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<DESCRIPTION>DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP CONSENT
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                                  Exhibit 23.2

            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM




We consent to the  incorporation by reference in Post Effective  Amendment No. 1
of Registration  Statement No. 333-12365 on Form S-8, Registration Statement No.
333-114097 on Form S-8 and Registration  Statement No.  333-120982 on Form S-3/A
of our  reports  dated May 21,  2003,  relating  to the  consolidated  financial
statements  and  consolidated  financial  statement  schedule  of  Seneca  Foods
Corporation and subsidiaries for the year ended March 31, 2003, appearing in and
incorporated  by  reference  in this Annual  Report on Form 10-K of Seneca Foods
Corporation and subsidiaries for the year ended March 31, 2005.




/s/Deloitte & Touche LLP

Rochester, New York
June 14, 2005



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