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, D. J. SCHMALZ, and D. 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 Employee Stock Ownership Plan for Salaried Employees and/or the Employee Stock Ownership Plan for Hourly Employees, 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 15th day of March, 1999. /s/ Dwayne O. Andreas Dwayne O. Andreas 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, D. J. SCHMALZ, and D. 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 Employee Stock Ownership Plan for Salaried Employees and/or the Employee Stock Ownership Plan for Hourly Employees, 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 15th day of March, 1999. /s/ G. Allen Andreas G. Allen Andreas 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, D. J. SCHMALZ, and D. 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 Employee Stock Ownership Plan for Salaried Employees and/or the Employee Stock Ownership Plan for Hourly Employees, 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 15th day of March, 1999. /s/ John R. Block John R. Block 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, D. J. SCHMALZ, and D. 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 Employee Stock Ownership Plan for Salaried Employees and/or the Employee Stock Ownership Plan for Hourly Employees, 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 15th day of March, 1999. /s/ Richard R. Burt Richard R. Burt 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, D. J. SCHMALZ, and D. 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 Employee Stock Ownership Plan for Salaried Employees and/or the Employee Stock Ownership Plan for Hourly Employees, 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 15th day of March, 1999. /s/ Mollie H. Carter Mollie H. Carter 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, D. J. SCHMALZ, and D. 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 Employee Stock Ownership Plan for Salaried Employees and/or the Employee Stock Ownership Plan for Hourly Employees, 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 15th day of March, 1999. /s/ Gaylord O. Coan Gaylord O. Coan 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, D. J. SCHMALZ, and D. 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 Employee Stock Ownership Plan for Salaried Employees and/or the Employee Stock Ownership Plan for Hourly Employees, 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 15th day of March, 1999. /s/ F. Ross Johnson F. Ross Johnson 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, D. J. SCHMALZ, and D. 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 Employee Stock Ownership Plan for Salaried Employees and/or the Employee Stock Ownership Plan for Hourly Employees, 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 15th day of March, 1999. /s/ M. Brian Mulroney M. Brian Mulroney 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, D. J. SCHMALZ, and D. 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 Employee Stock Ownership Plan for Salaried Employees and/or the Employee Stock Ownership Plan for Hourly Employees, 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 15th day of March, 1999. /s/ Robert S. Strauss Robert S. Strauss 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, D. J. SCHMALZ, and D. 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 Employee Stock Ownership Plan for Salaried Employees and/or the Employee Stock Ownership Plan for Hourly Employees, 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 15th day of March, 1999. /s/ John K. Vanier John K. Vanier 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, D. J. SCHMALZ, and D. 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 Employee Stock Ownership Plan for Salaried Employees and/or the Employee Stock Ownership Plan for Hourly Employees, 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 15th day of March, 1999. /s/ Glenn Webb O. Glenn Webb 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, D. J. SCHMALZ, and D. 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 Employee Stock Ownership Plan for Salaried Employees and/or the Employee Stock Ownership Plan for Hourly Employees, 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 15th day of March, 1999. /s/ Andrew Young Andrew Young