Exhibit 23.1


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the use in this Registration Statement on Form S-2 of our
report dated October 18, 2002 relating to the financial statements of Cenex
Harvest States Cooperatives which appear in such Registration Statement. We also
consent to the references to us under the heading, "Experts" in such
Registration Statement.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Minneapolis, Minnesota
December 17, 2002