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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001010521-06-000703
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	3
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20060818
FILED AS OF DATE:		20060828
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20060828

ISSUER:		

	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

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3736 SOUTH MAIN STREET
		CITY:			MARION
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			14505
		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

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			HANCOCK JOHN LIFE INSURANCE CO
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000917406
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	LIFE INSURANCE [6311]
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		3
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-01989
		FILM NUMBER:		061058437

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		CORPORATE LAW DIVISION T-55
		STREET 2:		P O BOX 111
		CITY:			BOSTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02117
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6175726000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		CORPORATE LAW DIVISION T-55
		STREET 2:		P O BOX 111
		CITY:			BOSTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02117

	FORMER NAME:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	HANCOCK JOHN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO / MA
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19940111

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			MANULIFE FINANCIAL CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001086888
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	LIFE INSURANCE [6311]
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		3
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-01989
		FILM NUMBER:		061058438

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		200 BLOOR ST EAST
		STREET 2:		NORTH TOWER 11
		CITY:			TORONTO ONTARIO CANA
		STATE:			A6
		ZIP:			00000
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4169263500

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		200 BLOOR ST EAST
		STREET 2:		NORTH TOWER 11
		CITY:			TORONTO ONTARIO CANA
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Convertible Participating Preferred Stock, Series 2006</value>
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        <footnote id="F1">The Convertible Participating Preferred Stock, Series 2006, owned are immediately convertible into Class A Common Stock
 on a one-for-one basis, subject to antidilution adjustment.  There is no expiration date for the conversion feature.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Securities are owned directly by John Hancock Life Insurance Company (&quot;JHLICO&quot;) an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of
 a Manulife Financial Corporation (&quot;MFC&quot;).  MFC may be deemed the indirect beneficial owner of such securities.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">John Hancock Variable Life Insurance Company (&quot;JHVLICO&quot;) is a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of John Hancock Life
 Insurance Company (&quot;JHLICO&quot;).</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks>Exhibit List: Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Angela Shaffer  - Vice President and Corporate Secretary</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2006-08-28</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Warren A. Thomson - Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer - U.S. Investments</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2006-08-28</signatureDate>
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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-left:0.25in;text-align:center;'>&nbsp;</p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-left:0.25in;text-align:right;'>Exhibit 24</p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-left:0.25in;text-align:left;'>&nbsp;</p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-left:0.25in;text-align:center;'><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-left:0.25in;text-align:justify;'>&nbsp;</p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-left:0.44in;text-align:justify;'>KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Richard Lococo, Jonathan Chiel and Scott Lively, and each of them, its true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution for the undersigned and in its name, place and stead, to sign any reports on Form 3, Form 4 and Form 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the securities Exchange Act of 1934 relating to its holdings of and transactions in securities of Seneca Foods Corporation (the Company) and all amendments thereto, and to file the same, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the appropriate securities exchange, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, or their substitutes, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite or necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents
and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming any of the undersigned&#146;s responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. This Power of Attorney shall be effective until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to the undersigned&#146;s holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company or until such time as the undersigned delivers a written revocation thereof to the above-named attorneys-in-fact and agents.</p>

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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><b>Manulife Financial Corporation</b></p> </td> </tr></table>

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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'>By:  </p> </td>
        <td  nowrap colspan="2" valign=top >
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><u>/s/ Angela Shaffer</u></p> </td>
        <td   colspan="2">
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></td> </tr>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'>Name:  Angela Shaffer</p> </td>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></td> </tr>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'>Dated:  </p> </td>
        <td  nowrap colspan="2" valign=top >
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><u>August 28, 2006  </u></p> </td>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'>Title:  </p> </td>
        <td  nowrap colspan="3" valign=top >
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'>Vice President and Corporate Secretary</p> </td> </tr>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><b>John Hancock Life Insurance Company</b></p> </td> </tr></table>

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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'>By:  </p> </td>
        <td  nowrap colspan="3" valign=top >
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><u>/s/ Warren A. Thomson</u></p> </td>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></td> </tr>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'>Name:  Warren A. Thomson</p> </td>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></td> </tr>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'>Dated:  </p> </td>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><u>August 28, 2006  </u></p> </td>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'>Title:  </p> </td>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'>Executive Vice President and Chief</p> </td>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'>Investment Officer - US Investments</p> </td> </tr>
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