WAGYU
KAGOSHIMA WAGYU
It is neither the skill of one person nor the capability of a single animal alone.
Kagoshima producers and stakeholders won the crown by joining forces as Team Kagoshima.
The Best of Wagyu, Kagoshima Wagyu
Winner of the Prime Minister's Award
Category 4 Breeding Cattle Herds
Winner of the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries Prize
Category 1 Bullocks/Category4 Breeding Cattle Herds/Category 5 Advanced Registry Herds / Category 6 Overall Rating/ Category 8 Fattening Ox [Best Carcass Quality]
Special Category: High Schools and Agricultural Colleges
MIYAZAKI WAGYU
Miyazaki Wagyu is a brand of Japanese Black Wagyu, born and grown in Miyazaki prefecture with a grade of 4 or higher.
Miyazaki Wagyu is beef made from a cattle having excellent pedigree. In addition, Miyazaki Wagyu is registered as a regional collective trademark and as an agricultural, forestry and fishery product under the Geographical Indications Law.
Regional Collective Trademark
Date of Registration: February 23,2007
Trademark Registration Number: No. 5028588
Applicant: JA-MIYAZAKI KEIZAIREN (Miyazaki Agricultural Economic Federation)
Geographical Indication (GI)
Date of Registration: December 15,2017
Trademark number: No. 55
Applicant: MIYAZAKI WAGYU COUNCIL
Proportion of Miyazaki Wagyu in Japanese Beef
Carcasses Handled by JA Miyazaki Keizairen (FY2020)
| Grade 4 Proportion | 27.5% | 33.8% | 29% |
| Grade 5 Proportion | 64.5% | 53.6% | 62% |
