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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 October 3, 2009 (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 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.

Date:  November 6, 2009        /s/ Robert L. Steer
                               Robert L. Steer, Senior Vice President,
                               Chief Financial Officer

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