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, 2005
                                   
                                   
                         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 or organization)      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, 2005, Registrant issued a press release announcing earnings for
the quarter ended April 2, 2005.  The full text of this press release is
included as exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference in this Current
Report on Form 8-K.

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, 2005
          announcing earnings for the quarter ended April 2, 2005.
          
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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, 2005

                           Seaboard Corporation

                           by: /s/ Robert L. Steer
                               Robert L. Steer, Senior Vice President,
                               Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
        
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