Seaboard Corporation Report of Earnings

SHAWNEE MISSION, Kan., Aug. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The following is a report of earnings for Seaboard Corporation (NYSE Amex: 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
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    Net earnings
     attributable
     to Seaboard          $26,919       $20,963         $42,892       $90,990
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    Net earnings
     per common share      $21.76        $16.85          $34.64        $73.14
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    Average number
     of shares
     outstanding        1,237,010     1,243,909       1,238,126     1,244,055
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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.

SOURCE Seaboard Corporation

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