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) October 8, 2002




                         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 5.  Other Events

On  October  8,  2002, Seaboard Corporation (Seaboard)  completed  the
private placement of $109.0 million in Senior Notes due 2009 and  2012
with a weighted average interest rate of 6.29%.  Seaboard plans to use
the  proceeds  from  this  private  placement  for  general  corporate
purposes  and to purchase certain hog production facilities  currently
under   lease   with   Shawnee  Funding,  Limited   Partnership,   for
approximately  $120.0  million.   Seaboard  expects  to  complete  the
purchase of these facilities during the fourth quarter of 2002.




SIGNATURES


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:  October 8, 2002

                           Seaboard Corporation


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