Exhibit 23

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               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  August 4, 1998,  relating  to the
consolidated balance sheets of Midwest Grain Products,  Inc. as of June 30, 1998
and 1997,  and the  related  consolidated  statements  of income,  stockholders'
equity and cash flows for each of the three  years in the period  ended June 30,
1998,  which reports are  incorporated by reference in the Annual Report on Form
10-K of Midwest Grain Products, Inc. for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1998. We
also  consent to the  reference  to our firm under the heading  "Experts" in the
Prospectus to the Registration Statement.


                                                     Baird, Kurtz & Dobson  
                                                     BAIRD, KURTZ & DOBSON


Kansas City, Missouri
September 24, 1998

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