Reporter’s commentary “Wagyu Olympics” Despite the good results, there are also problems[10/10 19:12]
Q. Kagoshima has achieved good results locally.
(Reporter) “For Kagoshima, the rivals were Miyazaki, who won the Prime Minister’s Award in the beef category last time.
Of the nine judging districts, the 1st, 4th, and 5th divisions of the “sire section” compete for the body shape and good growth of cattle, and the 8th section of the “beef section” that competes for the meat quality of fattened cattle. I got 1 seat.
Furthermore, in addition to becoming the top for the first time in the 6th district, which is called the flower shape that straddles the breeding cattle and beef cattle divisions, it also became the top in the newly established special district for high schools and agricultural colleges. It was the most in line with the Gifu tournament of the year.
In addition, he won the Prime Minister’s Award for the first time in 30 years since the Oita Games in 1992 in the “sire category.”
It can be said that they protected the pride of the “livestock kingdom” both in name and reality. ”
Q. The venue was filled with good results at home.
(Reporter) “The results of the tournament were a great success for the people involved in Kagoshima, as they are directly linked to the brand power of the region.
Until now, the emphasis has been on the amount of meat and the fat between the meats, i.e. marbling, but with consumer needs diversifying, this time the main feature of the competition was the establishment of the 7th division, where the quality of fat will be competed. .
However, Kagoshima finished 5th in the 7th ward, and won the Prime Minister’s Award in the “beef section” for the second time in a row, falling behind Miyazaki, who is also called a “specialty”.
There remains the question of how to respond to consumer needs in the future. ”
(National Wagyu Competitive Exhibition Prefectural Promotion Council Shinichi Sakamoto, Chairman) “Some say that it is better to have as little fat as possible. Taste is one of the factors, and we need to improve that.”
Q. How was the tournament organized?
(Reporter) “Kyushu Economic Research Institute estimated that this year’s event would attract about 290,000 visitors and have an economic effect of about 4.36 billion yen. It seems that there was an economic effect.
However, on the other hand, there were many comments that “access to the venue was inconvenient” and “waiting time to enter the judging venue was long”.
Kagoshima will have a big event called the National Athletic Meet next autumn, so I think it is necessary to make use of this experience in the future, such as managing the event and creating a system for receiving athletes. ”