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<DESCRIPTION>CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
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                                                                   Exhibit 32.2


                       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  July 3, 2004  (the  Report)  by  Seaboard
Corporation  (the  Company), the undersigned, as the  Chief  Financial
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.

Date:  August 10, 2004                  /s/ Robert L. Steer
                                        Robert L. Steer, Senior Vice President,
                                        Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

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