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POWER OF ATTORNEY


	KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, in his capacity
 as a director of REX American Resources Corporation, a Delaware corporation
 (the "Company"), hereby constitutes and appoints Edward M. Kress, his true
 and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and
 resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities:  (i) to sign all of the Company's Forms 3, 4 and 5 and other
forms and reports required under Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange
 Act of 1934 (the "Act") and the rules thereunder; (ii) to file such
forms and reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission and any
stock exchange or similar authority; and (iii) to take any other action of
 any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion
 of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of,
or legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the
documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned
 pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall
 contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve
 in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.

	The undersigned hereby grants such attorney-in-fact full power
 and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever
requisite, necessary or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the
rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes
as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full
power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that such attorney-in-fact or his substitute(s) shall lawfully do
or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights
and powers herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing
attorney-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the
undersigned, is not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the
undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Act.

     	This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect
 until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5
 or other forms or reports under Section 16(a) of the Act with respect
to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued
by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed
writing delivered to the foregoing attorney-in-fact.

     	IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this
instrument on this 25th day of June, 2014.

 					/s/ J. Dennis Hastert__
					J. Dennis Hastert

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