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) December 21, 2011


                         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 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On  December  21, 2011, Terry J. Holton was appointed President  and  Chief
Executive Officer of Seaboard Foods LLC.

Item  5.02  Departure  of  Directors  or  Certain  Officers;  Election   of
Directors;  Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory  Arrangements  of
Certain Officers.

The  information  set  forth in Item 1.01 above is incorporated  herein  by
reference.

Item 8.01 Other Events

On December 21, 2011, Registrant issued a news release announcing that
Terry J. Holton was appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer of
Seaboard Foods LLC. The news release is attached here to as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)  Exhibits.

     Registrant hereby furnishes the following exhibit pursuant to Item
     8.01:

     99.1 News release of Seaboard Foods dated December 21, 2011 announcing
          Terry J. Holton named Seaboard Foods President and Chief Executive
          Officer.


                                 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: December 21, 2011

                           Seaboard Corporation

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

EX-99.1

                                                               Exhibit 99.1

News Release

Terry J. Holton Named Seaboard Foods President and Chief Executive Officer

SHAWNEE MISSION, KS (Dec. 21, 2011) - Seaboard Corporation announced  today
that  Terry  J.  Holton has been appointed President  and  Chief  Executive
Officer  of  Seaboard Foods LLC. Holton, with more than 30  years  of  pork
industry  experience, is a 17-year veteran of Seaboard Foods and  has  been
instrumental in leading the Company from a start-up operation in  the  mid-
1990s  to  a leading integrated food company producing and selling  premium
pork products throughout the United States and the world.

     Steve  Bresky,  President  and  Chief Executive  Officer  of  Seaboard
Corporation, says, "Terry brings with him a wealth of knowledge  about  the
pork  industry and has played an integral role in the success  of  Seaboard
Foods.  He believes in the strength and value of the integrated system  and
has  a  deep commitment to producing high-quality, consistent pork products
for our customers.  I'm confident he will continue to lead the company in a
direction  that  will  meet  and  exceed  our  domestic  and  international
customers'   expectations  and  will  continue  on  the  path  of   product
innovation, company integrity and customer value."

     Holton  joined Seaboard Foods in 1994 as Vice President  of  Processor
Sales  before the Company's Guymon, Oklahoma pork processing plant  opened,
and  played  a  key  role in developing customer-driven products  from  the
Company's beginning. As the Company grew, his responsibilities expanded  to
oversight  of  international, retail and food service sales and  marketing,
and  most  recently he's served as Seaboard Foods Senior Vice President  of
Sales and Marketing.

     Holton  succeeds Rod K. Brenneman, who was named President  and  Chief
Executive  Officer of Butterball, LLC, in September.  Seaboard  Corporation
owns  a  50-percent  non-controlling  voting  interest  in  Butterball   in
partnership with Maxwell Farms, LLC.

     During  Holton's  tenure, sales have grown to more than  $1.3  billion
annually,  and  the  Company  has become an industry  leader  in  supplying
premium  pork products to domestic and international markets. In  addition,
the  Company  expanded its business in both retail and  food  service,  and
introduced  the  PrairieFresh   Premium  Pork  brand  and  the  proprietary
PrairieFresh Prime  Cook-in Bag product line. In 2005, Seaboard Foods added
bacon  processing and processed meats sales with the purchase  of   Daily's
Premium Meats.

     Holton  says,  "I'm  excited to accept my new role with  the  Company.
Over the past 17 years, I've had the privilege to be part of Seaboard Foods
as  we've  built  a  reputation for unsurpassed  food  safety  and  quality
products.  I  commit to Seaboard Foods' employees and customers  to  remain
focused on delivering high-quality, consistent pork products, while working
collaboratively  to  bring value to our customers and  the  Seaboard  Foods
integrated food system."

     In  addition,  to  Holton's appointment, Gary  Louis  has  been  named
Executive  Vice President of Seaboard Foods and will report to Holton  with
leadership responsibilities for Live Operations and Business Services.   He
previously  held  the  position of Vice President  of  Integrated  Business
Strategies.   In addition, Duke Sand was promoted to Senior Vice  President
of   Sales  and  Marketing,  and  had  served  as  the  vice  president  of
international sales before assuming his new role.

     Seaboard  Foods, with headquarters in Shawnee Mission,  Kansas,  is  a
leading  integrated food company and a top exporter of U.S.  pork  to  more
than  30  countries. Pork products sold internationally bear  the  Seaboard
Farms   and  St.  Joe  Pork  brands. In the United States,  Seaboard  Foods
markets  fresh  products  under the PrairieFresh  Premium  Pork  brand  and
processed  meats under the Daily's  Premium Meats brand.  As  part  of  the
Company's  sustainability



commitment, Seaboard Foods  formed  High  Plains   Bioenergy,  a subsidiary
committed to  creating  sustainable  energy  solutions  from  the  Seaboard
Foods integrated system. For more information, visit www.SeaboardFoods.com.
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