Deere & Co flies to Saskatoon as its repair lawsuits and tariff refunds make news

Deere & Co flew from Davenport, Iowa, to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, on June 16, 2026, a 2-hour-20-minute hop in its Gulfstream G280 (N282JD). The trip lands the company in Canada the same week a new antitrust lawsuit, filed June 1 by a Chicago landscaper, accuses Deere of monopolizing repairs for construction and forestry equipment — a case now moving through U.S. District Court in Northern Illinois, per the Capital Press.

Deere & Co is also navigating the aftermath of a $272 million tariff refund from the Supreme Court's invalidation of IEEPA tariffs, a recovery its CFO said lifted margins by 2.5 points in the second quarter, per a Yahoo Finance report. The refund, driven by Deere's global supply chain for tractors and bulldozers, may factor into discussions in a province where agricultural equipment sales remain depressed.

The flight fits a pattern: Deere & Co has recently shuttled between the Quad Cities, Chicago, and points west, with N282JD making multiple trips from Moline to Illinois and Iowa plants in May and early June. Saskatoon is not a typical stop for the fleet, which usually serves U.S. hubs like Chicago and Minneapolis — suggesting this was a specific business meeting or dealer visit tied to the evolving tariff and regulatory landscape.