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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000088948-03-000035.txt : 20031112
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20031112140318
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000088948-03-000035
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20031112
ITEM INFORMATION:		
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial statements and exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20031112

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:		03992837

	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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<FILENAME>a8k111203.txt
<DESCRIPTION>EARNINGS PRESS RELEASE
<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)
                                November 12, 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 November 12, 2003.


ITEM 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On November 12, 2003,  the Registrant  issued a press release,  which sets forth
its results of operations for the six months ended September 27, 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:    November 12, 2003

                                                     SENECA FOODS CORPORATION



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



</TEXT>
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<TYPE>EX-99
<SEQUENCE>2
<FILENAME>ex9918k111203.txt
<DESCRIPTION>PRESS RELEASE
<TEXT>
                                  Exhibit 99.1

November 12, 2003                                    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
                                                     Contact: Philip Paras, CFO
                                                              (315-926-8100)


PRESS RELEASE

     Seneca Foods Corporation reported net sales for the quarter ended September
27, 2003,  totaling  $248,194,000  versus $183,806,000 for the comparable period
last year.  The current  quarter's  net  earnings  were  $3,910,000  or $.35 per
diluted share,  compared with  $2,090,000 or $.20 per diluted share,  last year.
Prior year  results for the  quarter  and  year-to-date  periods  include  other
expense of $620,000 for a non-cash impairment accrual.

     For the six months ended September 27, 2003, net sales totaled $399,490,000
versus  $307,061,000  for the comparable  period last year. The year-to-date net
earnings were $7,582,000 or $.70 per diluted share as compared with  $4,022,000,
or $.39 per diluted share, last year.

     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 September 27, 2003 and 2002
                                                 (In thousands of dollars, except share data)

<CAPTION>
                                                                                     Quarter                      Year-to-Date
                                                                              ---------------------          ---------------------
                                                                              2003             2002          2003             2002
                                                                              ----             ----          ----             ----
<S>                                                                        <C>              <C>            <C>            <C>

Net sales                                                                  $ 248,194        $ 183,806      $ 399,490      $ 307,061
                                                                           =========        =========      =========      =========

Other expense (note 3)                                                     $       -        $    (620)     $        -     $    (620)
                                                                           =========        =========      ==========     =========

Earnings before income taxes                                               $   6,409        $   3,319      $   12,429     $   6,593

Income taxes                                                                   2,499            1,229           4,847         2,571
                                                                           ---------        ---------      ----------     ---------

Net earnings                                                               $   3,910        $   2,090      $    7,582     $   4,022
                                                                           =========        =========      ==========     =========

Basic earnings per share                                                   $    0.35        $    0.21      $    0.70      $    0.39
                                                                           =========        =========      ==========     =========

Diluted earnings per share                                                 $    0.35        $    0.20      $    0.70      $    0.39
                                                                           =========        =========      ==========     =========

Weighted average shares outstanding basic                                 11,125,723       10,158,077      10,803,142    10,158,029
                                                                          ==========       ==========      ==========    ==========

Weighted average shares outstanding diluted                               11,193,113       10,225,467      10,870,532    10,225,419
                                                                          ==========       ==========      ==========    ==========
<FN>
Note 1: The basic earnings per share includes the effect of redeemable preferred convertible shares.
        The diluted earnings per share includes the effect of other convertible shares.
Note 2: Results include the Chiquita Processed Foods, L.L.C. operations from the date
        of acquisition, May 27, 2003 (four months).
Note 3: Other expense in the prior period is an impairment loss.
</FN>
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