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The meeting served to recognize the professionals

The president of the Real Wins Mercamurcia and manager of this company, Martin Pena, emphasized the good results obtained in 2011 by the export sector of the three livestock species, pigs, cattle and sheep.

According to Martin Peña, this year the sector has been hit again, as in 2008, high prices for cereals but, from the month of August and May corn, barley, began a sharp descent to be placed in the last three months of the year to a "reasonable" levels.

Throughout the year 2011 cattle prices have had a generally positive development for livestock species, with average increases of 6.2% in cattle, 7.5% in pigs and 20% in sheep.

These increases have been more significant during the fourth quarter, which, in general, farms have been placed in levels of profitability.

Spanish livestock is contributing significantly to national economic recovery, and it seems that this good situation can be maintained for several months, according to manager Mercamurcia.

The meeting also served, as every year, to make delivery of plaques in recognition of the work done in the Market Cattle of Mercamurcia and therefore the contribution of the progress of livestock, meat distribution and marketing in our region.

The honorees were:

- The representative of two generations of farmers producing pigs, Juan Oliva.

His father was a founder of the Bureau of the Real Piglets Won and he continues to work to keep the flame of the Real Pig.

- Juan Sanchez Lopez, also pig farmer, who has worked on producing high quality pigs.

- The third plate was delivered to the La Noria Meat trading company, whose partners Pedro Medina and Jesus Gonzalez are two fighters who have found their niche in an area where a giant leaves little room for others.

- The sector would also take this meeting to pay tribute to the late Jose Hernandez "Pepe Sebastian", a great professional career in the world recognized in cattle not only regionally but also nationally.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia