Okinawa Agu Brand Pork
沖縄アグーブランド豚 OkinawaAgu Brand Pork
English name: Okinawa Agu Brand Pork — no official English name found, so romanised by this site.
Requirements for Okinawa Agu Brand Pork: breed — Sired by Okinawa Agu boars. Also: produced on an Agu Brand Pork designated farm, certified by the council every year (ten criteria; the three published ones are at least five years' pig-farming experience with strong breeding and fattening skills, a shipping target of 300 or more head a year, and a shipping record of 300 or more head a year). Not specified: where raised, age at shipment, feed, grade.
Definition — what qualifies
| Breed | Sired by Okinawa Agu boars Born from an Okinawa Agu boar mated with an Okinawa Agu sow or a Western-breed sow; the crossing pattern differs from farm to farm Sources: [P016] |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Produced on an Agu Brand Pork designated farm, certified by the council every year (ten criteria; the three published ones are at least five years' pig-farming experience with strong breeding and fattening skills, a shipping target of 300 or more head a year, and a shipping record of 300 or more head a year) [P030] |
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) →
An “Okinawa Agu pig” is one registered after passing the council's standards on body type, DNA and so on; certification is done by the Okinawa Livestock Improvement Association. Its rules require certified pigs to be kept in Okinawa and forbid taking certified pigs, semen and the like out of the prefecture. There were 13 designated farms in 2022, each also selling under its own brand name. JA Okinawa's “Agu” is a different brand defined by a different body.
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. Okinawa Agu Brand Pork sets a breed condition but no feed or grade condition.
This guide lists 3 brands from Okinawa (also Agu Pork and Ishigaki Beef). By prefecture →
Compare this brand side by side with others → ・ Find brands by their rules →
Counts cover only the brands in this guide.
Guides
Managed by
- Managed by
- Okinawa Agu Brand Pork Promotion Council
- Official site
- https://okinawa-agu.com/
Other brands from Okinawa
- Agu PorkPork brands
- Ishigaki BeefBeef 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
- [P016] 「アグーブランド豚」とは？ — Okinawa Agu Brand Pork Promotion Council ・ Primary source ・ Accessed 2026-10-06
- [P030] ブランド（アグーブランド豚指定生産農場 認定制度・アグーブランド豚 証明規程） — Okinawa Agu Brand Pork Promotion Council ・ Primary source ・ Accessed 2026-10-06