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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.
2-62630, 2-76637, 2-90384, 33-15949, 33-17990, 33-24397, 33-44294, 33-49740,
33-49742, 33-49762, 33-55551, 33-55549, 33-57897, 333-01477, 333-62665,
333-62669, and 333-46790 of Deere & Company on Form S-8 and in Registration
Statement Nos. 333-73317, 33-54149, 333-54165, 333-47264, 333-85087, and
333-95891 of Deere & Company on Form S-3 of our report dated November 21,
2000, appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Deere & Company 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 12, 2001
