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                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


         We hereby consent to the use in the Prospectus constituting part of
this Registration Statement on Form S-4 of Trans-Resources, Inc. of our report
dated January 30, 1998 relating to the consolidated financial statements of
Cedar Chemical Corporation (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Trans-Resources, Inc.)
and its subsidiaries, which appears in such Prospectus. We also consent to the
reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Prospectus.


PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP

Memphis, Tennessee
   
May 12, 1998