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<DESCRIPTION>PRESS RELEASE OF SEABOARD CORPORATION
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                                                               Exhibit 99.1

                               PRESS RELEASE
                            REPORT OF EARNINGS

                                                          February 27, 2013
                                                    Shawnee Mission, Kansas

The  following is a report of earnings for Seaboard Corporation  (NYSE  MKT
symbol: SEB) with offices at 9000 West 67th Street, Shawnee Mission, Kansas
66202, (the "Company"), for the three and twelve months ended December  31,
2012  and December 31, 2011, in thousands of dollars except share  and  per
share amounts.

                               Three Months Ended       Twelve Months Ended
                            December 31, December 31, December 31, December 31,
                                 2012        2011        2012        2011

Net sales                     $1,728,011  $1,403,418   $6,189,133  $5,746,902


Net earnings attributable to
  Seaboard                    $   75,583  $   78,937   $  282,311  $  345,847

Net earnings per common share $    63.03  $    65.12   $   234.54  $   284.66

Average number of shares
  outstanding                  1,199,174   1,212,106    1,203,698   1,214,934


Notes to Report of Earnings:

Included  in  net earnings attributable to Seaboard for the  twelve  months
ended December 31, 2011 is a gain on sale of power generating facilities in
the amount of $52,923,000 or $43.56 per share.  There was no tax expense on
this transaction.

Seaboard  Corporation today filed its Annual Report on Form 10-K  with  the
United  States Securities and Exchange Commission.  Seaboard  has  provided
access   to   the   Annual  Report  on  Form  10-K  on   its   website   at
http://www.seaboardcorp.com/investor-sec.aspx.

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