Archer Daniels Midland Company

Introduction: The Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) is an American global food-processing and commodities-trading corporation, headquartered in Decatur, Illinois. The company operates more than 270 plants and 420 crop procurement facilities worldwide, where cereal grains and oilseeds are processed into products used in food, beverage, nutraceutical, industrial, and animal feed markets worldwide.

It was named the world's-most-admired food-production company by Fortune magazine for three consecutive years: 2009, 2010 and 2011.

The company also provides agricultural storage and transportation services. The American River Transportation Company along with ADM Trucking, Inc., are subsidiaries of ADM. ADM's revenues for fiscal year 2012 were US $89 billion.

Every day, the 30,000 people of Archer Daniels Midland Company 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, industrial and energy uses. We operate the world’s premier crop origination and transportation network, connecting crops and markets in more than 140 countries on six continents.