UP to A$600 value differences are being seen in the Japanese wholesale meat market between Wagyu carcases of the same weight and marbling score, but differing only in the fineness or coarseness of marbling they display.
This large price distinction presents another future potential area of genetic selection – and profit – for Australian Wagyu breeders.
The fineness of marbling, as distinct from the sheer quantity of marbling evident in a carcase, is a feature of significant importance in the Japanese Wagyu industry, members of the AWA Japan Wagyu tour heard this week near Obihiro.
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