1st Quarter - Report — SEABOARD CORPORATION for SEABOARD CORPORATION (2012)

A later version of this report replaces this one, so LegiList's totals use the current version instead. This page shows this version exactly as filed.

Firm

SEABOARD CORPORATION

Client

SEABOARD CORPORATION

Income

—

Expenses

$55,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

Versions of this report

Every filing the register holds for this firm, client and period, oldest first. The most recent one is the version LegiList counts.

Filing	Filed	Amount	Counted
1st Quarter - Report (this page)	May 1, 2012	$55,000	Replaced
1st Quarter - Amendment	Jul 9, 2014	$50,000	Yes

What was lobbied

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

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
RALPH MOSS	—
JULIAN E RUDE	—

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

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, 2012 Farm Bill, Food Security Issues, FSIS, Animal Safety/Welfare. Ethanol - biofuels.

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

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

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-TPP

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

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

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	—

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Among other things, issues regarding the TPP and general international trade.

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

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

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
RALPH MOSS	—
JULIAN E RUDE	—

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues regarding international taxation reform, cap-and-trade legislation, corporate tax reform, and personal taxation.

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

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

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.