Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT
CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
American Vanguard Corporation
Newport Beach, California
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus constituting a part of this Registration Statement of our report dated March 7, 2003, relating to the consolidated financial statements and schedules of American Vanguard Corporation appearing in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ending December 31, 2002.
/s/ BDO SEIDMAN, LLP
Los Angeles, CA
September 29, 2003