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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000088948-02-000020
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20020812
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial statements and exhibits
ITEM INFORMATION:		
FILED AS OF DATE:		20020812

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			SENECA FOODS CORP /NY/
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000088948
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	CANNED, FRUITS, VEG & PRESERVES, JAMS & JELLIES [2033]
		IRS NUMBER:				160733425
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NY
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0331

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-01989
		FILM NUMBER:		02725980

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3736 SOUTH MAIN STREET
		CITY:			MARION
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			14534
		BUSINESS PHONE:		315 926 8100

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3736 SOUTH MAIN STREET
		CITY:			MARION
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			14505

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	SENECA FOODS CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19780425

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	SENECA GRAPE JUICE CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19710419

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	PIERCE S S COMPANY INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19861210
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<DESCRIPTION>AUGUST 12, 2002 8-K
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                       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) August 12, 2002

                            SENECA FOODS CORPORATION
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

         New York                         0-1989               16-0733425
(State or Other Jurisdiction     (Commission File Number)    (IRS Employer
of Incorporation)                                          Identification No.)

                             3736 South Main Street
                             Marion, New York 14505
          (Address of Principal Executive Offices including zip codes)


                                 (315) 926-8100
               (Registrant's telephone number including area code)

ITEM 7.  Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits

(c)      Exhibits.

Exhibit 99.1      Transmittal Letter
Exhibit 99.2      Certificate of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
                  Officer



ITEM 9.  Regulation FD Disclosure

     Registrant  filed as  correspondence  accompanying  its Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q for its fiscal  quarter ended June 29, 2002 filed with the  Securities
and  Exchange  Commission  on  August  12,  2002,  the  transmittal  letter  and
certificates attached hereto as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2.

                                   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 hereunto duly authorized.

Date:    August 12, 2002

                                                  SENECA FOODS CORPORATION
                                                        (Registrant)


                                           By: /s/Kraig H. Kayser
                                               --------------------------------
                                                  Kraig H. Kayser
                                                  President and Chief Executive
                                                    Officer

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.                Description

99.1                       Transmittal Letter
99.2                       Certificate of Chief Executive Officer and Chief
                           Financial Officer





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<SEQUENCE>3
<FILENAME>ex9918k802.txt
<DESCRIPTION>8/02 8-K EX 99.1
<TEXT>
                                  EXHIBIT 99.1



                                                     August 12, 2002



VIA EDGAR


Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.  20549

         Re:      Seneca Foods Corporation
                  Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
                  For the Quarterly Period ended June 29, 2002

Ladies and Gentlemen:

     Transmitted  herewith are written statements pursuant to 18 U.S.C.  Section
1350 as adopted  pursuant  to Section 906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002 to
accompany the above-captioned periodic report.

                                                  Very truly yours,

                                                  SENECA FOODS CORPORATION



                                                  By:/s/Jeffrey L.  Van Riper
                                                        Jeffrey L. Van Riper
                                                        Controller & Secretary

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<FILENAME>ex9928k802.txt
<DESCRIPTION>8-K 8/02 EX 99.2
<TEXT>
                                 EXHIBIT 99.2


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


In  connection  with the  Quarterly  Report of  Seneca  Foods  Corporation  (the
"Company")  on Form 10-Q for the period  ended  June 29,  2002 as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"),  we, Kraig
H. Kayser,  Chief Executive Officer and Philip G. Paras, Chief Financial Officer
of the Company,  certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to 906
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to our knowledge:

     (1)  The Report fully  complies with the  requirements  of section 13(a) or
          15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     (2)  The  information  contained  in the  Report  fairly  presents,  in all
          material respects,  the financial  condition and results of operations
          of the Company.


                                                  /s/Kraig H. Kayser
                                                     -----------------------
                                                     Kraig H. Kayser
                                                     Chief Executive Officer
                                                     August 12, 2002

                                                  /s/Philip G. Paras
                                                     -----------------------
                                                     Philip G. Paras
                                                     Chief Financial Officer
                                                     August 12, 2002





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