ADM Names Mike Manning VP of Sales and Marketing

July 24, 2008

Mike Manning has been named vice president, Sales and Marketing for ADM Alliance Nutrition, effective immediately. Manning will assume the responsibilities for sales and marketing activities for Alliance Nutrition and will succeed Larry Williams, who will retire effective January 2009.

Manning has worked in the agriculture industry for the past 30 years in various management positions. In 1998, Manning joined Consolidated Nutrition as animal health manager and has held various sales and marketing positions with Alliance Nutrition since then. Most recently, he was director of Planning and Operations for Alliance Nutrition.

Manning received an associate’s degree in applied business sciences from the University of Kentucky at Maysville.

About ADM

Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) is the world leader in BioEnergy and has a premier position in the agricultural processing value chain. ADM is one of the world’s largest processors of soybeans, corn, wheat and cocoa. ADM is a leading manufacturer of biodiesel, ethanol, soybean oil and meal, corn sweeteners, flour and other value-added food and feed ingredients. Headquartered in Decatur, Illinois, ADM has over 27,000 employees, more than 240 processing plants and net sales for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007 of $44 billion. Additional information can be found on ADM’s Web site at http://www.adm.com.

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