ADM Announces Appointments in the Finance Department

DECATUR, Ill., July 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Marc Sanner has been named Finance Director-Europe. He will also continue as Assistant Controller of the Company. Mr. Sanner joined the Company in 1987 and has held various positions in accounting, tax and strategic planning. Mr. Sanner, a Certified Public Accountant, received both a Bachelor of Science degree in business and a Master of Business Administration degree from Eastern Illinois University. He will relocate to the Company's European headquarters in Hamburg, Germany.

John Stott has been named Operations Controller. Mr. Stott joined the Company in 1992 and has held a variety of European financial and treasury responsibilities, most recently serving as Finance Director-Europe. Mr. Stott has studied accounting with the Chartered Institute of Certified Accountants and is qualified as a member of the Association of Certified Accountants and Association of Corporate Treasurers. He will relocate to the Company's headquarters in Decatur, Illinois.

Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) is a world leader in agricultural processing. ADM is one of the world's largest processors of soybeans, corn, wheat and cocoa. ADM is also a leader in the production of soy meal and oil, ethanol, corn sweeteners and flour. In addition, ADM produces value-added food and feed ingredients. Headquartered in Decatur, Illinois, ADM has over 26,000 employees, more than 250 processing plants and net sales for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2004 of $36.2 billion. Additional information can be found on ADM's Web site at http://www.admworld.com/.