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<LEGEND>
Summary financial information extracted from the consolidated balance sheet of
Corn Products International, Inc. at September 30, 2000 and the consolidated
statement of income for the nine months ended September 30, 2000.
</LEGEND>
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<PERIOD-START> JAN-01-2000
<PERIOD-END> SEP-30-2000
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0
0
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<TOTAL-REVENUES> 0
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<OTHER-EXPENSES> 0
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<INCOME-CONTINUING> 35,500
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<EPS-BASIC> 1.01
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