In May, the Training Area attended different day events dedicated to the promotion of employment and entrepreneurial activity, two aspects in which the Area actively operates.

With the arrival of spring, numerous towns in the Baix Llobregat region are holding their agricultural fairs. These fairs recall the agricultural activity from the past that is still carried out to this day in these municipalities and also serve to promote locally-grown products.

At the Mercabarna Central Fish Market, there are currently a full range of products that are sold at less than €3/kg: in other words, at half the average market price, which in April was €5.56/kg.

On 8 June, some 150 florists attended Mercabarna-flor to discover the latest trends in floral arrangements for weddings created with calla lilies.

The Slaughterhouse management and various companies from the Mercabarna meat sector attended the first beef intersectorial meeting, held on 20 May in Talavera de la Reina in the region of Castile-La Mancha.

The Mercabarna website (www.mercabarna.com) has a new section where every week meat sector professionals can consult the prices of Slaughterhouse produce that is decided upon in the national pricing table, formed by Mercabarna, Mercolleida and the Talavera de la Reina Market.

Chica is Head of Commercial Structures at MERCASA and since July 2008, the first Vice-Chair of Mercabarna.

Hernández is Manager of the Economic Promotion Sector of Barcelona City Council and since May, Vice-Chair of Mercabarna.

Marcel Gorgori is an experienced television host. He has presented programmes in specialised fields such as opera and wine.

Francesc Xavier Altarriba has a doctorate in Sociology and Neurosciences.