The pig is divided into four distinct segments, known as primal cuts: the shoulder, loin, leg, and side or belly. From these, every other cut sold on the market is obtained. The pork loin is ...

The loin primal was the only reported lower, with the belly up $8.31. Federally inspected hog slaughter for the week was estimated at 2.574 million head. That is 97,000 head above last week but ...

From the large primal "basic" cuts — chuck, loin, round, rib, flank, brisket, short plate, and shank — come a variety of ...

The loin primal was the only reported lower, with the belly up $8.26. Federally inspected hog slaughter for Thursday was at 483,000 head, with the week to date total at 1.933 million head.