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                                                                    Exhibit 23.1

                      CONSENT OF KPMG CARDENAS DOSAL, S.C.

The Board of Directors and Stockholders
Corn Products International, Inc.


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration 
Statements on Form S-8 (Nos. 333-71573, 333-43525 and 333-43479) of Corn 
Products International, Inc., of our report, dated January 30, 1998, on the 
consolidated financial statements of Arancia-CPC, S.A. de C.V. and subsidiary 
as of and for the year ended December 31, 1997 included herein, appearing in 
this Form 8-K/A.





Guadalajara, Mexico
February 12, 1999