8-K

                             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) August 9, 2006


                         Seaboard Corporation
        (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


      Delaware                       1-3390                 04-2260388
(State or other jurisdiction of    (Commission           (I.R.S. Employer
 incorporation or organization)    File Number)        Identification No.)


9000 W. 67th Street, Shawnee Mission, Kansas                66202
  (Address of principal executive offices)               (Zip Code)


 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)    (913) 676-8800


                            Not Applicable
    (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)


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Item 2.02.  Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On August 9, 2006, Registrant issued a press release announcing earnings
for the quarter ended July 1, 2006.  The full text of this press release is
included as exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference in this Current
Report on Form 8-K.

In  accordance  with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K,  the  information
furnished  pursuant  to Item 2.02 shall not be deemed  to  be  "filed"  for
purposes  of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as  amended
(the  "Exchange  Act"),  or otherwise subject to the  liabilities  of  that
section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference  in
any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except as shall be
expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing. The information
furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 shall not be deemed an admission as to  the
materiality of any information in this report on Form 8-K that is  required
to be disclosed solely to satisfy the requirements of Regulation FD.

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c)  Exhibits

     Registrant hereby furnishes the following exhibit pursuant to Item
     2.02:

     99.1 Press release of Seaboard Corporation dated August 9, 2006
          announcing earnings for the quarter ended July 1, 2006.


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                                 SIGNATURE


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.




                           DATE:  August 9, 2006

                           Seaboard Corporation

                           by: /s/ Robert L. Steer
                               Robert L. Steer, Senior Vice President,
                               Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

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EX-99.1

                                                               Exhibit 99.1

                               PRESS RELEASE
                            REPORT OF EARNINGS

                                                             August 9, 2006
                                                    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 July 1, 2006 and  July  2,
2005, in thousands of dollars except per share amounts.

                                  Three Months Ended      Six Months Ended
                                   July 1,   July 2,      July 1,    July 2,
                                    2006      2005         2006       2005

Net sales                     $  688,937   $  736,962  $1,324,510  $1,450,289


Net earnings                  $   69,190   $   62,584  $  120,730  $  131,261

Net earnings per common share $    54.85   $    49.87  $    95.71  $   104.59

Average number of shares
 outstanding                   1,261,367    1,255,054   1,261,367   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.