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Baird, Kurtz & Dobson
City Center Square
1100 Main Street, Suite 2700                       816 221-6300
Kansas City, Missouri 64105-2112               FAX 816 221-6380
www.bkd.com

                                   Exhibit 23

               CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

                             The Board of Directors
                          Midwest Grain Products, Inc.

     We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration  Statement No.
333-51849,  on Form S-8 and the related Prospectus dated May 5, 1998, of Midwest
Grain  Products,  Inc.  of our  report  dated  July 30,  1999,  relating  to the
consolidated balance sheets of Midwest Grain Products,  Inc. as of June 30, 1999
and 1998,  and the  related  consolidated  statements  of income,  stockholders'
equity and cash flows for each of the three  years in the period  ended June 30,
1999,  which report is  incorporated  by reference in the Annual  Report on Form
10-K of Midwest  Grain  Products,  Inc. for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1999,
and of our report dated July 30, 1999,  with regard to the  financial  statement
schedule that is included in such Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 1999. We
also  consent to the  reference  to our firm under the heading  "Experts" in the
Prospectus to the Registration Statement.


                                                     s/Baird, Kurtz & Dobson
                                                     BAIRD, KURTZ & DOBSON
                                                     Solutions for Success
Kansas City, Missouri
September 17, 1999
Member of Moores Rowland International