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) May 4, 2012


                         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  May 4, 2012, Registrant issued a press release announcing earnings  for
the  quarter ended March 31, 2012.  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.

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 May 4, 2012 announcing
          earnings for the quarter ended May 4, 2012.

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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:  May 4, 2012

                           Seaboard Corporation

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

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EX-99.1

                                                               Exhibit 99.1

                               PRESS RELEASE
                            REPORT OF EARNINGS

                                                                May 4, 2012
                                                    Shawnee Mission, Kansas

The  following is a report of earnings for Seaboard Corporation (NYSE  Amex
symbol: SEB) with offices at 9000 West 67th Street, Shawnee Mission, Kansas
66202, (the "Company"), for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and April
2, 2011, in thousands of dollars except share and per share amounts.

                                                       Three Months Ended
                                                      March 31,    April 2,
                                                        2012         2011

Net sales                                           $1,471,113   $1,468,179

Net earnings attributable to Seaboard               $   82,209   $  116,864

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Net earnings per common share                       $    68.00   $    96.11

Average number of shares outstanding                 1,208,905    1,215,879


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.