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Thomas Strong encourages suppliers to "continue to build Region" and Antonio Cerdá highlights the "high levels of food quality and safety"
El Pozo Food held last Wednesday XIV Encuentro Cattle involving all suppliers of pigs has approved the meat company, with one factory in the world located in Alhama de Murcia.
Pig farming is the most important sector within the regional livestock together with an economic value of 650 million euros in 2013 and over 1,500 farms, which employ 10,000 people.
This sector represents 70 percent of the regional final livestock production.
Lorca and the High Guadalentin account for almost half of the pig farms that exist in the region.
This event, held annually in the facilities of El Pozo Food, is a meeting point and meeting between the farmers and the supply firm, used to discuss the situation of the sector and to find new systems of production of beef with greater security and safety for the consumer, as well as higher added value for health.
At the end of it, we proceeded to the awards 2014, awards were given to the following companies: Operations Porcinas Hermanos Guerrero, José Reverte Navarro, Pigasur, Antonia Andreo, Salvador Sevilla SL, Farm Mill Gertrudis, Feed and Cattle Perdigón, Agricultural new homes and Lagama Southeast Livestock Farming.
The said meeting was chaired by the heads of the food company, Thomas and Joseph Strong, president, and CEO respectively director and the Minister of Agriculture and Water, Antonio Cerdá and the Director General of Livestock and Fisheries, Carmen Teodora Morales.
The Minister of Agriculture and Water, Antonio Cerdá, noted that the Region of Murcia "has a very important livestock in the country as a whole," with about 5,000 explotaciones.La final production ganaderarepresenta 36 percent of final agricultural production of Region, with 943 million euros.
Cerdá highlighted the efforts made by farmers andthe Administration to "get levels elevadosen food safety and animal health." Councilor Agriculturasubrayó that in the case of the pig sector, "the region officially free of all diseases of official control and Free of AD, allowing dela favor increased export of meat. "
The owner of Agriculture highlighted the work of El Pozo "for being a leading company and a ejemplodeinternacionalización for economic activity in the region."
For his part, President of El Pozo Food, Thomas Strong, noted that the flagship holding company uses "stringent controls" to standardize its suppliers of livestock and has an area, working in specialized professionals dedicated exclusively to the training and information for farmers of raw material suppliers in all aspects of breeding and fattening of animals, feeding, animal welfare and production traceability.
Thomas Strong in his words encouraged a sector that "with their enthusiasm, effort and will continue to build dynamic region."
El Pozo Power is a leader in the meat sector internationally and exported currently to more than 80 countries.
With a workforce of 3,600 people employed directly and 20,000 indirectly, and a turnover of 863 million euros in the last financial year 2013, you occupy leadership positions in the areas of R & D + i, and its production system CIP, Integral Control Process that ensures the traceability of the products they manufacture, it is unique in the world.
The new communication strategy of El Pozo includes other actions such as butchers planned visits to the factory, located in Alhama de Murcia, so they can see first hand the origin of raw materials.
The welfare of all is the reason for the world's leading food processing meat based protein.
Source: Grupo Fuertes
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