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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000088948-03-000014
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20030813
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial statements and exhibits
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
FILED AS OF DATE:		20030813

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:		03839913

	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:	PIERCE S S COMPANY INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19861210

	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
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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 13, 2003 (June 3, 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 code)

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

                                 Not Applicable
               Former name, former address and former fiscal year,
                          if changed since last report

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

(c)      Exhibits.

Exhibit 99.1      Seneca Foods Corporation Press Release issued on June 3, 2003.


ITEM 12.          Results of Operations and Financial Condition

     On June 3, 2003,  the Registrant  issued a press release,  which sets forth
its results of operations for the year ended March 31, 2003. A copy of the press
release  is  attached  hereto  as  Exhibit  99.1 and is  incorporated  herein by
reference.


                                   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 13, 2003

                                                   SENECA FOODS CORPORATION



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



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<DESCRIPTION>PRESS RELEASE
<TEXT>
June 3, 2003                                          FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
                                                      Contact: Philip Paras, CFO
                                                              (315-926-8100)


PRESS RELEASE

     Seneca Foods Corporation reported net sales for the fiscal year ended March
31, 2003,  totaling  $644,379,000  versus $651,075,000 for the comparable period
last year. The current  year's net earnings were  $9,050,000 or $.88 per diluted
share,   compared  with  $1,140,000  or  $.11  per  diluted  share,  last  year.
Year-to-date  pre-tax results  include other expense of $4,719,000  related to a
non-cash  impairment  charge  attributable  to certain fixed assets removed from
service.  Prior year year-to-date  results include other expenses of $1,011,000,
which is a charge for severance of $321,000 and a non-cash impairment accrual of
$690,000.

     For the quarter ended March 31, 2003, net sales totaled $101,888,000 versus
$104,650,000  for the  comparable  period last year.  The current  quarter's net
earnings were $1,881,000 or $.18 per diluted share as compared with $552,000, or
$.05 per diluted share last year.

     On May 27, 2003,  the Company  completed the  acquisition of the membership
interest in Chiquita Processed Foods, L.L.C. from Chiquita Brands International,
Inc. for $126.1  million plus the  assumption  of $51.9 million of bank debt and
certain other liabilities.  The acquisition of this canned vegetable business is
expected to increase the Company's annual sales by  approximately  $250 million.
The Company expects to sell several Chiquita  Processed Foods plants to Lakeside
Foods, Inc. (Manitowoc, Wisconsin), by the end of June. The sale of these plants
is expected to generate  approximately $50 million in cash proceeds,  which will
be used to pay down debt.

     Seneca Foods Corporation is primarily a vegetable  processing  company with
manufacturing  facilities located throughout the United States. Its products are
sold under the Libby's(R), Aunt Nellie's Farm Kitchen(R), Stokely's(R), READ(R),
and  Seneca(R)  labels as well as  through  the  private  label  and  industrial
markets. In addition,  under an alliance with General Mills Operations,  Inc., a
successor to the  Pillsbury  Company and a subsidiary  of General  Mills,  Inc.,
Seneca  produces canned and frozen  vegetables,  which are sold by General Mills
Operations, Inc. under the Green Giant(R) label. Seneca's common stock is traded
on the Nasdaq National Stock Market under the symbols "SENEA" and "SENEB".

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                                                          Seneca Foods Corporation
                                                  Consolidated Statements of Net Earnings

                                               For the Periods Ended March 31, 2003 and 2002
                                                (In thousands of dollars, except share data)
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                                                                               Quarter                         Year-to-Date
                                                                   ----------------------------        ---------------------------
                                                                       2003            2002               2003             2002
                                                                   -----------      -----------        ----------      -----------
<S>                                                                <C>              <C>                <C>             <C>

Net sales                                                           $ 101,888        $ 104,650          $ 644,379       $ 651,075
                                                                   ===========      ===========        ===========     ===========

Other expense (notes 2 and 3)                                        $ (4,099)          $ (690)          $ (4,719)       $ (1,011)
                                                                   ===========      ===========        ===========     ===========

Earnings before income taxes                                          $ 2,931            $ 988           $ 14,559         $ 1,954

Income taxes                                                            1,050              436              5,509             814
                                                                    -----------    -----------      -------------    -------------
Net earnings                                                          $ 1,881            $ 552            $ 9,050         $ 1,140
                                                                   ===========      ===========        ===========     ===========
Basic earnings per share                                               $ 0.28           $ 0.08             $ 1.37          $ 0.17
                                                                   ===========      ===========        ===========     ===========
Diluted earnings per share                                             $ 0.18           $ 0.05             $ 0.88          $ 0.11
                                                                   ===========      ===========        ===========     ===========

Weighted average shares outstanding basic                           6,618,506        6,587,120          6,597,177       6,584,822

Weighted average shares outstanding diluted                        10,225,438       10,225,327         10,225,435      10,225,331

<FN>
Note 1: The diluted earnings per share includes the effect of convertible shares.
Note 2: Other expense in the current quarter and year-to-date periods are non-cash impairment accruals.
Note 3: Other expense in the prior  year-to-date period is severance expense of $321,000 and an impairment accrual of $690,000.
</FN>

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