EXHIBIT 23

Independent Auditors' Consent

The Dow Chemical Company:

    We consent to the incorporation by reference of our report dated February 6, 2001 appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of The Dow Chemical Company for the year ended December 31, 2000, in the following Registration Statements of The Dow Chemical Company:

Form S-3:
Nos.	33-37052
	33-52980
	333-88617
Form S-4:
No.	333-88443
Form S-8:
Nos.	2-44789
	2-64560
	33-21748
	33-37345
	33-51453
	33-52841
	33-56138
	33-56140
	33-58205
	33-61795
	333-27379
	333-27381
	333-33254
	333-40271
	333-43730
	333-49183
	333-55046
	333-88443
	333-91027

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Midland, Michigan
March 9, 2001

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