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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000088948-09-000044
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PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20090928
ITEM INFORMATION:		Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
FILED AS OF DATE:		20091002
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20091002

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:			0629

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-01989
		FILM NUMBER:		091102418

	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
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Operations, LLC (&#8220;GMOL&#8221;), originally entered into with GMOL's predecessor, The
Pillsbury Company, on February 10, 1995,&#160; whereby the Company processes
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pursuant to which certain provisions were modified to (i) amend numerous
definitions to reflect current practices and various changes in
the&#160;administrative and <font style="DISPLAY: inline">working capital</font>
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net increase of such components of the calculation)</font>; (ii) provide that
the tolling fee per standard case paid to the Company shall be modified each
year using an index to account for inflation factors, but in no event less than
a base tolling fee; (iii) <font style="DISPLAY: inline">clarify</font> risk
allocation for losses related to damage claims not covered by insurance; (iv)
require release of <font style="DISPLAY: inline">GMOL&#8217;s lien</font> on certain
core plants <font style="DISPLAY: inline">used by the Company</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline">&#160;to perform the Services</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline">&#160;upon the Company&#8217;s</font> final note payment<font style="DISPLAY: inline">&#160;to GMOL</font> on or about September 30, 2009; (v)
provide that the remaining depreciation and lease costs related to certain
closed plants will be deducted from that final note payment on or about
September 30, 2009; and (vi) <font style="DISPLAY: inline">reduce</font> the
termination fee and <font style="DISPLAY: inline">extend the length of the
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foregoing description of the terms of the Alliance Agreement does not purport to
be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of
the Alliance Agreement,&#160;a copy of which the Company intends to file with
its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 26, 2009, with
portions omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange
Commission pursuant to a request for confidential treatment to be filed
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duly authorized.</font></div>
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