ADM corn mill buys local, sells global

By Phyllis Coulter, Missouri Farmer Today
Sep 18, 2016
Sep 18, 2016

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Archer Daniels Midland Company’s (ADM) Corn Plant 15 in Decatur, Ill., shows the products made at this plant. Most of the corn processed here, at the largest corn wet mill in the world, is grown within 150 miles.

Photos courtesy Jackie Anderson, ADM

Steve Merritt, the plant manager of Archer Daniels Midland Company’s (ADM) Corn Plant 15 in Decatur, Ill.,

Photos courtesy Jackie Anderson, ADM

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By Phyllis Coulter, Missouri Farmer Today

DECATUR, Ill. — The largest wet corn mill in the world is operated by Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) in Decatur.

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