Brands of Niigata: beef and pork

This guide lists 3 brands from Niigata (2 beef and 1 pork). Only brands in this guide are counted; it is not a complete list for Niigata. None of them is registered as a Geographical Indication (GI). By breed, the beef brands require Japanese Black (2). Meat quality grade conditions: Murakami Beef grade 4 or higher and Niigata Wagyu grade 3 or higher. The one pork brand, Tsumari Pork, does not set a grade condition and does not set a feed condition. Niigata Wagyu Promotion Council issues 2 of these brands: Niigata Wagyu and Murakami Beef. Murakami Beef is part of Niigata Wagyu. With 3 brands, Niigata ranks 21st of the 46 prefectures that have any (tied with 11 others). The Chubu region has 30 brands in this guide (Niigata 3, Toyama 2, Ishikawa 2, Fukui 2, Yamanashi 2, Nagano 4, Gifu 4, Shizuoka 2 and Aichi 9).