Court OKs ADM buying MCP, spinoff venture - Newsline - Brief Article

Rural Cooperatives, Sept-Oct, 2003 by Patrick Duffey

The disputed sale of Minnesota Corn Processors (MCP) in Marshall, Minn., to Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) of Decatur, Ill., has cleared its final hurdle with approval of the deal by a federal judge in Washington, D.C. Despite objections from a group of law professors and economists, District Judge John Bates said the modified agreement met U.S. Justice Department objections and the sale was in the public interest. To case market-concentration concerns, the pact requires MCP to dissolve its joint venture with Corn Products International to market corn syrup and high-fructose corn syrup. The conditions had been met at the end of 2002. ADM had gained a strong share in the syrup and ethanol markets from purchasing MCP and its joint venture.

ADM has been operating MCP since last September.

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