ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CO
SC 13D/A, 2000-10-03
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                          UNITED STATES
               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                     Washington, D.C. 20549

                          SCHEDULE 13D

            Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                       (Amendment No. 5)*

    Imperial Sugar Company (f/k/a Imperial Holly Corporation)
  _____________________________________________________________
                        (Name of Issuer)

                          COMMON STOCK
  _____________________________________________________________
                 (Title of Class of Securities)

                           453096-10-9
         ______________________________________________
                         (CUSIP Number)

   D. J. Smith, Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel,
                 Archer-Daniels-Midland Company,
     4666 Faries Parkway, P. O. Box 1470, Decatur, IL 62525,
                    Telephone:  (217)424-5200
 ______________________________________________________________
   (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to
               Receive Notices and Communications)

                       September 29, 2000
       ___________________________________________________
     (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If  the  filing  person  has  previously  filed  a  statement  on
Schedule  13G to report the acquisition which is the  subject  of
this  Schedule  13D,  and  is filing  this  schedule  because  of
Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box __.

Check the following box if a fee is being paid with the statement
___.   (A  fee is not required only if the reporting person:  (1)
has  a  previous statement on file reporting beneficial ownership
of more than five percent of the class of securities described in
Item  1;  and  (2)  has  filed  no amendment  subsequent  thereto
reporting  beneficial ownership of five percent or less  of  such
class.) (See Rule 13d-7.)

Note:  Six  copies  of  this statement, including  all  exhibits,
should be filed with the commission.  See Rule 13d-1(a) for other
parties to whom copies are to be sent.

*  The  remainder of this cover page shall be filled  out  for  a
reporting  person's initial filing on this form with  respect  to
the subject class of Securities, and for any subsequent amendment
containing information which would alter disclosures provided  in
a prior cover page.

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This  information required on the remainder of  this  cover  page
shall  not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section  18
of  the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934  ("Act")  or  otherwise
subject  to the liabilities of that Section of the Act but  shall
be  subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see  the
Notes).


1    NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
     S. S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

     Archer-Daniels-Midland Company
     I.R.S. Identification No. 41-0129150

2    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP *   (a)__
                                                          (b)__

3    SEC USE ONLY


4    SOURCE OF FUNDS *
     N/A

5    CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED
     PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(E)  __x__
     Ref. Appendix I

6    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
     Delaware

                     7    SOLE VOTING POWER
                          Ref. Item 13
     NUMBER OF
      SHARES
   BENEFICIALLY
     OWNED BY
       EACH
     REPORTING
      PERSON
       WITH
                     8    SHARED VOTING POWER
                          Ref. Item 13

                     9    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                          Ref. Item 13

                     10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                          Ref. Item 13

11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
     Ref. Item 13

12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW(11)EXCLUDES
     CERTAIN SHARES * __

13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
     Less than 5%

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14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *
     CO

* SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!


Signature

     After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief,  I  certify  that  the  information  set  forth  in  this
Statement is true, complete and correct.

     Dated:    October 3, 2000

                              ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY

                              /s/D. J. SMITH
                              By:  D. J. Smith
                               Its Vice President, Secretary  and
General Counsel

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                           APPENDIX I

      On October 15, 1996, the Company pled guilty to a two count
information in the Northern District of Illinois pursuant  to  an
agreement  with  the  Department of  Justice.   This  information
states  that  the Company engaged in anticompetitive  conduct  in
connection  with  the  sale  of  lysine  and  citric  acid.    In
connection with its agreement this Company paid the United States
a fine of $70 million with respect to lysine and $30 million with
respect to citric acid.

      On  May 27, 1998, the Company pled guilty to a three  count
indictment  in  the  Federal  Court  of  Canada  pursuant  to  an
agreement  with  Director of Investigation and Research  and  the
Attorney  General  of Canada.  The indictment  alleged  that  the
Company  engaged  in anticompetitive conduct in  connection  with
lysine  and citric acid.  The Company paid a fine of $16  million
(Canadian Dollars).





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