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                              UNITED STATES
                  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                        Washington, D.C.  20549



                               FORM 8-K

                            CURRENT REPORT



PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


   Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) November 8, 2011


                         Seaboard Corporation
        (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


            Delaware                    1-3390          04-2260388
(State or other jurisdiction of      (Commission    (I.R.S. Employer
 incorporation)                       File Number)   Identification No.)



9000 W. 67th Street, Shawnee Mission, Kansas                66202
  (Address of principal executive offices)               (Zip Code)


  Registrant's telephone number, including area code    (913) 676-8800


                            Not Applicable

    (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)


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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition On November 8, 2011, Registrant issued a press release announcing earnings for the quarter ended October 1, 2011. The full text of this press release is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information furnished pursuant to Item 2.02, and the related press release included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report, shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing. Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits (c) Exhibits Registrant hereby furnishes the following exhibit pursuant to Item 2.02: 99.1 Press release of Seaboard Corporation dated November 8, 2011 announcing earnings for the quarter ended October 1, 2011.
1 SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. DATE: November 8, 2011 Seaboard Corporation by: /s/Robert L. Steer Robert L. Steer, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
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