1st Quarter - Report — SEABOARD CORPORATION for SEABOARD CORPORATION (2013)

Firm

SEABOARD CORPORATION

Client

SEABOARD CORPORATION

Income

—

Expenses

$60,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

7 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues regarding international taxation reform, corporate tax reform, and personal taxation.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ANDREW MCNARY	—
RALPH MOSS	—
JULIAN E RUDE	—

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS)

Agriculture AGR

General issues relating to the animal agriculture industry, both in production and processing, with an emphasis on the pork and turkey industry. Proposed GIPSA regulation. Food for Progress, Food for Education, Private Public Partnership, 2013 Farm Bill, Food Security Issues, FSIS, Animal Safety/Welfare. Ethanol - biofuels, especially regarding ethanol subsidies

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ANDREW MCNARY	—
RALPH MOSS	—
JULIAN E RUDE	—

Contacted: U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

General issues relating to food safety, particularly as it spples to the meat industry and trade of turkey and pork; animal handling and inspection. Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ANDREW MCNARY	—
RALPH MOSS	—
JULIAN E RUDE	—

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

Foreign Relations FOR

Issue regarding corruption in Benin, and the foreign aid they receive.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ANDREW MCNARY	—
RALPH MOSS	—
JULIAN E RUDE	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

TPP negotiations, Korea and Japan.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ANDREW MCNARY	—
RALPH MOSS	—
JULIAN E RUDE	—

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Transportation TRA

Issues regarding food aid warehousing and logistics, Port and Maritime Security Issues, Piracy, Transportation Bills in the U.S. Congress

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ANDREW MCNARY	—
RALPH MOSS	—
JULIAN E RUDE	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

General issues relating to federal ethanol mandates, the ethanol import tariff. Also, issues relating to the biodiesel industry and cap-and-trade legislation.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ANDREW MCNARY	—
RALPH MOSS	—
JULIAN E RUDE	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.