Wagyu beef is harvested from only four types of Japanese cattle breeds ... be processed as authentic Kobe beef. Unfortunately, this makes Kobe quite rare, with prices ranging from $200 to $ ...

Only A3 to A5 wagyu is certified for sale in Japan. And the higher the grade, the higher the price. Wagyu beef has ... However, the best-known cut of wagyu is Kobe beef, which comes from the ...

IZUMISANO, Osaka -- Burgers combining expensive cuts of Kobe beef steak with the rice and nori seaweed of "onigiri" rice ...

However, the best-known cut of wagyu is Kobe beef ... raising prices even more. But the high cost hasn't discouraged international sales. In 2013, Japan exported 5 billion yen worth of wagyu.

Japan’s three famous kinds of wagyu are Kobe beef, Matsuzaka beef in Mie Prefecture ... according to the farm ministry. The wholesale price of domestic wagyu in April dropped by 26.6 percent ...

Grown exclusively in the Mie Prefecture in Japan ... lower than Kobe. These cows are so valuable that in 2002, one fetched 50 million yen, over $330,000, at auction. These high prices are not ...

Unfortunately, this makes Kobe quite rare, with prices ranging from $200 ... US is easier said than done. A Kobe beef steak at Moriya Honten in Kobe, Japan - Herman Au Photography/Getty Images ...