LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY


KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, Donald L. Mennel, the undersigned, of
3020 Stuart Rd. (address), City of Fostoria, County of Wood, State of Ohio,
hereby make, constitute and appoint each of Mary J. Schroeder, Nicholas C.
Conrad, and Russell J. Mitchell each of The Andersons, Inc., 480 W. Dussel
Drive, Maumee, Ohio 43537,  my true and lawful limited attorney-in-fact for me
and in my name, place and stead,  giving severally unto said Mary J. Schroeder,
Nicholas C. Conrad, and Russell J. Mitchell  full power individually to (i)
execute and to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") as my
limited attorney-in-fact, any and all SEC Forms 3, 4, 5 or 144 required to be
filed under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
each as amended,  and (ii) execute and deliver any and all exercise orders,
certificates, commitments and other agreements necessary or appropriate in
connection with any exercise of my stock options for shares in The Andersons,
Inc., do any and all other acts to effectuate the foregoing, and execute and
submit all SEC filings necessary or appropriate in connection therewith, in
connection with my beneficial ownership of equity securities of The Andersons,
Inc., or  options for such equity securities,  for the calendar years 2010, and
2011.

The rights, powers, and authority of each limited power of attorney-in-fact
herein granted shall commence and be in full force and effect as of the date
hereof; and such rights, powers, and authority shall remain in full force and
effect thereafter through and including January 6, 2012.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Limited Power of Attorney
as of this __11th_ day of _December__, 2009.

                            __Donald L. Mennel___
                             (Signature)

State of Ohio     )
		  )  ss
County of Seneca  )

	On this __11th_ day of __December_, 2009, before me a notary public in and for
said state, personally appeared Donald L. Mennel , to me personally known, who
being duly sworn, acknowledged that he/she had executed the foregoing instrument
for purposes therein mentioned and set forth.

                                ____Lois Arnold__
				NOTARY PUBLIC

My Commission Expires:
____02/25/2013__