8-K/A

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               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                    Washington, D.C. 20549


                         FORM 8-K/A

The purpose of this Amendment is to attach Exhibit 20 which was
inadvertently left off of the original filing.

                            CURRENT REPORT

              PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 10, 1995

                 ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY
        (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


       Delaware                1-44                  41-0129150
    (State or other          (Commission          (I.R.S.
Employer
     jurisdiction       File Number)         Identification
No.)
     of incorporation)



                      4666 Faries Parkway
                       Decatur, Illinois           62526
         (Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

        Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
217/424-5200

                                Not Applicable
        (Former name or former address, if changed since last
report)

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                           SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


                                   ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND
COMPANY




______________________________
                                          /s/R. P. Reising
                                   R. P. Reising
                                   Vice President, Secretary
                                   and General Counsel
Dated: July 26, 1995

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                          EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.              Exhibit                  Form of
     Filing

20             Press releases of the Company      Electronic
dated July 19, 1995 and       Transmission
                   July 20, 1995
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EX-20

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                                   EXHIBIT 20

July 19, 1995                                       FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE


                     ADM ANNOUNCES ELECTION OF GAYLORD O. COAN
                TO ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND FORMS LAW
COMMITTEE


     The Archer Daniels Midland Company today announced the
election of Gaylord O. Coan to its Board of Directors.

     Mr. Coan is the President and Chief Operating Officer of
Gold Kist Inc., a farmer-owned cooperative in Atlanta, Georgia.
Gold Kist Inc. is one of the most important coops in the world.
Mr. Coan brings over 30 years of experience in the agricultural
field to the Board of Directors.  He holds a B.S. Degree from
the University of Georgia, Athens Georgia in Agricultural
Economics.

     The Board of Directors unanimously voted to form a
committee of nine outside directors to direct the Company's
response to matters related to the government investigation of
the high fructose corn syrup, citric acid and lysine industries
and certain related civil suits.  The Committee will be co-
chaired by the Right Honorable M. Brian Mulroney and John H.
Daniels, and will consist of Shreve M. Archer, Jr., Ralph Bruce,
Ray A. Goldberg, F. Ross Johnson, Mrs. Nelson A. Rockefeller,
John K. Vanier and O. Glenn Webb.

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July 20, 1995                                        FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE


                         ADM DIRECTORS AUTHORIZE
                        SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAM


     Directors of Archer Daniels Midland Company voted to
authorize the purchase of up to 20 million shares of the
Company's issued and outstanding common stock.  The program will
continue for a period of up to 24 months and the stock purchased
will be used for acquisitions, contributions to company pension
plans or for treasury stock.

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