EXHIBIT 23b
















































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                     CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
                                     
                                     
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement
(Form S-8) pertaining to the Tyson Foods, Inc. Amended and Restated
Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan of our reports dated November 14, 1994, with
respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedules of Tyson
Foods, Inc. included or incorporated by reference in the Annual Report
(Form 10-K) for the year ended October 1, 1994, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.






/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
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    Ernst & Young LLP
    January 27, 1995
    Little Rock, Arkansas



































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