Agu Pork
あぐー Okinawa
English name: Agu Pork — no official English name found, so romanised by this site.
Requirements for Agu Pork: breed — Sired by native Ryukyu Agu boars. Also: only pork certified as meeting the council's quality standard receives a certificate and seal; Feed is checked by the council once a year (no food waste, adequate nutrition and so on). Not specified: where raised, age at shipment, feed, grade.
Definition — what qualifies
| Breed | Sired by native Ryukyu Agu boars Pigs sired by boars of the native Ryukyu breed “Agu” certified by the Livestock Improvement Association; the boars must be approved by the JA Okinawa Brand Pork Promotion Council (the council's site says the sows must also be approved) |
|---|---|
| Where it must be raised |
Not set (no such requirement in the source) |
| Age at shipment |
Not set (no such requirement in the source) |
| Feed |
Not set (no such requirement in the source) |
| Grading |
Not set (no such requirement in the source) |
| Other conditions |
Only pork certified as meeting the council's quality standard receives a certificate and seal [P027] Feed is checked by the council once a year (no food waste, adequate nutrition and so on) [P042] |
Pork is graded under the Japan Meat Grading Association’s pork carcass standard, in five grades: Gokujō (極上), Jō (上), Chū (中), Nami (並) and Tōgai (等外, substandard). The same standard applies regardless of breed, age or sex. Pork grading (pork carcass standard) →
“Agu” (あぐー) is a JA Okinawa registered trademark (No. 3231695, obtained in December 1996 by the former Okinawa Economic Federation). It is a different brand, defined by a different body, from “Okinawa Agu Brand Pork” of the Okinawa Agu Brand Pork Promotion Council.
Compared with other brands
25 pork brands set a breed condition and 13 do not. 29 of the 38 pork brands set a feed condition. Only 8 of the 38 pork brands set a grade condition. Agu Pork sets a breed condition but no feed or grade condition.
This guide lists 3 brands from Okinawa (also Ishigaki Beef and Okinawa Agu Brand Pork). By prefecture →
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Guides
Managed by
- Managed by
- JA Okinawa Brand Pork Promotion Council
- Official site
- https://agu-pr.jp/
Other brands from Okinawa
- Ishigaki BeefBeef brands
- Okinawa Agu Brand PorkPork brands
About the names
Brand names are proper nouns. English names follow the brand association's official English page first, then the English name in the GI register, and otherwise romanised Japanese plus "Beef", "Wagyu" or "Pork". We never call a non-Wagyu brand Wagyu.
Sources
Sources are in Japanese
- [P027] あぐー豚肉 — JA Okinawa ・ Primary source ・ Accessed 2026-10-06
- [P028] あぐー応援団 あぐ〜について — JA Okinawa Brand Pork Promotion Council ・ Primary source ・ Accessed 2026-10-06
- [P042] あぐー応援団 安心・安全の取り組み — JA Okinawa Brand Pork Promotion Council ・ Primary source ・ Accessed 2026-10-06