Seaboard Corporation Report of Earnings

SHAWNEE MISSION, Kan., Nov. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The following is a report of earnings for Seaboard Corporation (Amex: SEB) with offices at 9000 West 67th Street, Shawnee Mission, Kansas 66202 (the "Company"), for the three months ended October 3, 2009 and September 27, 2008, in thousands of dollars except per share amounts.

                             Three Months Ended          Nine Months Ended
                           October 3,  September 27,  October 3, September 27,
                              2009        2008          2009        2008
                           ----------  ------------   ---------- ------------
    Net sales               $854,625   $1,131,691    $2,642,023   $3,125,310
    Net earnings
     attributable
     to Seaboard             $36,715      $32,905       $79,607     $123,895
    Net earnings per
     common share             $29.69       $26.47        $64.32       $99.62

    Average number of
     shares outstanding    1,236,758    1,243,015     1,237,675    1,243,076

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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