CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
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Baird, Kurtz & Dobson
City Center Square
1100 Main Street, Suite 2700 816 221-6300
Kansas City, Missouri 64105-2112 FAX 816 221-6380
www.bkd.com
Exhibit 23
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
The Board of Directors
Midwest Grain Products, Inc.
We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement No.
333-51849, on Form S-8 and the related Prospectus dated May 5, 1998, of Midwest
Grain Products, Inc. of our report dated July 30, 1999, relating to the
consolidated balance sheets of Midwest Grain Products, Inc. as of June 30, 1999
and 1998, and the related consolidated statements of income, stockholders'
equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended June 30,
1999, which report is incorporated by reference in the Annual Report on Form
10-K of Midwest Grain Products, Inc. for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1999,
and of our report dated July 30, 1999, with regard to the financial statement
schedule that is included in such Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 1999. We
also consent to the reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the
Prospectus to the Registration Statement.
s/Baird, Kurtz & Dobson
BAIRD, KURTZ & DOBSON
Solutions for Success
Kansas City, Missouri
September 17, 1999
Member of Moores Rowland International