ADM Senior Executive Vice President Steven Mills to Retire

Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM) announced today that Steven
Mills, senior executive vice president, Performance and Growth, has
elected to retire as of February 7, 2012.

'For more than 30 years, Steve′s financial expertise and strong
leadership have contributed to ADM′s growth and success,? ADM Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer Patricia Woertz said. 'He has been a highly
valued advisor and member of our team, and we wish him all the best in
his retirement.?

Mills joined ADM in 1979, and has served in various senior treasury and
accounting roles. He was named Controller in 1994, and elected a Vice
President in 2000. He was appointed Group Vice President in 2002.

Mills was named Senior Vice President of Strategic Planning for ADM in
2006. In this newly created role, he was responsible for the company′s
long- and short-term strategy-setting process as well as information
technology, business development, and merger and acquisition
coordination. In March of 2008, Mills was named Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer, adding Finance, Accounting, Treasury and
Tax to his other responsibilities. He was named senior executive vice
president, Performance and Growth in October, 2010.

Mills graduated in 1977 from Illinois College with a Bachelor of Science
in mathematics. In 1981, he earned the designation of Certified Public
Accountant. He is professionally affiliated with the American Institute
of Certified Public Accountants, the Illinois CPA Society, Financial
Executives International and the Institute of Management Accountants.
Mills serves on the board of directors of Black Hills Corp., in Rapid
City, SD., Kirby Medical Center in Monticello, Ill., and the Board of
Trustees of Illinois College in Jacksonville, Ill.

About ADM

For more than a century, the people of Archer Daniels Midland Company
(NYSE: ADM) have transformed crops into products that serve vital needs.
Today, 30,000 ADM employees around the globe convert oilseeds, corn,
wheat and cocoa into products for food, animal feed, chemical and energy
uses. With more than 265 processing plants, 400 crop procurement
facilities, and the world′s premier crop transportation network, ADM
helps connect the harvest to the home in more than 160 countries. For
more information about ADM and its products, visit www.adm.com.

Archer Daniels Midland Company

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