Archer-Daniels-Midland Company

Archer-Daniels-Midland Company procures transports stores processes and merchandises agricultural commodities products and ingredients in the United States Switzerland the Cayman Islands Brazil Mexico Canada the United Kingdom and internationally. The company operates in three segments: Ag Services and Oilseeds Carbohydrate Solutions and Nutrition. It originates merchandises stores and transports agricultural raw materials such as oilseeds and soft seeds. The company also engages in the agricultural commodity and feed product import export and distribution; and structured trade finance activities. In addition it offers vegetable oils and protein meals; ingredients for the food feed energy and industrial customers; crude vegetable oils salad oils margarine shortening and other food products; and partially refined oils to produce biodiesel and glycols for use in chemicals paints and other industrial products. Further the company provides peanuts peanut-derived ingredients and cotton cellulose pulp; sweeteners corn and wheat starches syrup glucose wheat flour and dextrose; alcohol and other food and animal feed ingredients; ethyl alcohol and ethanol; corn gluten feed and meal; distillers' grains; and citric acids. Additionally the company provides natural flavors flavor systems natural colors proteins emulsifiers soluble fiber polyols hydrocolloids probiotics prebiotics enzymes and botanical extracts; and other specialty food and feed ingredients; edible beans; formula feeds and animal health and nutrition products; and contract and private label pet treats and foods. It also offers futures commission merchant; commodity brokerage services; cash margins and securities pledged to commodity exchange clearinghouses; and cash pledged as security under certain insurance arrangements. The company was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in Chicago Illinois.