Brands of Iwate: beef

This guide lists 3 brands from Iwate (3 beef). Only brands in this guide are counted; it is not a complete list for Iwate. One is registered as a Geographical Indication (GI): Maesawa Beef. By breed, the beef brands require Japanese Black (2) and Japanese Shorthorn (1). Meat quality grade conditions: Maesawa Beef grade 4 or higher, Iwate Beef grade 3 or higher and Iwate Tankaku Wagyu grade 2 or higher. Iwate Beef Promotion Council issues 2 of these brands: Iwate Beef and Iwate Tankaku Wagyu. With 3 brands, Iwate ranks 21st of the 46 prefectures that have any (tied with 11 others). The Tohoku region has 21 brands in this guide (Aomori 3, Iwate 3, Miyagi 2, Akita 6, Yamagata 4 and Fukushima 3).