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Exhibit 23.1
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
The Board of Directors
Purina Mills, Inc. and Subsidiaries
We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statement on
Form S-8 of Purina Mills, Inc. of our report dated March 10, 2000, relating to
the consolidated balance sheets of Purina Mills, Inc. and Subsidiaries as of
December 31, 1999 and 1998 and the related consolidated statements of
operations, stockholder's equity, and cash flows for the year ended December 31,
1999 and for the period March 13, 1998 through December 31, 1998.
/s/ KPMG LLP
St. Louis, Missouri
September 14, 2000
