Brands of Okayama: beef and pork

This guide lists 5 brands from Okayama (4 beef and 1 pork). Only brands in this guide are counted; it is not a complete list for Okayama. None of them is registered as a Geographical Indication (GI). By breed, the beef brands require Japanese Black (3) and Wagyu (breed not specified) (1). Meat quality grade conditions: Chiya Beef grade 3 or higher, Tsuyama Wagyu grade 3 or higher, Bichu Beef grade 3 or higher and the other 1 set no quality grade. The one pork brand, Okayama Kurobuta Pork, sets a grade condition and sets a feed condition. With 5 brands, Okayama ranks 7th of the 46 prefectures that have any (tied with 5 others). The Chugoku region has 18 brands in this guide (Tottori 5, Shimane 3, Okayama 5, Hiroshima 3 and Yamaguchi 2).