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October 1, 2019
Via E-mail
Rajesh Kalathur
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Deere & Company
One John Deere Place
Moline, IL 61265
Re: Deere & Company
Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended October 28, 2018
Filed December 17, 2018
File No. 1-4121
Dear Mr. Kalathur:
We refer you to our comment letter dated September 9, 2019, regarding
business contacts
with Sudan, Syria and North Korea. We have completed our review of this subject
matter. We
remind you that the company and its management are responsible for the accuracy
and adequacy
of their disclosures, notwithstanding any review, comments, action or absence
of action by the
staff.
Sincerely,
/s/ Cecilia Blye
Cecilia Blye, Chief
Office of Global
Security Risk
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