EXHIBIT 23.A INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT The Board of Directors Farmland Industries, Inc.: Our report dated October 20, 1995, contains an explanatory paragraph concerning income tax adjustments proposed by the Internal Revenue Service on the gain on sale of Terra Resources, Inc. We consent to the use of our reports included herein and to the references to our firm under the headings "Selected Consolidated Financial Data", and "Experts" in the Prospectus. KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP Kansas City, Missouri December 4, 1995