NEW YORK (Standard&Poor's) Oct. 17, 2012--Standard&Poor's Ratings Services said today it is assigning its 'A' rating to Archer Daniels Midland Co.'s (ADM; A/Negative/A-1) newly issued $570.4 million senior unsecured debentures due 2043. The face value of the debentures reflects the sum total of tendered exchanges of various principal amounts outstanding under a series of existing ADM debentures in accordance with ADM's 144A offering memorandum dated Sept. 14, 2012, amended on Sept. 28, 2012. The ratings on ADM reflect our opinion that the company has a "strong" business risk profile and "intermediate" financial risk profile. Key credit factors in our assessment of the company's business risk profile include its global market positions in agribusiness, its track record
