EXHIBIT 99
                                                                 
                             EXHIBIT INDEX

     The following exhibits are filed as a part of this Amendment No. 1 to the
Registration Statement on Form S-1.  Certain of these exhibits are incorporated 
by reference.


Exhibit No.                            Description of Exhibits         Page No.

        UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT:

   1.A    Underwriting Agreement between Farmland Industries, Inc. and Farmland
          Securities Company, dated December 6, 1989.  (Incorporated by
          Reference - Form S-1 No. 33-56821 filed December 12, 1994)

        1.A(1) Amendment, dated December 5, 1994, to the agreement, dated
               December 6, 1989 between Farmland Industries, Inc. and Farmland
               Securities Company.  (Incorporated by Reference - Form S-1 No.
               33-56821, filed December 12, 1994)

   1.B    Sales Agency Agreement between Farmland Industries, Inc. and American
          Heartland  Investment, Inc., dated December 29, 1993.(Incorporated by
          Reference - Form S-1 No. 33-56821, filed December 12, 1994)

        ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS:

   3.A    Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of Farmland Industries, Inc.
          effective December 5, 1996.  (Incorporated by Reference - Form 10-Q,
          filed January 14, 1997)

      INSTRUMENTS DEFINING THE RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS, INCLUDING
      INDENTURES:

* 4.(i)A     Form of Trust Indenture with UMB Bank, National
             Association, providing for issuance of unsubordinated debt
             securities, including form of Demand Loan Certificates.

* 4.(i)B     Form of Trust Indenture with Commerce Bank, National Association,
             providing for issuance of subordinated debt
             securities, including forms of Ten-Year Bond, Series A, Ten-Year
             Bond, Series B, Five-Year Bond, Series C, Five-Year Bond, Series D,
             Ten-Year Monthly Income Bond, Series E, Ten-Year Monthly Income
             Bond, Series F, Five-Year Monthly Income Bond, Series G and Five-
             Year Monthly Income Bond, Series H.

   4.(ii)A   Syndicated Credit Facility between Farmland Industries, Inc. and
             various banks dated May 15, 1996, (Incorporated by Reference - Form
             10-Q filed July 15, 1996)

        4.(ii)A(1)     First Amendment dated May 14, 1997 (including
                       Exhibits A, B, C, D and Schedule 101A) to
                       Syndicated Credit Facility dated May 15, 1996
                       between Farmland Industries, Inc. and various
                       banks.  (Incorporated by Reference - Form 10-K
                       filed November 7, 1997)

     Certain instruments relating to long-term debt not being registered have
     been omitted in accordance with Item 601(b)(4)(iii) of Regulation S-K.
     Registrant will furnish a copy of any such instrument to the Commission
     upon its request.

*5    Opinion of Robert B. Terry, Vice President and General Counsel of
      Farmland Industries, Inc. re Legality

      MATERIAL CONTRACTS:

      LEASE CONTRACTS:

 10.(i)A  Leveraged lease dated September 6, 1991, among the First National
          Bank of Chicago, not individually but solely as Trustee for AT&T
          Commercial Finance Corporation, The Boatmen's National Bank of St.
          Louis, Firstier Bank, N.A. and Norwest Bank Minnesota, National
          Association and Farmland Industries, Inc. in the amount of
          $73,153,000. (Incorporated by Reference - Form SE, filed December 3,
          1991)

 10.(i)B  Leveraged lease dated March 17, 1977, among the First National Bank
          of Commerce as Trustee for General Electric Credit Corporation as
          Beneficiary and Farmland Industries, Inc. in the amount of
          $51,909,257.90.  (Incorporated by Reference - Form S-1, No. 2-60372,
          effective December 22, 1977)


      MANAGEMENT REMUNERATIVE PLANS:

 10.(iii)A     Employee Variable Compensation Plan (September 1, 1997 - 
               August 31, 1998).  (Incorporated by Reference - Form 10-K 
               filed November 7, 1997)

 10.(iii)B     Farmland Industries, Inc. Management Long-Term Incentive Plan
               (Effective September 1, 1993) (Incorporated by Reference - 
               Form 10-K, filed November 28, 1995)

      10.(iii)B(1) Exhibit E (Fiscal years 1997 through 1999)  (Incorporated by
                   Reference - Form 10-K filed November 7, 1997)

      10.(iii)B(2) Exhibit F (Fiscal years 1998 through 2000) (Incorporated by
                   Reference - Form 10-K filed November 7, 1997)

 10.(iii)C     Farmland Industries, Inc. Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan
               (Effective January 1, 1994) (Incorporated by Reference - 
               Form 10-K, filed November 28, 1995)

      10.(iii)C(1) Resolution Approving the Revision of Appendix A and Appendix
                   A (Incorporated by Reference - Form 10-K, filed November 27,
                   1996)

 10.(iii)D     Farmland Industries, Inc. Executive Deferred Compensation Plan 
               (As Amended and Restated Effective November 1, 1996)  
               (Incorporated by Reference - Form 10-K, filed November 27, 1996)

**12  Computation of Ratios

 21   Subsidiaries of the Registrant . (Incorporated by Reference - Form 10-K
      filed November 7, 1997)

      CONSENTS OF EXPERTS AND COUNSEL:

 *23.A Independent Auditors' Consent
 
 *23.B Consent of Special Tax Counsel

 *23.C Consent of Qualified Independent Underwriter

 *23.D Consent of Robert B. Terry, Vice President and General Counsel of
       Farmland Industries, Inc. (included in Exhibit 5)

**24   Power of Attorney

**25.A Statement of Eligibility of Trustee and Qualification of UMB Bank,
      National Association Trustee, Form T-1.

**25.B Statement of Eligibility of Trustee and Qualification of Commerce Bank,
      National Association as Trustee, Form T-1.

*  Filed herewith
** Previously filed (Form S-1, No. 333-40759 filed November 21, 1997)