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                 ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY

                        Power of Attorney
                   of Director and/or Officer


           KNOW  ALL  MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned
director  and/or  officer  of ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND  COMPANY,  a
Delaware  corporation, does hereby make, constitute  and  appoint
G. ALLEN ANDREAS, DOUGLAS J. SCHMALZ and DAVID J. SMITH, and each
or   any   one  of  them,  the  undersigned's  true  and   lawful
attorneys-in-fact,   with   power  of   substitution,   for   the
undersigned  and in the undersigned's name, place and  stead,  to
sign  and  affix  the undersigned's name as such director  and/or
officer   of   said  Company  to  a  Registration  Statement   or
Registration  Statements, on Form S-8 or other  applicable  form,
and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto,
to  be  filed  by said Company with the Securities  and  Exchange
Commission, Washington, D.C., in connection with the registration
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of shares of Common
Stock  of  said Company proposed to be issued in connection  with
the  Incentive Compensation Plan, and to all amendments  thereto,
and  to  file  the  same,  with all exhibits  thereto  and  other
supporting  documents, with said Commission, granting  unto  said
attorneys-in-fact, and each of them, full power and authority  to
do  and  perform any and all acts necessary or incidental to  the
performance and execution of the powers herein expressly granted.

           IN  WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto  set
the undersigned's hand this 28th day of April, 2000.



                              /s/ Dwayne O. Andreas
                              Dwayne O. Andreas






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                 ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY

                        Power of Attorney
                   of Director and/or Officer


           KNOW  ALL  MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned
director  and/or  officer  of ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND  COMPANY,  a
Delaware   corporation,   does  hereby   make,   constitute   and
appoint G. ALLEN ANDREAS, DOUGLAS J. SCHMALZ and DAVID J.  SMITH,
and  each  or any one of them, the undersigned's true and  lawful
attorneys-in-fact,   with   power  of   substitution,   for   the
undersigned  and in the undersigned's name, place and  stead,  to
sign  and  affix  the undersigned's name as such director  and/or
officer   of   said  Company  to  a  Registration  Statement   or
Registration  Statements, on Form S-8 or other  applicable  form,
and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto,
to  be  filed  by said Company with the Securities  and  Exchange
Commission, Washington, D.C., in connection with the registration
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of shares of Common
Stock  of  said Company proposed to be issued in connection  with
the  Incentive Compensation Plan, and to all amendments  thereto,
and  to  file  the  same,  with all exhibits  thereto  and  other
supporting  documents, with said Commission, granting  unto  said
attorneys-in-fact, and each of them, full power and authority  to
do  and  perform any and all acts necessary or incidental to  the
performance and execution of the powers herein expressly granted.

           IN  WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto  set
the undersigned's hand this 28th day of April, 2000.



                              /s/ G. Allen Andreas, Jr.
                              G. Allen Andreas, Jr.





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                 ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY

                        Power of Attorney
                   of Director and/or Officer


           KNOW  ALL  MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned
director  and/or  officer  of ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND  COMPANY,  a
Delaware  corporation, does hereby make, constitute  and  appoint
G. ALLEN ANDREAS, DOUGLAS J. SCHMALZ and DAVID J. SMITH, and each
or   any   one  of  them,  the  undersigned's  true  and   lawful
attorneys-in-fact,   with   power  of   substitution,   for   the
undersigned  and in the undersigned's name, place and  stead,  to
sign  and  affix  the undersigned's name as such director  and/or
officer   of   said  Company  to  a  Registration  Statement   or
Registration  Statements, on Form S-8 or other  applicable  form,
and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto,
to  be  filed  by said Company with the Securities  and  Exchange
Commission, Washington, D.C., in connection with the registration
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of shares of Common
Stock  of  said Company proposed to be issued in connection  with
the  Incentive Compensation Plan, and to all amendments  thereto,
and  to  file  the  same,  with all exhibits  thereto  and  other
supporting  documents, with said Commission, granting  unto  said
attorneys-in-fact, and each of them, full power and authority  to
do  and  perform any and all acts necessary or incidental to  the
performance and execution of the powers herein expressly granted.

           IN  WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto  set
the undersigned's hand this 28th day of April, 2000.



                              /s/ David J. Mimran
                              David J. Mimran






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                 ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY

                        Power of Attorney
                   of Director and/or Officer


           KNOW  ALL  MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned
director  and/or  officer  of ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND  COMPANY,  a
Delaware  corporation, does hereby make, constitute  and  appoint
G. ALLEN ANDREAS, DOUGLAS J. SCHMALZ and DAVID J. SMITH, and each
or   any   one  of  them,  the  undersigned's  true  and   lawful
attorneys-in-fact,   with   power  of   substitution,   for   the
undersigned  and in the undersigned's name, place and  stead,  to
sign  and  affix  the undersigned's name as such director  and/or
officer   of   said  Company  to  a  Registration  Statement   or
Registration  Statements, on Form S-8 or other  applicable  form,
and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto,
to  be  filed  by said Company with the Securities  and  Exchange
Commission, Washington, D.C., in connection with the registration
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of shares of Common
Stock  of  said Company proposed to be issued in connection  with
the  Incentive Compensation Plan, and to all amendments  thereto,
and  to  file  the  same,  with all exhibits  thereto  and  other
supporting  documents, with said Commission, granting  unto  said
attorneys-in-fact, and each of them, full power and authority  to
do  and  perform any and all acts necessary or incidental to  the
performance and execution of the powers herein expressly granted.

           IN  WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto  set
the undersigned's hand this 28th day of April, 2000.



                              /s/ F. Ross Johnson
                              F. Ross Johnson





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                 ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY

                        Power of Attorney
                   of Director and/or Officer


           KNOW  ALL  MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned
director  and/or  officer  of ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND  COMPANY,  a
Delaware  corporation, does hereby make, constitute  and  appoint
G. ALLEN ANDREAS, DOUGLAS J. SCHMALZ and DAVID J. SMITH, and each
or   any   one  of  them,  the  undersigned's  true  and   lawful
attorneys-in-fact,   with   power  of   substitution,   for   the
undersigned  and in the undersigned's name, place and  stead,  to
sign  and  affix  the undersigned's name as such director  and/or
officer   of   said  Company  to  a  Registration  Statement   or
Registration  Statements, on Form S-8 or other  applicable  form,
and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto,
to  be  filed  by said Company with the Securities  and  Exchange
Commission, Washington, D.C., in connection with the registration
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of shares of Common
Stock  of  said Company proposed to be issued in connection  with
the  Incentive Compensation Plan, and to all amendments  thereto,
and  to  file  the  same,  with all exhibits  thereto  and  other
supporting  documents, with said Commission, granting  unto  said
attorneys-in-fact, and each of them, full power and authority  to
do  and  perform any and all acts necessary or incidental to  the
performance and execution of the powers herein expressly granted.

           IN  WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto  set
the undersigned's hand this 28th day of April, 2000.



                              /s/ Robert S. Strauss
                              Robert S. Strauss





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                 ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY

                        Power of Attorney
                   of Director and/or Officer


           KNOW  ALL  MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned
director  and/or  officer  of ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND  COMPANY,  a
Delaware  corporation, does hereby make, constitute  and  appoint
G. ALLEN ANDREAS, DOUGLAS J. SCHMALZ and DAVID J. SMITH, and each
or   any   one  of  them,  the  undersigned's  true  and   lawful
attorneys-in-fact,   with   power  of   substitution,   for   the
undersigned  and in the undersigned's name, place and  stead,  to
sign  and  affix  the undersigned's name as such director  and/or
officer   of   said  Company  to  a  Registration  Statement   or
Registration  Statements, on Form S-8 or other  applicable  form,
and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto,
to  be  filed  by said Company with the Securities  and  Exchange
Commission, Washington, D.C., in connection with the registration
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of shares of Common
Stock  of  said Company proposed to be issued in connection  with
the  Incentive Compensation Plan, and to all amendments  thereto,
and  to  file  the  same,  with all exhibits  thereto  and  other
supporting  documents, with said Commission, granting  unto  said
attorneys-in-fact, and each of them, full power and authority  to
do  and  perform any and all acts necessary or incidental to  the
performance and execution of the powers herein expressly granted.

           IN  WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto  set
the undersigned's hand this 28th day of April, 2000.



                              /s/ J.K. Vanier
                              J.K. Vanier





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                 ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY

                        Power of Attorney
                   of Director and/or Officer


           KNOW  ALL  MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned
director  and/or  officer  of ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND  COMPANY,  a
Delaware  corporation, does hereby make, constitute  and  appoint
G. ALLEN ANDREAS, DOUGLAS J. SCHMALZ and DAVID J. SMITH, and each
or   any   one  of  them,  the  undersigned's  true  and   lawful
attorneys-in-fact,   with   power  of   substitution,   for   the
undersigned  and in the undersigned's name, place and  stead,  to
sign  and  affix  the undersigned's name as such director  and/or
officer   of   said  Company  to  a  Registration  Statement   or
Registration  Statements, on Form S-8 or other  applicable  form,
and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto,
to  be  filed  by said Company with the Securities  and  Exchange
Commission, Washington, D.C., in connection with the registration
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of shares of Common
Stock  of  said Company proposed to be issued in connection  with
the  Incentive Compensation Plan, and to all amendments  thereto,
and  to  file  the  same,  with all exhibits  thereto  and  other
supporting  documents, with said Commission, granting  unto  said
attorneys-in-fact, and each of them, full power and authority  to
do  and  perform any and all acts necessary or incidental to  the
performance and execution of the powers herein expressly granted.

           IN  WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto  set
the undersigned's hand this 28th day of April, 2000.



                              /s/ O.G. Webb
                              O.G. Webb





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                 ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY

                        Power of Attorney
                   of Director and/or Officer


           KNOW  ALL  MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned
director  and/or  officer  of ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND  COMPANY,  a
Delaware  corporation, does hereby make, constitute  and  appoint
G. ALLEN ANDREAS, DOUGLAS J. SCHMALZ and DAVID J. SMITH, and each
or   any   one  of  them,  the  undersigned's  true  and   lawful
attorneys-in-fact,   with   power  of   substitution,   for   the
undersigned  and in the undersigned's name, place and  stead,  to
sign  and  affix  the undersigned's name as such director  and/or
officer   of   said  Company  to  a  Registration  Statement   or
Registration  Statements, on Form S-8 or other  applicable  form,
and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto,
to  be  filed  by said Company with the Securities  and  Exchange
Commission, Washington, D.C., in connection with the registration
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of shares of Common
Stock  of  said Company proposed to be issued in connection  with
the  Incentive Compensation Plan, and to all amendments  thereto,
and  to  file  the  same,  with all exhibits  thereto  and  other
supporting  documents, with said Commission, granting  unto  said
attorneys-in-fact, and each of them, full power and authority  to
do  and  perform any and all acts necessary or incidental to  the
performance and execution of the powers herein expressly granted.

           IN  WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto  set
the undersigned's hand this 28th day of April, 2000.



                              /s/ M. Brian Mulroney
                              M. Brian Mulroney






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                 ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY

                        Power of Attorney
                   of Director and/or Officer


           KNOW  ALL  MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned
director  and/or  officer  of ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND  COMPANY,  a
Delaware  corporation, does hereby make, constitute  and  appoint
G. ALLEN ANDREAS, DOUGLAS J. SCHMALZ and DAVID J. SMITH, and each
or   any   one  of  them,  the  undersigned's  true  and   lawful
attorneys-in-fact,   with   power  of   substitution,   for   the
undersigned  and in the undersigned's name, place and  stead,  to
sign  and  affix  the undersigned's name as such director  and/or
officer   of   said  Company  to  a  Registration  Statement   or
Registration  Statements, on Form S-8 or other  applicable  form,
and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto,
to  be  filed  by said Company with the Securities  and  Exchange
Commission, Washington, D.C., in connection with the registration
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of shares of Common
Stock  of  said Company proposed to be issued in connection  with
the  Incentive Compensation Plan, and to all amendments  thereto,
and  to  file  the  same,  with all exhibits  thereto  and  other
supporting  documents, with said Commission, granting  unto  said
attorneys-in-fact, and each of them, full power and authority  to
do  and  perform any and all acts necessary or incidental to  the
performance and execution of the powers herein expressly granted.

           IN  WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto  set
the undersigned's hand this 28th day of April, 2000.



                              /s/ Gaylord O. Coan
                              Gaylord O. Coan






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                 ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY

                        Power of Attorney
                   of Director and/or Officer


           KNOW  ALL  MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned
director  and/or  officer  of ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND  COMPANY,  a
Delaware  corporation, does hereby make, constitute  and  appoint
G. ALLEN ANDREAS, DOUGLAS J. SCHMALZ and DAVID J. SMITH, and each
or   any   one  of  them,  the  undersigned's  true  and   lawful
attorneys-in-fact,   with   power  of   substitution,   for   the
undersigned  and in the undersigned's name, place and  stead,  to
sign  and  affix  the undersigned's name as such director  and/or
officer   of   said  Company  to  a  Registration  Statement   or
Registration  Statements, on Form S-8 or other  applicable  form,
and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto,
to  be  filed  by said Company with the Securities  and  Exchange
Commission, Washington, D.C., in connection with the registration
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of shares of Common
Stock  of  said Company proposed to be issued in connection  with
the  Incentive Compensation Plan, and to all amendments  thereto,
and  to  file  the  same,  with all exhibits  thereto  and  other
supporting  documents, with said Commission, granting  unto  said
attorneys-in-fact, and each of them, full power and authority  to
do  and  perform any and all acts necessary or incidental to  the
performance and execution of the powers herein expressly granted.

           IN  WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto  set
the undersigned's hand this 28th day of April, 2000.



                              /s/ John R. Block
                              John R. Block







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                 ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY

                        Power of Attorney
                   of Director and/or Officer


           KNOW  ALL  MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned
director  and/or  officer  of ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND  COMPANY,  a
Delaware  corporation, does hereby make, constitute  and  appoint
G. ALLEN ANDREAS, DOUGLAS J. SCHMALZ and DAVID J. SMITH, and each
or   any   one  of  them,  the  undersigned's  true  and   lawful
attorneys-in-fact,   with   power  of   substitution,   for   the
undersigned  and in the undersigned's name, place and  stead,  to
sign  and  affix  the undersigned's name as such director  and/or
officer   of   said  Company  to  a  Registration  Statement   or
Registration  Statements, on Form S-8 or other  applicable  form,
and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto,
to  be  filed  by said Company with the Securities  and  Exchange
Commission, Washington, D.C., in connection with the registration
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of shares of Common
Stock  of  said Company proposed to be issued in connection  with
the  Incentive Compensation Plan, and to all amendments  thereto,
and  to  file  the  same,  with all exhibits  thereto  and  other
supporting  documents, with said Commission, granting  unto  said
attorneys-in-fact, and each of them, full power and authority  to
do  and  perform any and all acts necessary or incidental to  the
performance and execution of the powers herein expressly granted.

           IN  WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto  set
the undersigned's hand this 28th day of April, 2000.



                              /s/ Richard R. Burt
                              Richard R. Burt







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                 ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY

                        Power of Attorney
                   of Director and/or Officer


           KNOW  ALL  MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned
director  and/or  officer  of ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND  COMPANY,  a
Delaware  corporation, does hereby make, constitute  and  appoint
G. ALLEN ANDREAS, DOUGLAS J. SCHMALZ and DAVID J. SMITH, and each
or   any   one  of  them,  the  undersigned's  true  and   lawful
attorneys-in-fact,   with   power  of   substitution,   for   the
undersigned  and in the undersigned's name, place and  stead,  to
sign  and  affix  the undersigned's name as such director  and/or
officer   of   said  Company  to  a  Registration  Statement   or
Registration  Statements, on Form S-8 or other  applicable  form,
and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto,
to  be  filed  by said Company with the Securities  and  Exchange
Commission, Washington, D.C., in connection with the registration
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of shares of Common
Stock  of  said Company proposed to be issued in connection  with
the  Incentive Compensation Plan, and to all amendments  thereto,
and  to  file  the  same,  with all exhibits  thereto  and  other
supporting  documents, with said Commission, granting  unto  said
attorneys-in-fact, and each of them, full power and authority  to
do  and  perform any and all acts necessary or incidental to  the
performance and execution of the powers herein expressly granted.

           IN  WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto  set
the undersigned's hand this 28th day of April, 2000.



                              /s/ Mollie Hale Carter
                              Mollie Hale Carter




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                 ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY

                        Power of Attorney
                   of Director and/or Officer


           KNOW  ALL  MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned
director  and/or  officer  of ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND  COMPANY,  a
Delaware  corporation, does hereby make, constitute  and  appoint
G. ALLEN ANDREAS, DOUGLAS J. SCHMALZ and DAVID J. SMITH, and each
or   any   one  of  them,  the  undersigned's  true  and   lawful
attorneys-in-fact,   with   power  of   substitution,   for   the
undersigned  and in the undersigned's name, place and  stead,  to
sign  and  affix  the undersigned's name as such director  and/or
officer   of   said  Company  to  a  Registration  Statement   or
Registration  Statements, on Form S-8 or other  applicable  form,
and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto,
to  be  filed  by said Company with the Securities  and  Exchange
Commission, Washington, D.C., in connection with the registration
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of shares of Common
Stock  of  said Company proposed to be issued in connection  with
the  Incentive Compensation Plan, and to all amendments  thereto,
and  to  file  the  same,  with all exhibits  thereto  and  other
supporting  documents, with said Commission, granting  unto  said
attorneys-in-fact, and each of them, full power and authority  to
do  and  perform any and all acts necessary or incidental to  the
performance and execution of the powers herein expressly granted.

           IN  WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto  set
the undersigned's hand this 28th day of April, 2000.



                              /s/ Andrew Young
                              Andrew Young





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