EXHIBIT 99.1

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                     SECTION 1350 OF CHAPTER 63 OF TITLE 18
                     OF THE UNITED STATES CODE AS CREATED BY
                         THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


         I, Samuel C. Scott III, the Chief Executive Officer of Corn Products
International, Inc., certify that (i) the report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly
period ended September 30, 2002 as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on the date hereof (the "Report") fully complies with the
requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
and (ii) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Corn
Products International, Inc.


/s/ Samuel C. Scott III          .
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Samuel C. Scott III
Chief Executive Officer
November 12, 2002




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