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Issuer:     Archer-Daniels-Midland Co (ADM)
CIK:        0000007084
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-09-23T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-25-213422
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.55
Item codes: 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

ADM and Alltech form North American animal feed JV; ADM contributes 11 mills, Alltech 33 mills, launch Q1 2026
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- Alltech will contribute Hubbard Feeds (18 US mills) and Masterfeeds (15 Canada mills); ADM contributes 11 US feed mills.
- JV will be majority-owned by Alltech with equal board representation; ADM to deconsolidate complete feed business.
- Transaction expected to close and JV launch in Q1 2026; no material impact on ADM's 2025 results.
- ADM's Nutrition segment plans to focus on higher-margin specialty ingredients; retains premix and additive businesses.
- Alltech retains Ridley Block Operations and specialty ingredients; both parents will be suppliers to JV.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/7084/000119312525213422/0001193125-25-213422-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/7084/000119312525213422/d72799d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-213422

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