
                                
                                                   EXHIBIT 23.2
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                INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
                                
                                   
We consent to the use in this Amendment No. 2 to Registration 
Statement No. 333-19109 of Cadiz Land Company, Inc. of our report
dated September 20, 1996 (which expresses an unqualified opinion 
and includes an explanatory paragraph referring to Sun World's 
bankruptcy and reorganization) with respect to the consolidated 
financial statements of Sun World International, Inc. for the years 
ended December 31, 1995 and 1994, appearing in the Prospectus, which 
is a part of this Registration Statement, and to the reference to
us under the heading "Experts" in such Prospectus.




/S/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP


Fresno, California
May 6, 1997
    


