What is Wagyu Beef?
Wagyu is any of the four Japanese breeds of beef cattle. In several areas of Japan, Wagyu beef is shipped carrying area names. Some examples are Matsusaka beef, Kobe beef, Yonezawa beef, Mishima beef, Ōmi beef, and Sanda beef.
Wagyu Beef Prices In South Africa
Imported Wagyu steak currently retails at R700/300g.
Is wagyu beef available in South Africa?
The introduction of Wagyu Beef has forever changed the beef industry internationally and in South Africa. Currently, in South Africa, there are a total of around 130 Wagyu Breeders with about 4 500 Wagyu cattle in total between them, of which 3 000 are breeding cows.
Why is A5 Wagyu so expensive?
The cows are often raised by the breeder until 10 months old and then sold to a fattening farm.
There they are kept on small farms and fed a mix of fiber and high-energy concentrate made from rice, wheat, and hay until the animal is 50% fat. The feed is expensive, which contributes to the price.
Can you get Wagyu from any cow?
Wagyu can come from any one of these Japanese cattle breeds with Japanese Black making up almost 90% of the total Japanese Wagyu.
Japanese Brown (Red) is the second most common breed with Japanese Shorthorn making up just 1% of Japanese Wagyu.