EXHIBIT 32.1


                                  CERTIFICATION
                       PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                          AS ADOPTED BY SECTION 906 OF
                         THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002



I, Frederick M. Strader, as Chief Executive Officer of United Industrial
Corporation (the "Company") certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as
adopted by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:

                  a.    the accompanying Form 10-Q report for the period ended
                        June 30, 2003 as filed with the U.S. Securities and
                        Exchange Commission (the "Report") fully complies with
                        the requirements of Section 13a or 15(d) of the
                        Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

                  b.    the information contained in the Report fairly presents,
                        in all material respects, the financial condition and
                        results of operations of the Company.



Date: August 11, 2003                      /s/ Frederick M. Strader
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                                           Frederick M. Strader
                                           Chief Executive Officer