The latest offering from Stone Axe includes the expansion of
its Wagyu cattle herd for a feedlot of 20,000 The company has a 3080 hectare property where production takes place.
All true Kobe beef comes from
Wagyu cattle - but not all
Wagyu cattle become Kobe beef.
In August, the company introduced 5 - and 7 - ounce versions of a Wagyu Filet, which comes from Wylarah
Wagyu cattle raised in Australia and has a marble score of greater than 9.
Premier Proteins» American Kobe / Wagyu beef comes from
Wagyu cattle that were brought from Japan and raised in the United States.
Not exact matches
Whereas most regular
cattle are harvested between 16 and 18 months of age; most American
Wagyu are harvested between 24 and 26 months; and most Kobe beef comes from
cattle fed longer than that, up to 4 or 5 years.
Like their Japanese counterparts, American
Wagyu producers raise their
cattle on a diet of grass and grains that promotes slow, steady growth.
The numbers swelled just before Christmas with the acquisition of
cattle and properties in western Queensland from veteran Australian
wagyu producer Wally Rea.
However, industry observers admit comparisons are difficult and vary with how the
wagyu name is applied to cross-bred
cattle and in different jurisdictions.
Hancock Prospecting's
wagyu production is built around breeding and growing
cattle in NSW and then fattening and processing them in Queensland.
Legal rules for Kobe beef, raised only in Hyogo prefecture, require the
cattle to be 100 % pure Tajima, a strain of black
Wagyu, born within the prefecture — and whose every known ancestor was as well, sometimes going back centuries.
The Royale, Magnificent Burgers, a joint venture between Apheleia Restaurant Group and Plan B, is pleased to announced it is expanding its partnership with A BAR N Ranch, one of the top
cattle ranches for
Wagyu beef based in Sherman and Celina Texas.