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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000088948-03-000021
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20030819
ITEM INFORMATION:		
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial statements and exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20030819

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:		03855063

	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 19, 2003 (August 13, 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


<PAGE>


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

(c) Exhibits.

Exhibit 99.1 Seneca Foods Corporation Press Release issued on August 13, 2003.


ITEM 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On August 13, 2003, the Registrant issued a press release,  which sets forth its
results of  operations  for the quarter ended June 28, 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 19, 2003

                                                     SENECA FOODS CORPORATION



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



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                                  Exhibit 99.1

August 13, 2003                                       FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
                                                      Contact: Philip Paras, CFO
                                                               (315-926-8100)





PRESS RELEASE



     Seneca Foods Corporation reported net sales for the quarter ended June 28,
2003, totaling $151,296,000 versus $123,255,000 for the comparable period last
year. The current year's net earnings were $3,672,000 or $.35 per diluted share,
compared with $1,932,000 or $.19 per diluted share, last year. The operating
results for the quarter include one month of activity related to the Chiquita
Processed Foods, LLC acquisition on May 27, 2003.

     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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<TABLE>
                            Seneca Foods Corporation
                     Consolidated Statements of Net Earnings

                  For the Periods Ended June 28, 2003 and 2002

                  (In thousands of dollars, except share data)

<CAPTION>

                                                                                          Quarter
                                                                                 --------------------------
                                                                                   2003             2002
                                                                                   ----             ----
<S>                                                                             <C>              <C>

Net sales                                                                        $ 151,296        $ 123,255
                                                                                 =========        =========

Earnings before income taxes                                                      $  6,020         $  3,274

Income taxes                                                                         2,348            1,342
                                                                                 ---------        ---------
Net earnings                                                                      $  3,672         $  1,932
                                                                                 =========        =========

Basic earnings per share                                                          $   0.55         $   0.29
                                                                                 =========        =========
Diluted earnings per share                                                        $   0.35         $   0.19
                                                                                 =========        =========

Weighted average shares outstanding basic                                        6,675,485        6,588,637
                                                                                 =========        =========

Weighted average shares outstanding diluted                                     10,547,952       10,225,371
                                                                                ==========       ==========
<FN>
Note 1: The diluted earnings per share includes the effect of convertible
shares.

Note 2: Results include the Chiquita Processed Foods, L.L.C. operations from
        the date of acquisition, May 27, 2003 (one month).
</FN>

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