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               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                    Washington, D.C. 20549
                           _________

                           FORM 8-K

                        CURRENT REPORT


            Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

               Securities Exchange Act of 1934


              Date of Report:  April 9, 2001
              (Date of earliest event reported)


                 D E E R E   &   C O M P A N Y
     (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

                           DELAWARE
       (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

                           1-4121
                   (Commission File Number)

                         36-2382580
               (IRS Employer Identification No.)

                    One John Deere Place
                   Moline, Illinois  61265
    (Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

                        (309)765-8000
    (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

          _______________________________________
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Item 9.  Regulation FD Disclosure.

         DEERE TO RELEASE MONTHLY RETAIL-SALES COMMENT

         Deere & Company today announced that it plans to
release commentary on March retail sales later this week. The
company's remarks will be posted on the Deere web site after
the monthly announcement of industry sales by the Equipment
Manufacturers Institute.  The EMI report is normally made
public on or shortly after the tenth day of the month.

         Deere's statement will provide comment about the EMI
data and other information concerning company retail sales of
farm machinery, construction equipment and commercial and
consumer equipment.

         The company's comments may be accessed on the
Internet at www.deere.com and will be available for several
days.  Other information regarding developments at Deere may
also be posted on the company web site from time to time.




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                           SIGNATURE


    Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereto duly
authorized.




                               DEERE & COMPANY



                               By: /s/ MICHAEL A. HARRING
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                                   Michael A. Harring,
                                   Secretary


Dated:  April 9, 2001


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