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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000088948-04-000028
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20040626
ITEM INFORMATION:		
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial statements and exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20040804

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:		04951358

	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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<TEXT>
                                 UNITED STATES
                       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 4, 2004 (August 3, 2004)

                            SENECA FOODS CORPORATION
                            ------------------------
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

         New York                   0-01989                  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 3, 2004.


ITEM 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On August 3, 2004, the Registrant  issued a press release,  which sets forth its
results of  operations  for the first quarter ended June 26, 2004. 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 4, 2004

                                                     SENECA FOODS CORPORATION



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



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<TEXT>
                                  Exhibit 99.1


August 3, 2004                                       FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
                                                     Contact: Philip Paras, CFO
                                                     (315-926-8100)


PRESS RELEASE

     Seneca Foods Corporation reported net sales of $163,633,000 for the quarter
ended June 26, 2004,  versus  $151,296,000 for the comparable  period last year.
The current  year's net earnings  were  $4,502,000  or $0.40 per diluted  share,
compared  with  $3,672,000  or  $.35  per  diluted  share,  last  year.  Current
year-to-date  pre-tax  results include other income which is the net effect of a
gain on the sale of Moog,  Inc.  stock of  $3,862,000  and a non-cash  charge of
$528,000 in deferred  financing  costs  related to a reduction in the  Company's
revolving  credit  facility  from $200  million to $150  million.

     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 26, 2004 and June 28, 2003
                                                 (In thousands of dollars, except share data)

<CAPTION>
                                                                                     Quarter
                                                                              ---------------------
                                                                              2004             2003
                                                                              ----             ----
<S>                                                                        <C>              <C>

Net sales                                                                  $ 163,633        $ 151,296
                                                                           =========        =========

Other expense (note 3)                                                     $   3,334        $       -
                                                                           =========        =========

Earnings before income taxes                                               $   7,381        $   6,020

Income taxes                                                                   2,879            2,348
                                                                           ---------        ---------

Net earnings                                                               $   4,502        $   3,672
                                                                           =========        =========

Basic earnings per share                                                   $    0.40        $    0.35
                                                                           =========        =========

Diluted earnings per share                                                 $    0.40        $    0.35
                                                                           =========        =========

Weighted average shares outstanding basic                                 11,125,723       10,480,562
                                                                          ==========       ==========

Weighted average shares outstanding diluted                               11,193,113       10,547,952
                                                                          ==========       ==========
<FN>
Note 1: The basic earnings per share includes the effect of participating preferred convertible shares.
        The diluted earnings per share includes the effect of other convertible shares.
Note 2: Prior year results include the Chiquita Processed Foods, L.L.C. operations from the date
        of acquisition, May 27, 2003 (one month).
Note 3: Other income in the quarter is the net effect of a gain on the sale of Moog, Inc. stock of $3,862,000 and
        a non-cash charge of $528,000 in deferred financing costs related to a reduction in the Company's
        revolving credit facility from $200 million to $150 million.
</FN>
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