EXHIBIT 23.1
                                                    ----------------

                 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
                                  
   
                                  
We hereby consent to the use in the Prospectus constituting part of
this Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement on Form S-4 
(No. 333-31103) of Sun World International, Inc. of our report 
dated March 7, 1997, except for Notes 7 and 13, which are as of April 16, 
1997, relating to the financial statements of Cadiz Land Company, Inc., 
which appears in such Prospectus.  We also consent to the application of 
such report to the Financial Statement Schedules for the nine months ended
December 31, 1996 and the two years ended March 31,1996 listed under
Item 21(b) of this Registration Statement when such schedules are read
in conjunction with the financial statements referred to in our report. 
The audits referred to in such report also included these schedules. 
We also consent to the use of our reports dated November 22 1996 and
February 28, 1997, except for Note 12, which is as of April 16, 1997,
relating to the financial statements of Sun World International, Inc.,
which appear in such Prospectus.  We also consent to the references to
us under the headings "Experts" and "Selected Financial Data" in such
Prospectus.  However, it should be noted that Price Waterhouse LLP has
not prepared or certified such "Selected Financial Data."



/s/  Price Waterhouse LLP
- -------------------------      
      Price Waterhouse LLP


Los Angeles, California 
October 6, 1997