farmers face with conventional harvesters. Maintaining integrity of the grain boosts its appeal, increases its price and export potential.

‘PRO588i-G’ weighs just 2700 kilograms, as compared to the conventional harvesters that weigh about 9000 kilograms. This reduces compactness of the soil when this new harvester plies on the field, in-turn reduces the ploughing effort and land preparation cost for the farmers for their next crop cycle. Additionally, it is coupled with crawler to make work easier on wet fields and has ergonomic design features that enable simpler handling and longer work hours.

“At Escorts Kubota, we are deeply committed to introduce innovations that can positively transform lives of India’s farmers. Our new Kubota combine harvester is a testament to the same. Its unique features, designed in Japan, not only offer more profit potential to our ‘Annadatas’ but can also help address the menace of air pollution in North India,” said Nikhil Nanda, Chairman & Managing Director.

“Launch of the new Kubota combine harvester fits well into our plans to introduce game-changing innovations that can meaningfully transform Indian agriculture, increase productivity, profitability and meet sustainability goals through precision farming solutions. This addition will further boost Escorts Kubota’s presence in the farm equipment industry,” said Akira Kato, Deputy Managing Director.

“PRO588i-G combine harvester significantly advances the harvesting technology in its class in the country. Escorts Kubota is a category leader in paddy crop applications, with world-class harvesters and rice transplanters. A new addition to this family of products will further cement our position,” said Rajan Chugh, Chief Officer, Agri Solutions Business Division.

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