EXHIBIT 23.3


                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of
Cenex Harvest States Cooperatives on Form S-2 of our report dated March 21, 2001
on the consolidated financial statements of Ventura Foods, LLC and subsidiary,
appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K/A of Cenex Harvest States
Cooperatives for the year ended August 31, 2000 and to the reference to us under
the heading "Experts" in the Prospectus, which is part of this Registration
Statement.


/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Los Angeles, California

July 16, 2001