EXHIBIT 23.1


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the use in this Registration Statement on Form S-2 of our
report dated October 20, 2000, except for Note 11, as to which the date is June
29, 2001, relating to the financial statements of Cenex Harvest States
Cooperatives, which appears in such Registration Statement. We also consent to
the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-2 of our
reports dated October 20, 2000, relating to the financial statements of the
Oilseed Processing and Refining Defined Business Unit and the Wheat Milling
Defined Business Unit which appears in Cenex Harvest States Cooperatives' Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended August 31, 2000. We also consent to the
reference under the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Minneapolis, Minnesota
July 16, 2001