Whether it’s pork, beef or chicken, consumers can’t seem to eat enough protein. That’s fueling robust demand and prices for livestock producers.

Jeff Hoogendoorn, Professional Ag Marketing, says the cash and cutouts have been stagnant. So, the lean hog futures have continued to take all the premium out of the market to trade down to the index.

Steve Meyer, senior livestock economist, Ever.Ag Insights, says cash and cutouts just stalled the last six weeks, pulling down lean hog futures and cutting into break evens and profit levels.