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Thousands of people attended the XXXI National Auction Competition, Caprino de la Raza Murciano-Grenadine, organized by the Breeders Association of Raza Murciano Granada (ACRIMUR) and was closed by the council of Agriculture Jumilla, Jesus Sanchez and Enrique Navarrete , of the Ministry of Agriculture and Water.
Over several days have developed different kid activities like tasting wines and cheeses, technical talks, the morphological classification contest exposed animals at the fair and a football match between exhibitors and livestock technicians to achieve 'IV Trophy Murciano-Grenadine goat. "
On Saturday there was a fellowship meal, with prizes and trophies on Sunday and took the auction of sires and dams.
In this auction are paid between 500 and 600 euros for male specimens and about 400 euros per batch of females.
The activities took place in the Fairgrounds Industrial Estate Romerales Jumillano.
In this regard ACRIMUR president, José Yago said the exhibition aims to improve and also thanked the participation of all exhibitors, attendees, trademarks, governments and farmers.
At the opening were present Joseph Jacques, president of the Goat Breeders Association Granadina Murciano (Acrimur) Falagan Adolfo, director general of Livestock and Fisheries; Francisco Parrilla, head of the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries of the Government Delegation, Jesus Sanchez Councilman Jumilla Agriculture and other town councilors.
The Mayor of Jumilla, Francisco Abellán, joined minutes after the opening.
Abellán welcomed the holding in Jumilla, this national fair "over the last ten years that I have had the responsibility to me is a permanent recognition of many people and institutions and strengthen each year celebration" .
The mayor said that "not only is important in the economic aspect and the aspect of research support to veterinarians, breeders and all who live in Murcia Granada goat."
Agriculture Councilman Jesus Sanchez said the local authority support for this event "with a direct subsidy of 10,000 euros and is collaborating on the development of infrastructure, through the Department of Services, with its staff."
Sanchez also said the work done by the Ministry of Agriculture, with a contribution of 300,000 euros to ACRIMUR and highlighted the work of breeders and exhibitors participating.
José Jacques, president of ACRIMUR, said "the number of participants is similar to previous years, about 150 animals that will participate in the contest, which will see the progress of breeding and other 120 animals at auction, also indicate that all farmers make the effort to bring the best of their herds. "
For its part Adolfo Falagan stressed the importance of this event by stating that "the main task of breeding ACRIMUR is a partnership with a presence throughout the national territory."
Falagan stated that "In the case of the Ministry of Agriculture and Water is held stable support, with an agreement with the core of DHI and the association, worth 130,000 euros, plus a regional order of support for the organization and participation in fairs, with an amount of 12,000 euros. "
The Ministry representative said that "it is a very important event."
Finally, the Ministry representative said that "it is a very important event and added that the ministry is ensuring the development of purebreds and designations of origin and ACRIMUR is demonstrating good management, so that the central government must support it. "
The goat industry in the Region of Murcia bill 20 million per year and is represented by only 635 herds of goats, and many other mixed, sheep and goats, with a total of 140,000 adult goat annually producing more than 200,000 kids.
The regional goat produces 35 million liters of milk per year, of which 25 million are sold for processing into cheese.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Jumilla
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