Exhibit 99.1

                               PRESS RELEASE
                            REPORT OF EARNINGS

                                                           November 4, 2005
                                                    Shawnee Mission, Kansas

The  following  is  a  report  of earnings for Seaboard  Corporation  (AMEX
symbol: SEB) with offices at 9000 West 67th Street, Shawnee Mission, Kansas
66202,  (the "Company"), for the quarters ended October 1, 2005 and October
2, 2004, in thousands of dollars except per share amounts.



                                     Three Months Ended    Nine Months Ended
                                   October 1, October 2,  October 1, October 2,
                                      2005       2004        2005       2004

Net sales                          $  636,779 $  667,462  $2,087,068 $1,995,444

Net earnings                       $   52,590 $   46,548  $  183,851 $  108,181


Earnings per common share

   Basic                           $    41.90 $    37.09  $   146.49 $    86.20

   Diluted                         $    41.69 $    37.09  $   146.24 $    86.20


Weighted average shares outstanding

   Basic                            1,255,123  1,255,054   1,255,077  1,255,054

   Diluted                          1,261,367  1,255,054   1,257,151  1,255,054


Notes to Report of Earnings:

Seaboard Corporation today filed its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q with the
United  States Securities and Exchange Commission.  Seaboard  has  provided
access   to  this  Quarterly  Report  on  Form  10-Q  on  its  website   at
www.seaboardcorp.com/Financials.aspx.