ADM to Construct Biodiesel Facility in Joaçaba, Brazil

Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM) today announced that it will
construct a second biodiesel plant in Brazil. The facility, to be built
in Joaçaba, Santa Catarina, will be adjacent to existing ADM soybean
crushing and refining facilities. With an annual biodiesel production
capacity of 164,000 metric tons, the plant will increase ADM′s biodiesel
capacity in Brazil by more than 50 percent. Construction will begin in
March of 2011 and is expected to be completed during the first half of
2012.

'We see exciting opportunities for ADM within the Brazilian biodiesel
industry. With strong support from the government, biodiesel is poised
to play an increasing role in meeting Brazil′s growing demand for
renewable fuels,? said Patricia Woertz, chairman, chief executive
officer and president of ADM. 'By locating the plant adjacent to our
Joaçaba soy operations, we′re able to leverage our origination,
transportation and processing assets.?

The Joaçaba biodiesel plant will be constructed next to ADM′s soybean
crushing facility and vegetable oil refinery. Acquired from Sadia in
1998, these operations can currently process nearly 475,000 metric tons
of soybeans and can refine approximately 73,000 metric tons of soybean
oil annually. Once the biodiesel plant is operational, the facility is
expected to increase the oil refinery capacity to nearly 110,000 metric
tons per year.

'Brazil has been a global leader in creating a robust domestic renewable
fuels industry that supports both social and environmental goals. And
the recent implementation of 5 percent biodiesel blends in 2010 ??  three
years ahead of schedule?? demand for biodiesel in Brazil continues to
grow,? said Domingo Lastra, president of ADM do Brasil Ltda. 'With the
Joaçaba biodiesel plant and our facility in Rondonópolis, ADM will play
an important role in meeting that demand.?

This will be the first biodiesel plant in the state of Santa Catarina,
which boasts an ample supply of soybeans produced mainly by small family
farms.

ADM in Brazil

ADM began operations in Brazil in 1997, after purchasing soybean
processing plants in Rondonópolis, Campo Grande, Joaçaba, Trâs Passos
and Paranaguá. In 2002, ADM opened a fertilizer blending facility in
Rondonópolis, and in 2007, the company began biodiesel production in
Rondonópolis.

Today, ADM has more than 3,000 employees in Brazil and is the largest
domestic meal supplier, second largest soybean crusher and second
largest producer of bottled oil, with 21 percent of Brazil′s bottled oil
market. The company is also the largest soybean meal exporter, the
second largest exporter of soybeans and the Brazilian economy′s fifth
largest exporter.

ADM owns or leases grain elevators in seven states, including 20 in Mato
Grosso, five in Mato Grosso do Sul, six in Goias, eight in Minas Gerais,
one in Brasília, one in Bahia and two in São Paulo. In addition to five
soybean processing facilities and its Rondonópolis biodiesel plant, ADM
also operates a cocoa processing facility in Ilheus, Bahia, and three
fertilizer blending plants ? one in Catalão, one in Paranagua and one in
Rondonópolis.

ADM has a partnership with Aliança Da Terra, a leading advocate for
sustainability, to encourage Brazilian soy growers to adopt sustainable
farming practices, and is a member of the Roundtable on Responsible Palm
Oil, which works to promote the growth and use of sustainable palm oil.

About ADM

Every day, the 29,000 people of Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE:
ADM) turn crops into renewable products that meet the demands of a
growing world. At more than 240 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 60
countries. Our global headquarters is in Decatur, Illinois, and our net
sales for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010, were $62 billion. For
more information about our Company and our products, visit www.adm.com

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