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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size="4">UNITED STATES<br>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION</font></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'>Washington, D.C. 20549</p>





<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size="4">FORM 8-K</font></p>









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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b>CURRENT REPORT</b></p>



<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'>Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</p>



<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'>Date of Report (Date of earliest
event reported) December 16, 2003</p>





<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b>FARMLAND INDUSTRIES, INC.<br>
</b>Debtor-in-possession as of May
31, 2002<br>
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its
charter)</p>







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(Registrant's telephone number, including area
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'>Not Changed<br>
(Former name or former address, if changed since
last report)</p>

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<p><b>ITEM 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Other Events.</b></p>



<p class=MDATabs align=left style='text-align:left'>On May 31, 2002, Farmland
Industries, Inc. and four of its subsidiaries, Farmland Foods, Inc., Farmland
Pipe Line Company, Farmland Transportation, Inc., and SFA, Inc., (collectively,
the &quot;Debtors&quot;) filed voluntary petitions for protection under Chapter
11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court,
Western District of Missouri (the &quot;Court&quot;) (Joint Case Number
02-50557-JWV).&nbsp; </p>



<p class=MDATabs align=left style='text-align:left'>On December 16, 2003, the
Court confirmed Debtors' Second Amended Joint Plan Of Reorganization, As Modified
(the &quot;Plan&quot;).&nbsp; We presently expect to consummate the Plan shortly after the
sale of our refinery and nitrogen fertilizer facility located in Coffeyville,
Kansas.&nbsp; That condition may be waived with the consent of the official
committee of our bondholders and the official committee of our unsecured
creditors, each appointed in our bankruptcy case.&nbsp; If we are unable to complete
the sale of our Coffeyville assets and if that condition is not waived, we
anticipate that the Plan would nonetheless be consummated no later than June
13, 2004.&nbsp; While we presently expect the sale of those assets to be completed
and the Plan to be consummated in the first quarter of 2004, we cannot assure
you when, if at all, the sale of those assets will occur or when the Plan will
be consummated.</p>



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<p align="center"><b>SIGNATURES</b></p>



<p class=MsoNormal style='page-break-after:avoid'>Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto
duly authorized.</p>







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  INDUSTRIES, INC.</p>
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  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;page-break-after:
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Farmland 8K
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest
event reported) December 16, 2003
FARMLAND INDUSTRIES, INC.
Debtor-in-possession as of May
31, 2002
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its
charter)
Kansas
001-11629
44-0209330
(State of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
12200 North Ambassador Drive
Kansas City, Missouri
64163-1244
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
816‑713‑7000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area
code)
Not Changed
(Former name or former address, if changed since
last report)
ITEM 5.           Other Events.
On May 31, 2002, Farmland
Industries, Inc. and four of its subsidiaries, Farmland Foods, Inc., Farmland
Pipe Line Company, Farmland Transportation, Inc., and SFA, Inc., (collectively,
the "Debtors") filed voluntary petitions for protection under Chapter
11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court,
Western District of Missouri (the "Court") (Joint Case Number
02-50557-JWV).
On December 16, 2003, the
Court confirmed Debtors' Second Amended Joint Plan Of Reorganization, As Modified
(the "Plan").  We presently expect to consummate the Plan shortly after the
sale of our refinery and nitrogen fertilizer facility located in Coffeyville,
Kansas.  That condition may be waived with the consent of the official
committee of our bondholders and the official committee of our unsecured
creditors, each appointed in our bankruptcy case.  If we are unable to complete
the sale of our Coffeyville assets and if that condition is not waived, we
anticipate that the Plan would nonetheless be consummated no later than June
13, 2004.  While we presently expect the sale of those assets to be completed
and the Plan to be consummated in the first quarter of 2004, we cannot assure
you when, if at all, the sale of those assets will occur or when the Plan will
be consummated.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto
duly authorized.
FARMLAND
  INDUSTRIES, INC.
(Registrant)
By:
/s/ STEVEN R. RHODES
Steven R. Rhodes
Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer
Date:  December 23, 2003
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