# New Agri-Pulse poll captures dour farm outlook heading into midterms | Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.

> An Agri-Pulse survey of 170 agricultural participants found 62% think US agriculture is headed in the wrong direction. Respondents rated Trump's farm approach at an average of 3.7 out of 10, with many strongly negative on his beef import order.

- Date: 2026-11-02 · published 2026-11-03T00:18:16.468Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/76570-new-agri-pulse-poll-captures-dour-farm-outlook-heading-into-midterms-agri-pulse
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

The poll reflects farm sentiment rather than market data, so it has little direct price effect. The beef import decision could weigh on US cattle prices.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2025-09-25 | [Rollins rules out payment program for building cattle herds \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22809-rollins-rules-out-payment-program-for-building-cattle-herds-agri-pulse.md) | -1.7% | +1.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-10-23 | [Daybreak Oct. 23: Trump’s beef comments spark market volatility, alarm producers \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6340-daybreak-oct-23-trump-s-beef-comments-spark-market-volatility-alarm-producers.md) | -2.0% | -7.9% |
| LCATTLE | 2017-04-24 | [The Disappearing Farm Bill Safety Net \| Farm Bureau Intel Markets \| American Farm Bureau Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71482-the-disappearing-farm-bill-safety-net-farm-bureau-intel-markets-american-farm.md) | +4.5% | +1.0% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-05-01 | [Addressing competition concerns in the beef industry \| Oklahoma Farm Bureau](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53081-addressing-competition-concerns-in-the-beef-industry-oklahoma-farm-bureau.md) | +3.2% | +16.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-08-31 | [Cattle, Hog Prices Are Still Trapped and Heading Lower. What to Watch Next.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18028-cattle-hog-prices-are-still-trapped-and-heading-lower-what-to-watch-next.md) | -2.7% | -0.8% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-09-25 | [Rollins rules out payment program for building cattle herds \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22809-rollins-rules-out-payment-program-for-building-cattle-herds-agri-pulse.md) | -1.8% | -0.1% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-10-23 | [Daybreak Oct. 23: Trump’s beef comments spark market volatility, alarm producers \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6340-daybreak-oct-23-trump-s-beef-comments-spark-market-volatility-alarm-producers.md) | -4.7% | -6.4% |
| FCATTLE | 2017-04-24 | [The Disappearing Farm Bill Safety Net \| Farm Bureau Intel Markets \| American Farm Bureau Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71482-the-disappearing-farm-bill-safety-net-farm-bureau-intel-markets-american-farm.md) | +7.9% | +3.5% |

## Sources

- agri-pulse.com: https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/25451-new-agri-pulse-poll-captures-dour-farm-outlook-heading-into-midterms

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