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Archer Daniels Midland Company / 2006 Annual Report
DELIVERING WHAT...WHEN...
WHERE IT’S NEEDED
Agricultural markets and the processing of crops are
ultimately dependent on physical movement of goods.
Transportation capacity and logistics expertise present an
ongoing opportunity to control costs, increase flexibility
and improve customer service across the world.
ADM’s fleet of more than 20,000 railcars, 2,000 barges and
1,500 tractor-trailers connects with 500 crop storage
elevators and over 240 ADM processing facilities to
provide a unique competitive advantage in world markets.
The Company extends its advantage by leasing and
contracting additional equipment to increase capacity
while limiting capital investment. ADM’s transportation
network and logistics expertise extend the Company’s
ability to coordinate origination, processing and distribu-
tion of multiple commodities to thousands of customers.
Evidence of ADM’s distribution strength is demonstrated
daily as, to cite a few examples: the Company moves
hundreds of barges of corn and soybeans down the
Mississippi River, bringing iron ore and other commodities
back on the return trip; ships laden with soybeans from
ADM facilities in South America and the United States
cross the Pacific Ocean on their way to ADM joint venture
processing operations in China; unit trains of ethanol
traverse the Great Plains to California; and both protein
meal and biodiesel fuels are delivered across Europe.
Agricultural processing depends on physical movement
of commodities, which makes transportation logistics an
important competitive advantage at ADM. These strengths
will continue to be a focal point of ADM’s strategies for
profitable growth across the globe.
On the Mississippi River,
Patrick Johnson, Safety
Director, and Beonia Ellis,
watchman on the m/v
American Pillar, discuss
the ongoing process of
grain deliveries to ADM
export facilities at the
Port of New Orleans
(background).