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                 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

We  consent  to  the incorporation by reference  in  this  Annual
Report  (Form  10-K)  of Archer Daniels Midland  Company  of  our
report dated July 28, 2000 included in the 2000 Annual Report  to
Shareholders of Archer Daniels Midland Company.

We  also  consent  to  the  incorporation  by  reference  in  the
following  Registration Statements of our report dated  July  28,
2000,  with  respect to the consolidated financial statements  of
Archer  Daniels Midland Company incorporated herein by  reference
in  this  Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended  June  30,
2000.

 Registration  Statement No. 33-49409 on Form S-8  dated  March
 15, 1993 relating to the Archer Daniels Midland 1991 Incentive
 Stock  Option Plan and Archer Daniels Midland Company  Savings
 and Investment Plan.

 Registration  Statement No. 33-55301 on Form S-3 dated  August
 31,  1994 as amended by Amendment No. 1 dated October 7,  1994
 (definitive  Prospectus dated October 11,  1994)  relating  to
 secondary  offering  of  the Common Stock  of  Archer  Daniels
 Midland Company.

 Registration Statement No. 33-56223 on Form S-3 dated  October
 28, 1994 as amended by Amendment No. 1 dated December 27, 1994
 (definitive  Prospectus dated December 30, 1994)  relating  to
 secondary  offering  of  the Common Stock  of  Archer  Daniels
 Midland Company.

 Registration Statement No. 333-13233 on Form S-3 dated October
 1,  1996 as amended by Amendment No. 1 dated November 8, 1996,
 Amendment No. 2 dated March 20, 1997 and Amendment No. 3 dated
 March  31,  1997 (definitive Prospectus dated April  1,  1997)
 relating  to secondary offering of the Common Stock of  Archer
 Daniels Midland Company.

 Registration  Statement No. 333-31623 on Form S-3  dated  July
 18,  1997  as amended by Amendment No. 1 dated July 29,  1997,
 (definitive  Prospectus  dated August  5,  1997)  relating  to
 secondary  offering  of  the Common Stock  of  Archer  Daniels
 Midland Company.

 Registration Statement No. 333-48903 on Form S-3  dated  March
 30,  1998 relating to Debt Securities and Warrants to purchase
 Debt Securities of Archer Daniels Midland Company.

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 Registration Statement No. 333-51381 on Form S-8 dated  April
 29,  1998 relating to the Archer Daniels Midland Company 1996
 Stock Option Plan.

 Registration  Statement  No.  333-68339  on  Form  S-3  dated
 December 3, 1998 as amended by Amendment No. 1 dated December
 10,  1998 relating to secondary offering of the common  stock
 of Archer Daniels Midland Company.

 Registration Statement No. 333-75073 on Form S-8 dated  March
 26,  1999  relating to the ADM Employee Stock Ownership  Plan
 for  Salaried Employees and the ADM Employee Stock  Ownership
 Plan for Hourly Employees.

 Registration  Statement No. 333-37690 on Form S-8  dated  May
 23,  2000  relating  to  the Archer Daniels  Midland  Company
 Incentive Compensation Plan.

 Registration  Statement No. 333-37694 on Form S-8  dated  May
 23,  2000  relating to the ADM Employee Stock Ownership  Plan
 for  Salaried Employees and the ADM Employee Stock  Ownership
 Plan for Hourly Employees.

 Registration Statement No. 333-42612 on Form S-8  dated  July
 31, 2000, as amended by Post-Effective No. 1 dated August  8,
 2000,  relating to the ADM 401(k) Plan for Salaried Employees
 and the ADM 401(k) Plan for Hourly Employees.






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St. Louis, Missouri
September 22, 2000

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