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                                                  EXHIBIT  23




       CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP,INDEPENDANT AUDITORS

     We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption
"Experts" in the Registration Statement on Form S-8 and
related Prospectus of Archer-Daniels-Midland Company for the
registration of 3,000,000 shares of its common stock and to
the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated
July 28, 1994, with respect to the consolidated financial
statements and schedules of Archer-Daniels-Midland Company
included or incorporated by reference in its Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 1994, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.


                                            ERNST & YOUNG LLP


Minneapolis, Minnesota
April 3, 1995
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