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Auction buyers not put off by R&M histories
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• Concerns over the future use of vehicles involved in the carriage of foot & mouth carcasses (CM7-13 March) didn't stop 1,000 people from attending last Saturday's CVA auction at Carlisle of more than 250 vehicles plus other items of equipment run by Snowie Holdings.
Last week the UK Agricultural Supply Trades Association (UKASTA) criticised the sale of the Snowie equipment used on the OEFRA F&M contract, but CVA managing director Chris Wright says: "eve never seen so many people at a sale in 30 years of doing them. Over 1,000 people booked in and got buyers' registrations."
All 322 lots were sold, he adds: "Any fears about foot and mouth certainly didn't put off buyers—we didn't have a single enquiry about it."
The sale was the best ever for CVA. "it made in excess of 30% more than we thought it would," Wright reports. Despite UKASTNs protests of the possible risk of contamination, 95% of all the items
sold by CVA went to endusers. Wright declines to enter the debate between OEFRA and UKASTA but says: "It does beg the question, what do UKASTA's hauliers do with their trucks in between hauling grain?"
All the Snowie vehicles used during the F&M outbreak had DEFRA certificates confirming they had been properly cleaned. Among other lots were S-rag Scania 6x2 tractors, which sold for between £27,000 and £29,000, and a Wreg Scania tipper for 142,300.