While Wagyu beef refers to cattle breeds native to Japan ... it must rate four or higher on a 5-point quality scale, and the cow must not exceed 470 kg in weight. Because of these stringent ...

with each having levels 1 to 5. A5 is considered the highest quality Japanese Wagyu you can get. "American Wagyu should be at least Prime," says Patinkin, referencing the highest grade of beef ...

Wagyu beef has gained almost legendary status ... and over this fattening period, each cow will eat 5 tons of feed. If and when a cow goes to auction, it can sell for as much as $30,000.

New program offers two options for Wagyu beef producers — certified meat program and process verified program.

Wagyu beef, which comes from the Japanese breed of ... sales of US$1 million in 2009 and hopes to sell more than US$1.5 million this year. Chile has produced the up-market beef since 1999, while ...

Kobe Club Steakhouse, a new restaurant specializing in Wagyu beef and Gulf-inspired seafood, is having its soft opening this ...

In a segment that has been notoriously volatile over the past five or six years, Australian Wagyu feeder prices have been ...

Wagyu are able to reach customers because frozen cuts of beef are reportedly stored in the ... seafood and other edible products to 5 trillion yen ($33.65 billion) by 2030.