ADM Donates $125,000 to Living Lands & Waters

Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM) today announced a donation of
$125,000 to Living Lands & Waters, a nonprofit organization that
promotes the health and vitality of the nation′s inland waterways. The
donation is being made through ADM Cares, the company′s
social-investment program.

'ADM is pleased to support Living Lands & Waters and their efforts to
help cleanup and restore our nation′s inland waterways,? said Jeff
Becker, ADM′s vice president, North American Grain Operations. 'A
cleaner Mississippi River benefits communities up and down the river,
from Minnesota to Louisiana, and those who enjoy recreational activities
on the water. It′s also vitally important for ADM because we depend upon
the river to transport grain from America′s heartland to where it is
needed around the world.?

Every year, ADM hosts multiple river cleanups and encourages employees
to volunteer their time to help cleanup the Mississippi River and other
major U.S. waterways in collaboration with Living Lands & Waters. In
2011, more than 220 ADM employees have participated in river cleanup
events with Living Lands & Waters.

'ADM has been a valued partner of Living Lands & Waters since 2004,?
said Chad Pregracke, founder of Living Lands & Waters. 'Their financial
support combined with the hard work and enthusiasm of ADM employees
allows us to advance our mission to protect, preserve and restore the
environment of our nation′s major rivers and their watersheds.?

About Living Lands & Waters

Living Lands & Waters is a 501 (c) (3) environmental organization
established by Chad Pregracke in 1998 and headquartered in East Moline,
Ill. Living Lands & Waters conducts a variety of initiatives including
Community River Cleanups, Big River Educational Workshops, the
MillionTrees Project, the Riverbottom Forest Restoration Project and
Adopt-a-River Mile.

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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