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.