Consent of Independent Accountants



We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of the Protein Technologies International, Inc. of our
report dated June 19, 2000 relating to the financial statements of the Protein
Technologies International Savings Investment Plan, which appears in this Form
11-K.



PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

St. Louis, Missouri
June 19, 2000