The meat sector is one of the key players in the agri-food industry and one of the main job creators in Castilla-La Mancha, generating around 10,000 jobs. Another fact that highlights the sector’s potential is its exports, which in the accumulated total up to October 2024 amounted to 492.5 million euros, 6% more than the same period of the previous year and 90.2% more than in 2015. “that which clearly shows an upward growth curve”.
The region has 839 establishments registered in the meat sector of the Agro-Food Industries Registry, which are located mainly in rural areas throughout the autonomous territory, “contributing to its socio-economic structure and making it essential for many localities”, especially in the province of Toledo and in the region of Talavera, where it stands out for having a great weight, explained the Councilor of Agriculture, Livestock and Rural Development, Julián Martínez Lizán, in a press release.
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