Oct 28 2026

International Experts visit SALAMAQ agricultural fair 2026.

The SALAMAQ agricultural fair was held in Salamanca from September 3 to 7, 2026, positioning itself as a key event to promote the selected livestock breeds from Spain

As part of the collaboration agreement between ICEX and RFEAGAS, an international trade mission was organized from September 2 to 6, bringing together a delegation of buyers from Argentina (Mr. Juan José Gallego), Moldova (Mr. Pavel Prisacaru), Greece (Mr. Evangelos Tatsis) and Ukraine (Mr. Andriy Popovych). The initiative aimed to strengthen the international promotion and commercial expansion of Spanish native livestock breeds, contributing to the global positioning of the sector and supporting Spain’s economic internationalisation strategy.

A total of 4 buyers participated in a comprehensive program designed to highlight the morphological and productive qualities of the cattle breeds Asturiana de los Valles (from Asturias) and Avileña Negra Ibérica (from Ávila) and the ovine breeds Assaf and Lacaune. 

In the first part of the trip, participants travelled to Asturias to learn more about the cattle breed Asturiana de los Valles and they visited the headquarters of the association ASEAVA, as well as the stallion selection centre, the semen production centre of the breed and a some cattle farms in the region.

The third day of the trip, they travelled to the region of Zamora to visit some Assaf ovine breed farms along with the association ASSAFE and some Lacaune ovine breed farms accompanied by association AESLA. Afterwards, the following day, they visited an Avileña-Negra Ibérica cattle breed farm near Salamanca with the association RAEANI.

Finally, the guests travelled to Salamanca, where they stayed some days and visited SALAMAQ agricultural fair, where they had the opportunity to meet experts on purebred livestock sector and maintain interviews with them. In addition, they also took part in RFEAGAS presentation of the Livestock Genetics from Spain (LGFS) project, the platform for the internationalisation and commercialisation of Spanish animal genetics.

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