
	The&nbsp;Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM)&nbsp;is an American global&nbsp;food-processing&nbsp;and&nbsp;commodities-trading&nbsp;corporation, headquartered in Decatur,&nbsp;Illinois. The company operates more than 270 plants and 420 crop procurement facilities worldwide, where&nbsp;cereal&nbsp;grains and&nbsp;oilseeds are processed into products used in&nbsp;food,&nbsp;beverage,&nbsp;nutraceutical,&nbsp;industrial, and&nbsp;animal&nbsp;feed&nbsp;markets worldwide. It was named the world&#39;s-most-admired food-production company by&nbsp;Fortune&nbsp;magazine for three consecutive years: 2009, 2010 and 2011. The company also provides&nbsp;agricultural&nbsp;storage and&nbsp;transportation&nbsp;services. The&nbsp;American River Transportation Company&nbsp;along with ADM Trucking, Inc., are subsidiaries of ADM. ADM&#39;s&nbsp;revenues&nbsp;for fiscal year 2012 were&nbsp;US&nbsp;$89 billion.&nbsp;
