Exhibit 99.1

                               PRESS RELEASE
                            REPORT OF EARNINGS

                                                            August 12, 2009
                                                    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 three months ended July 4, 2009  and  June
28, 2008, in thousands of dollars except per share amounts.

                                       Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended
                                       July 4,   June 28,    July 4,   June 28,
                                        2009       2008       2009       2008

Net sales                           $  869,830 $  999,951 $1,787,398 $1,993,619

Net earnings attributable to
 Seaboard                           $   26,919 $   20,963 $   42,892 $   90,990


Net earnings per common share       $    21.76 $    16.85 $    34.64 $    73.14

Average number of shares outstanding 1,237,010  1,243,909  1,238,126  1,244,055


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   the  Quarterly  Report  on  Form  10-Q  on  its  website   at
http://www.seaboardcorp.com/investor-sec.aspx.