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Breeds, grades and where beef comes from

Breeds, grading systems, regions and producers: where the marbling, the flavour and the price of beef come from.

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Countries profiled20
Breeds66
Largest producerBrazil
Largest exporterBrazil

Figures: USDA PSD, market year 2025, carcass-weight equivalent.

The beef map

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Feeding programmes

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Grain-finished carries its days on feed when the source gives them. Organic and hormone-free are shown only when a law or a certifier says so.

Breeds

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Recognised producers, by country

Listed because an independent competition recognised them, with year, organiser and source. Ordered by country and name — Steakpedia does not score or rank producers.

No producer with a verifiable external recognition is listed yet for Canada, China, Colombia, France, India, Italy, Mexico, New Zealand, Paraguay, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, United Kingdom, Uruguay. Producers are added with the same template when an award can be cited.

Articles

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