ADM Announces Investments to Significantly Increase Throughput of Optima, Oklahoma, Grain Elevator

Upgrades will more efficiently connect American farmers to growing livestock markets

• Construction already beginning on multimillion-dollar investment in ADM's Optima, Oklahoma, elevator
• Enhancements expected to significantly increase throughput for corn as well as corn gluten feed pellets
• Optima facility plays a key role in ADM's logistical network, receiving crops and products from around the country for delivery to customers in the Panhandle region
• Project completion expected by mid-year 2027

OPTIMA, Oklahoma - ADM (NYSE: ADM), a global leader in innovative solutions from nature, today announced a multimillion-dollar investment to increase throughput at its Optima, Oklahoma, grain elevator.

The investment is designed to help the facility move higher volumes of grain and feed products more efficiently, strengthening the movement of grain and feed products through ADM's North American supply chain.

By reducing train unload times by roughly 50 percent, these upgrades are expected to significantly increase the facility's throughput of both corn and corn gluten feed pellets.

In order to achieve this, the project will add:
• 150 cars of additional track capacity
• 1 new rail unloading pit with two hard car diggers

"ADM's vast North American logistics network connects tens of thousands of farmers to markets, and our Optima facility plays a critical role in connecting grain and feed products from across the country to livestock markets in the Panhandle region," said Tim McHenry, vice president, North America Grain & Feed. "Optima serves one of the country's largest livestock-feeding regions, and we continue to see demand increasing, making efficient movement of grain and feed ingredients especially important. These investments will help us continue to set the competitive standard by moving American farmers' crops more efficiently while strengthening the supply chain that serves livestock producers across the region."

"The Optima project reflects our commitment to continuously improving the way we operate," said Michael Means, ADM's vice president of North American Milling and Ag Services Operations. "We're not just adding capacity; we're making the entire unloading process safer, more reliable and more efficient. These improvements will help our teams move more grain with greater consistency while providing the flexibility to meet our customers' needs as demand continues to grow."

The project is expected to be completed by mid-year 2027.

About ADMADM unlocks the power of nature to enrich the quality of life. We're an essential global agricultural supply chain manager and processor, providing food security by connecting local needs with global capabilities. We're a premier human and animal nutrition provider, offering one of the industry's broadest portfolios of ingredients and solutions from nature. We're a trailblazer in health and well-being, with an industry-leading range of products for consumers looking for new ways to live healthier lives. We're a cutting-edge innovator, guiding the way to a future of new bio-based consumer and industrial solutions. And we're leading in business-driven sustainability efforts that support a strong agricultural sector, resilient supply chains, and a vast and growing bioeconomy. Around the globe, our expertise and innovation are meeting critical needs from harvest to home. Learn more at https://www.adm.com.

About ADM in the Region
ADM has nearly 1,200 employees across Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas. The company's footprint in the region includes nearly 20 production facilities, 20 crop procurement locations, a trucking terminal and an ocean port.

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