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) February 27, 2004




                         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 or organization)    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.)



Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c)  Exhibits

     Registrant hereby furnishes the following exhibit pursuant to Item 12:

     99.1 Press release of Seaboard Corporation dated February 27, 2004
     announcing earnings for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2003.

Item 12.  Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On February 27, 2004, Registrant issued a press release announcing earnings
for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2003.  The full text of this
press release is included as exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference in
this Current Report on Form 8-K.





                                 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:  February 27, 2004

                           Seaboard Corporation

                           by: /s/ Robert L. Steer
                               Robert L. Steer, Senior Vice President,
                               Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer