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<DESCRIPTION>CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
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                                                Exhibit 32.1


                  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 Annual Report on  Form
10-K  for  the  fiscal  year ended December  31,  2003  (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. Section 1350,  as  adopted
pursuant  to Section 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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