Livestock Councilman of the City of Lorca, Melchor Morales, along with SEPOR Manager, Patri Bermudez, made the balance of the development of livestock competition at this year.
Morales has indicated that SEPOR 2009 has managed to close his XLII edition with the highest score in the views of professionals, technicians, farmers and entrepreneurs who have visited the fair livestock this year.
The mayor said that "this year has greatly appreciated the high level that characterized the wide range of forums SEPOR farmers.
In fact this aspect is more emphasized by professors, researchers, entrepreneurs and farmers present on the issue.
Remarkably, given their importance and academic relevance, as expressed by the teacher Sánchez Vizcaino, who has stated that "SEPOR is definitely one of the most important tools for professionals.
Becomes the platform for many professional continuing education and to be updated on the most important of the pig sector is essential and SEPOR always has had the objective of its existence. "
Melchor Morales has said that "one of the most important and most interest has risen in SEPOR has been searching for possibilities and options to overcome the crisis, develop alternatives, looking for resources, develop solutions and to claim its rightful place the livestock sector.
Important issues such as the future of the pig farms, how to increase presence in international markets, review, pathological disease situations and establish the prospects for swine reproduction and disease have marked the importance of this issue. "
The manager of the sample, Patri Bermudez, said in this sense that SEPOR is raise the bar for next year to underscore its role as the livestock competition over quality and impact of those held at national level.
A privileged position and reference, achieved by the effort made by all the livestock sector, making it possible to meet in Lorca pedigree breeding of pigs, cattle, sheep and goats salient national scene, alongside the most prominent firms in machinery and agricultural material, the top-level veterinary laboratories and cutting-edge research, as well as feed and meat industries.
The selected pig herds from France, Belgium, Germany and Spain have been exposed major commercial management getting some to sell 100% of cattle exposed.
SEPOR 2009 in figures
Livestock farms in the Region: 6671
Livestock farms in Lorca: 2,151 (46% in Lorca)
Jobs created: 17,500
Annual turnover: € 800 million
Number of exhibitors: 300
Firms represented in the contest: 400
Number of visitors: 60,000.
Budget: € 285,800 (3,535 more than in 2008)
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca