[Hankuk Nong-eomin Newspaper, Reporter Jo Young-kyu] The third-quarter sales performance of Daedong and TYM this year increased compared to the same period last year. Concerns had been raised that domestic tractor manufacturers' sales would decrease after the United States decided to impose a 50% tariff on finished tractor products last August, but it was analyzed that the impact of the tariff has been limited so far, and as a result of solidifying their positions in overseas markets such as North America and Europe, they were able to defend their third-quarter performance. According to the Financial Supervisory Service's electronic disclosure system, the quarterly reports of Daedong and TYM showed that both sales and operating profit for the third quarter of this year increased compared to the same period last year. Daedong's consolidated sales for the third quarter amounted to 354