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<TYPE>EX-99.1
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<DESCRIPTION>CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
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                                                Exhibit 99.1


                  CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
       18 U.S.C. SECTION. 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
        SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In  connection  with the filing of the Quarterly  Report  on
Form  10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September  28,  2002
(the  Report)  by  Seaboard Corporation (the  Company),  the
undersigned, as the Chief Executive Officer of the  Company,
hereby  certifies pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, as adopted
pursuant to ss. 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that,
to my knowledge:

        The  Report fully complies with the requirements  of
        Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
        Act of 1934; and

        The  information  contained  in  the  Report  fairly
        presents, in all material respects, the financial condition
        and results of operations of the Company.

                             /s/ H. H. Bresky
                             H. H. Bresky, Chairman of the Board,
                             President and Chief Executive Officer


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