ADM to Present At Harris Nesbitt Agriculture And Protein Conference

Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM) will participate in the Harris Nesbitt Agriculture and Protein Conference on Thursday, May 18, 2006 at 2:45 p.m. Central Daylight Time (CDT). ADM Chief Executive Officer and President, Patricia Woertz, will be presenting. The ADM presentation will be Web cast live. The link to the Web cast: www.adm.com/webcast will be made available live at 2:45 p.m. CDT on May 18, 2006.

This presentation can be accessed for replay on the ADM World Web site until 10:00 a.m. on May 26, 2006.

About ADM

Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) is a world leader in agricultural processing and fermentation technology. ADM is one of the world’s largest processors of soybeans, corn, wheat and cocoa. ADM is also a leader in the production of soybean oil and meal, ethanol, corn sweeteners and flour. In addition, ADM produces value-added food and feed ingredients. Headquartered in Decatur, Illinois, ADM has over 25,000 employees, more than 250 processing plants and net sales for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2005 of $35.9 billion. Additional information can be found on ADM’s Web site at www.adm.com.

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