date:Oct 22, 2012
farmers with growing global demand for crops and food, particularly in Asia and the Middle East, Patricia Woertz, the ADM chief executive, said.
A deal would also promote a drive by ADM to boost its agricultural services and oilseeds operations by investing in key supply regions outside its native US, an expansion campaign which earlier this year took it into the auction for Canadian grain handler Viterra.
While ADM pulled out of the auction for Viterra on valuation grounds, leaving Glencore