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EXHIBIT 23
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Deloitte & Touche LLP
Two Prudential Plaza
180 North Stetson Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60601
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
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We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement Nos. 333-
69601, 333-39012, and 333-68355 of John Deere Capital Corporation on Form S-3 of
our report dated November 21, 2000, appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K
of John Deere Capital Corporation for the year ended October 31, 2000, and to
the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in the Prospectuses, which are
part of such Registration Statements.
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Chicago, Illinois
January 15, 2001