Exhibit 23

BKD, LLP
Certified Public Accountants
Twelve Wyandotte Plaza
120 West 12th Street, Suite 1200
Kansas City, MO 64105-1936
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               CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

The Board of Directors
Midwest Grain Products, Inc.
Atchison, Kansas

     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  August 1, 2001,  relating  to the
consolidated balance sheets of Midwest Grain Products,  Inc. as of June 30, 2001
and 2000,  and the  related  consolidated  statements  of income,  stockholders'
equity and cash flows for each of the three  years in the period  ended June 30,
2001,  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, 2001,
and of our report dated August 1, 2001,  with regard to the financial  statement
schedule that is included in such Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2001. We
also  consent to the  reference  to our firm under the heading  "Experts" in the
Prospectus to the Registration Statement.



                                                /s/ BKD, LLP


Kansas City, Missouri
September 10, 2000