ADM Announces Management Appointments in South America

Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM) today announced the
appointments of Valmor Schaffer to president, ADM South America, and
John Grossmann to vice president, South American Oilseeds.

'We believe our South American origination, processing and export
businesses, which are vital to ADM′s overall growth strategy, will
benefit from the expertise and experience of Valmor and John,? said Juan
Luciano, ADM chief operating officer. 'With their direction and
extensive management backgrounds, ADM will continue to demonstrate the
kind of outstanding performance we have achieved in this region in
recent years.?

As president, ADM South America, Schaffer will coordinate growth
activity across all ADM business lines in the region and manage ADM′s
oilseed business in Brazil. He brings a broad range of agribusiness
expertise, a deep knowledge of ADM operations and an outstanding track
record to his new role.

He joined ADM′s Brazilian grain origination operations in 1999 and
served as president, ADM Paraguay, and, subsequently, as general manager
of the ADM-SAO joint venture in Bolivia, which included oversight of
operations in Peru and Colombia. Schaffer has studied economics at
Brazil′s Faculdades Integradas do Triângulo and earlier studied foreign
trade at Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (Unisinos) in Brazil.

In his new role, Grossmann will lead ADM′s South American oilseeds
business, excluding operations in Brazil, and will report to Schaffer.
He joined ADM in 1998 and has held various positions in ADM′s North and
South American Oilseeds processing operations. He most recently served
as president, ADM Paraguay. Grossmann is an agronomist who holds a
master′s degree in business administration from the Brazilian university
Fundação Getulio Vargas.

About ADM

Every day, the 30,000 people of Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE:
ADM) turn crops into renewable products that meet the demands of a
growing world. At more than 265 processing plants, we convert corn,
oilseeds, wheat and cocoa into products for food, animal feed, chemical
and energy uses. We operate the world′s premier crop origination and
transportation network, connecting crops and markets in more than 75
countries. Our global headquarters is in Decatur, Illinois, and our net
sales for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2011, were $81 billion. For
more information about our company and our products, visit www.adm.com.

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