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                                                                    Exhibit 23.1


                               CONSENT OF KPMG LLP



The Board of Directors
Corn Products International, Inc.



We consent to incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on Forms
S-8 (No. 333-43479 and 333-43525) of Corn Products International, Inc. of our
report dated January 29, 1999, relating to the consolidated balance sheets of
Corn Products International, Inc. and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 1998 and
1997 and the related consolidated statements of income, stockholders' equity,
and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31,
1998 which report is incorporated by reference in the December 31, 1998 annual
report on Form 10-K of Corn Products International, Inc.


                                                       /s/ KPMG LLP




March 31, 1999
Chicago, Illinois