The real estate company paints a confident picture for further Australian farmland and cattle station sales in 2016.
Ethanol's lower-than-petrol pricing meant the amount put into fuel went up in 2015.
The industry-funded study warns banning GMO use would cause food price hikes and environmental harm.
The German and Spanish pork industries are primed for expansion, while the Netherlands' competitive edge is being challenged by higher input costs.
Larger dairy operations are likely to survive price downturns and save on operating costs according to a new Rabobank report.
Record exports and increased imports in agricultural goods are expected to reduce the US agri trade surplus to its lowest level in a decade.
Investors looking to reap rewards from non-GMO price premiums may face additional costs from exposure to genetically engineered material.
Rabobank expects further price differentiation in developed markets and global poultry supply to tighten under the lingering cloud of avian influenza.
Low-tech water conservation methods could cut global hunger in half, according to a new Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research report.
Europe and the US led organic consumption in 2014, driven by supply to mainstream supermarkets.