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                                  Exhibit 23.2



CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


We consent to the  incorporation  by reference  in  Registration  Statement  No.
333-12365  of Seneca  Foods  Corporation  and  subsidiaries  on  Form S-8 of our
reports dated May 21,  2003,  appearing in and  incorporated by reference in the
Annual Report on Form 10-K of Seneca Foods  Corporation and subsidiaries for the
year ended March 31, 2004.



/s/Deloitte & Touche LLP

Rochester, New York
June 11, 2004



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