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) November 3, 2008


                         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)                    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 November 3, 2008, Registrant issued a press release announcing earnings
for the quarter ended September 27, 2008.  The full text of this press
release is included as exhibit 99.1 to 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, and the related press release included  as
exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report, 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 of 1933, as amended, 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, and such exhibit,
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 November 3, 2008
          announcing earnings for the quarter ended September 27, 2008.

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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:  November 3, 2008

                           Seaboard Corporation

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

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EX-99.1

                                                               Exhibit 99.1

                               PRESS RELEASE
                            REPORT OF EARNINGS

                                                         September 27, 2008
                                                    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  September  27,  2008  and
September 29, 2007, in thousands of dollars except per share amounts.

                            Three Months Ended          Nine Months Ended
                        September 27, September 29, September 27, September 29,
                             2008          2007          2008          2007

Net sales                $1,131,691    $  801,328    $3,125,310    $2,272,695

Net earnings             $   32,905    $   52,572    $  123,895    $  144,584


Net earnings per common
 share                   $    26.47    $    41.75    $    99.62    $   114.69

Average number of shares
 outstanding              1,243,015     1,259,091     1,243,706     1,260,605


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
http://www.seaboardcorp.com/investors/Annual.aspx.