The July 10, 2026, broadcast of the Closing Market Report highlights University of Illinois agricultural research and economic analysis. The program begins with an interview featuring soybean breeder Eliana Monteverde, who details how her team utilizes the USDA germplasm bank to develop new commercial soybean varieties with stacked pest resistance and modified amino acid profiles. Following this, the broadcast presents a comprehensive presentation by agricultural economist Bruce Sherrick on the macroeconomic drivers of farmland values. Sherrick examines how factors such as global production disparities, domestic inflation, crop insurance subsidies, and renewable energy land-use influence the long-term investment stability and profitability of agricultural real estate.

01:36 Soybean Breeding Research and a Field Day with Eliana Monteverde, University of Illinois
14:42 Land Values Discussion with Bruce Sherrick, University of Illinois