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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000088948-03-000003
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20030210
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial statements and exhibits
ITEM INFORMATION:		
FILED AS OF DATE:		20030211

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:		03548123

	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>FEBRUARY 2003 8-K
<TEXT>
                       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) February 10, 2003

                            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)


<PAGE>


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 December 28, 2002 filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on February 8, 2003, the transmittal letter
and certificates attached hereto as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2.


<PAGE>


                                   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:    February 10, 2003

                                                     SENECA FOODS CORPORATION
                                                           (Registrant)


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


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Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.                Description

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









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                                  EXHIBIT 99.1



                                February 10, 2003



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 December 28, 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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                                  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 December 28, 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
                                            February 10, 2003


                                            /s/ Philip G. Paras
                                            ---------------------
                                            Philip G. Paras
                                            Chief Financial Officer
                                            February 10, 2003


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