EXHIBIT 23(a)





                              CONSENT OF KPMG LLP



The Board of Directors
Corn Products International, Inc.:

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on
Form S-8 of Corn Products International, Inc. of our report dated January 28,
2003, relating to the consolidated balance sheets of Corn Products
International, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2002 and 2001, and the
related consolidated statements of income, stockholders' equity, comprehensive
income, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended
December 31, 2002, which report is included in the December 31, 2002 annual
report on Form 10-K of Corn Products International, Inc.  Our report contains an
explanatory paragraph that describes the Company's adoption of Statement of
Financial Accounting Standard (SFAS) No. 133 as of January 1, 2001 and SFAS No.
142 as of January 1, 2002.



Chicago, Illinois
May 28, 2003