3rd Quarter - Report — SEABOARD CORPORATION for SEABOARD CORPORATION (2011)

Firm

SEABOARD CORPORATION

Client

SEABOARD CORPORATION

Income

—

Expenses

$40,000

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.

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Among other things, issues regarding the Free Trade Agreements for Colombia, Korea, and Panama.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
RALPH MOSS	—
JULIAN E RUDE New	—
DAVID WILLIAM STEINBRINK	—

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC); 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 industry. Proposed GIPSA regulation. Food for Progress, Food for Education, WINNER Program/Public Private Partnership, 2012 Farm Bill, Food Security Issues, FSIS, Animal Safety/Welfare. Ethanol - biofules, especially regarding the Ethanol Tax Credit

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
RALPH MOSS	—
JULIAN E RUDE New	—
DAVID WILLIAM STEINBRINK	—

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

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

General issues relating to food safety, particularly as is applies to the meat industry and trade of pork; animal handling and inspection

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
RALPH MOSS	—
JULIAN E RUDE New	—
DAVID WILLIAM STEINBRINK	—

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

Transportation TRA

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

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
RALPH MOSS	—
JULIAN E RUDE New	—
DAVID WILLIAM STEINBRINK	—

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues regarding international taxation reform, cap-and-trade legislation, corporate tax reform, and personal taxation. Also, 2011/2012 budget and deficit extention debate.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
RALPH MOSS	—
JULIAN E RUDE New	—
DAVID WILLIAM STEINBRINK	—

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

Foreign Relations FOR

Issues relating to foreign assistance, food aid, agriculture, economic and political issues in the following countries: Angola, Argentina, Bermuda, Brazil, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Mozambique, Nigeria, Peru, the Republic of the Congo, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia. Feed the Future Program. FTAs (Korea, Colombia, Panama).

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
RALPH MOSS	—
JULIAN E RUDE New	—
DAVID WILLIAM STEINBRINK	—

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

Energy/Nuclear ENG

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

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
RALPH MOSS	—
JULIAN E RUDE New	—
DAVID WILLIAM STEINBRINK	—

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

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.