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Note 17 - Related Party Transactions	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019
Notes to Financial Statements
Related Party Transactions Disclosure [Text Block]	1 7 . Related Party Transactions A small percentage (less than 1% in fiscal 2019 and 2018 ) of vegetables supplied to the Company’s New York packaging plants are grown by a director of Seneca Foods Corporation, which supplied the Company approximately $2.4 million and $1.4 million, pursuant to a raw vegetable grower contract in fiscal 2019 and 2018, respectively. During the years ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company made charitable contributions to a related party foundation in the amount of approximately $0.3 million and $0.4 million, respectively. The Foundation is a nonprofit entity that supports charitable activities by making grants to unrelated organizations or institutions. This Foundation is managed by current employees of the Company.

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The entire disclosure for related party transactions. Examples of related party transactions include transactions between (a) a parent company and its subsidiary; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) and entity and its principal owners; and (d) affiliates.

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