Insights and Stories on ADM

Apr. 27, 2015 at 3:03 pm CDT

Archer Daniels Midland plans to get ahead of increased soy acreage on the Prairies by upgrading two crushing plants to handle more soybeans. The U.S. agrifood firm said Monday it will upgrade its processing plant at Enderlin, N.D., about 80 km southwest of Fargo, to crush soybeans as well as […]

By Staff

Mar. 30, 2015 at 4:21 pm CDT

Reuters — Archer Daniels Midland is buying AOR NV, a privately held edible oils bottler and distributor based in Antwerp, Belgium, the U.S. grain company said Monday. Chicago-based ADM did not disclose the cost of the purchase, its latest acquisition aimed at expanding into higher-margin products including food-grade oils and […]

By Reuters

Feb. 25, 2015 at 5:10 pm CST

Winnipeg/New York | Reuters — Archer Daniels Midland , one of the world’s top biofuels producers, has slowed North American biodiesel output, the latest sign the industry is battling uncertainty over U.S. renewable fuel policy while the oil rout curbs demand. The Chicago-based agri business has “temporarily” shifted production at […]

By Chris Prentice, Rod Nickel

Feb. 3, 2015 at 1:03 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. agribusiness Archer Daniels Midland on Tuesday reported higher quarterly earnings as a record-large U.S. harvest boosted grain volumes and supported strong exports, though revenue fell short of expectations. Earnings in agricultural services, ADM’s biggest business segment in terms of revenue, grew as bumper U.S. corn […]

By Karl Plume

Dec. 19, 2014 at 12:27 am CST

New York | Reuters –– Olam’s US$1.3 billion deal to buy rival Archer Daniels Midland’s cocoa processing business may reduce liquidity in the niche cocoa bean trade, raising concerns about volatile prices and a potential shake-up of customer relationships. In the biggest deal to roil the cocoa trade in recent […]

By Luc Cohen, Marcy Nicholson