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Conxemar Sets New Records in Vigo as Organizers Press for Ifevi Expansion

The fair closes with a quantified 6,000 square meter shortfall, plus mounting anxiety over a proposed EU fisheries fund cut.

Asistentes a la feria, ayer en el hall de los pabellones institucionales.
El evento logró pasar la barrera de los 800 expositores y casi 30.000 visitantes
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El expositor de la firma vasca Frilesa & Lebrok. | Alba Villar

Overview

  • Attendance reached 30,405 entries, up more than 12% year over year, with 812 exhibitors from 46 countries filling the Ifevi halls.
  • Organizers reported unmet demand of roughly 6,000 square meters and urged immediate upgrades to space, access, parking, and utilities.
  • Conxemar estimates about €20 million in annual revenue is lost for each additional 6,000 square meters not added, with sectors like canning and quinta gama waiting to join.
  • Spain’s agriculture and fisheries minister, Luis Planas, visited opening day and pledged to push for sufficient EU support in the 2028–2034 financial framework.
  • Industry leaders warned about a proposal to cut EMFAF/FEMPA from €6 billion to €2 billion, as the fair cited yearly impacts of around 6,500 jobs and €847 million in business, including €235 million in Vigo.