Seneca Foods Corporation
                        3736 South Main Street
                        Marion, NY 14505

                        February 10, 2003

VIA EDGAR

Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporate Finance
450 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20549

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, we are
transmitting herewith the attached Form 10-Q for the nine month period ended
December 28, 2002.

Sincerely,

SENECA FOODS CORPORATION

/s/Jeffrey L. Van Riper

Jeffrey L. Van Riper
Controller and Chief
Accounting Officer






                                    Form 10-Q

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D. C. 20549


                   QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



      For the Quarter Ended December 28, 2002 Commission File Number 0-1989
                            -----------------                        ------

                            Seneca Foods Corporation
                            ------------------------
               (Exact name of Company as specified in its charter)

                               New York 16-0733425
                               -------- ----------
               (State or other jurisdiction of (I. R. S. Employer
               incorporation or organization) Identification No.)

      3736 South Main Street, Marion, New York                  14505
      ----------------------------------------                  -----
     (Address of principal executive offices)                (Zip Code)


Company's telephone number, including area code          315/926-8100
                                                         ------------


                                 Not Applicable
                                 --------------
               Former name, former address and former fiscal year,
                          if changed since last report

Check mark indicates whether Company (1) has filed all reports required to be
filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Act of 1934 during the preceding
12 months (or for such shorter period that the Company was required to file such
reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90
days.

Yes   X    No
    ------    -------


The number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock
at the latest practical date are:

                                    Class Shares Outstanding at January 31, 2003

  Common Stock Class A, $.25 Par                      3,827,288
  Common Stock Class B, $.25 Par                      2,764,053






                                                  PART I ITEM 1 FINANCIAL INFORMATION
                                               SENECA FOODS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                                                 CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
                                                       (In Thousands of Dollars)


                                                                                                     12/28/02          3/31/02
                                                                                                     --------          -------
                                                                                                         

ASSETS

Current Assets:
    Cash and Cash Equivalents                                                                $        75,978   $        24,973
    Accounts Receivable, Net                                                                          32,440            32,035
    Inventories:
        Finished Goods                                                                               140,450           135,727
        Work in Process                                                                               22,844             8,526
        Raw Materials                                                                                 20,713            37,582
                                                                                                     -------           -------
                                                                                                     184,007           181,835
    Off-Season Reserve (Note 2)                                                                      (43,140)                -
    Deferred Income Tax Asset, Net                                                                     2,521             4,624
    Refundable Income Taxes                                                                            2,135             1,657
    Other Current Assets                                                                               2,113               362
                                                                                              --------------   ---------------
        Total Current Assets                                                                         256,054           245,486
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net                                                                   140,876           155,189
Other Assets                                                                                           2,916             2,901
                                                                                              --------------   ---------------
                                                                                                    $399,846          $403,576
                                                                                                    ========          ========
             LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Current Liabilities:
    Accounts Payable                                                                         $        27,315   $        33,979
    Accrued Expenses                                                                                  24,855            25,078
    Current Portion of Long-Term Debt and Capital
        Lease Obligations                                                                             22,940            22,823
                                                                                             ---------------   ---------------
        Total Current Liabilities                                                                     75,110            81,880
Long-Term Debt                                                                                       144,600           149,430
Capital Lease Obligations                                                                              6,230             6,670
Deferred Income Tax Liability                                                                          9,153             7,308
Other Long-Term Liabilities                                                                            6,465             7,165

10% Preferred Stock, Series A, Voting, Cumulative,
    Convertible, $.025 Par Value Per Share                                                                10                10
10% Preferred Stock, Series B, Voting, Cumulative,
    Convertible, $.025 Par Value Per Share                                                                10                10
6% Preferred Stock, Voting, Cumulative, $.25 Par Value                                                    50                50
Convertible, Participating Preferred Stock, $12
 Stated Value                                                                                         42,556            42,605
Common Stock                                                                                           2,829             2,827
Paid in Capital                                                                                       13,668            13,619
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income                                                                 1,226             1,208
Retained Earnings                                                                                     97,939            90,794
                                                                                             ---------------   ---------------
        Stockholders' Equity                                                                         158,288           151,123
                                                                                             ---------------   ---------------
                                                                                                    $399,846          $403,576
                                                                                                    ========          ========
<FN>
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
</FN>




                                               SENECA FOODS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                                              CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                                                              (Unaudited)
                                                   (In Thousands, except Share Data)

                                                                                       Three Months Ended
                                                                                       ------------------
                                                                                12/28/02               12/29/01
                                                                                --------               --------
                                                                                             

Net Sales                                                                 $          235,430       $         236,932

Costs and Expenses:
Cost of Product Sold                                                                 221,559                 223,964
Selling, General, and Administrative                                                   5,493                   5,325
Interest Expense                                                                       3,343                   4,018
                                                                          ------------------       -----------------

  Total Costs and Expenses                                                           230,395                 233,307
                                                                          ------------------       -----------------

Earnings Before Income Taxes                                                           5,035                   3,625

Income Taxes                                                                           1,888                   1,335
                                                                          ------------------       -----------------

Net Earnings                                                              $            3,147       $           2,290
                                                                           =================        ================

Basic:

  Earnings Per Common Share                                                              .48                     .35
                                                                           =================        ================

Diluted:

  Earnings Per Common Share                                                              .31                     .22
                                                                          ==================        ================
<FN>
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed financial
statements.
</FN>






                                               SENECA FOODS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                                              CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                                                              (Unaudited)
                                                  (In Thousands, except Share Data)

                                                                                        Nine Months Ended
                                                                                        -----------------
                                                                                12/28/02               12/29/01
                                                                                --------               --------
                                                                                             

Net Sales                                                                 $          542,491       $         546,425

Costs and Expenses:
Cost of Product Sold                                                                 504,680                 516,112
Selling, General, and Administrative                                                  14,980                  15,483
Other Expense                                                                            620                     321
Interest Expense                                                                      10,583                  13,543
                                                                          ------------------       -----------------

  Total Costs and Expenses                                                           530,863                 545,459
                                                                          ------------------       -----------------

Earnings Before Income Taxes                                                          11,628                     966

Income Taxes                                                                           4,459                     378
                                                                          ------------------       -----------------

Net Earnings                                                              $            7,169       $             588
                                                                           =================        ================

Basic:

  Earnings Per Common Share                                                             1.09                     .09
                                                                          ==================        ================

Diluted:

  Earnings Per Common Share                                                              .70                     .06
                                                                          ==================        ================
<FN>
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed financial
statements.
</FN>






                                               SENECA FOODS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                                            CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                                              (Unaudited)
                                                            (In Thousands)


                                                                                        Nine Months Ended
                                                                                        -----------------
                                                                                12/28/02               12/29/01
                                                                                --------               --------
                                                                                            

Cash Flows From Operations:
    Net Earnings                                                          $            7,169      $              588
    Adjustments to Reconcile Net Earnings
      to Net Cash Provided by
    Operating Activities:
        Depreciation and Amortization                                                 17,091                  18,287
        Deferred Income Taxes                                                          3,937                    (108)
        Impairment provision and Other
        Expenses                                                                         620                     321
        Changes in Working Capital:
          Accounts Receivable                                                           (405)                 (3,873)
          Inventories                                                                 (2,172)                 (8,702)
          Off-Season Reserve                                                          43,140                  45,576
          Other Current Assets                                                        (1,651)                     41
          Refundable Income Taxes                                                       (478)                   (532)
          Accounts Payable, Accrued
            Expenses, and Other Liabilities                                           (7,585)                (13,319)
                                                                          ------------------       -----------------

  Net Cash Provided by Operations                                                     59,666                  38,279
                                                                          ------------------       -----------------

Cash Flows From Investing Activities:
    Additions to Property, Plant,
      and Equipment                                                                   (3,513)                (11,555)
    Capital Escrow                                                                         -                   1,316
    Proceeds from the Sale of Assets                                                      15                      95
                                                                          ------------------       -----------------
  Net Cash Used in Investing
      Activities                                                                      (3,498)                (10,144)
                                                                          ------------------       -----------------

Cash Flows From Financing Activities:
    Payments of Long-Term Debt and Capital
    Lease Obligations                                                                 (5,318)                 (4,814)
  Proceeds from the Issuance of Long-Term
      Debt                                                                               165                   8,079
    Other                                                                                 14                      14
    Net Borrowings on Notes Payable                                                        -                 (24,500)
    Dividends                                                                            (24)                    (24)
                                                                          ------------------       -----------------
  Net Cash Used in
      Financing Activities                                                            (5,163)                (21,245)
                                                                          ------------------       -----------------
Net Increase in Cash and Short-
    Term Investments                                                                  51,005                   6,890
Cash and Cash Equivalents,
Beginning of Period                                                                   24,973                   5,391
                                                                          ------------------       -----------------
Cash and Cash Equivalents,
    End of Period                                                         $           75,978      $           12,281
                                                                          ==================      ==================
<FN>
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed financial
statements.
</FN>





                    SENECA FOODS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
              NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                                December 28, 2002

1.      Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements


        In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited consolidated
        condensed financial statements contain all adjustments, which are normal
        and recurring in nature, necessary to present fairly the financial
        position of the Company as of December 28, 2002 and results of its
        operations and its cash flows for the interim periods presented. All
        significant intercompany transactions and accounts have been eliminated
        in consolidation. The March 31, 2002 balance sheet was derived from
        audited financial statements.

        The results of operations for the three and nine month periods ended
        December 28, 2002 and December 29, 2001 are not necessarily indicative
        of the results to be expected for the full year.

        The accounting policies followed by the Company are set forth in Note 1
        to the Company's financial statements in the 2002 Seneca Foods
        Corporation Annual Report and Form 10-K.

        Other footnote disclosures normally included in annual financial
        statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
        principles have been condensed or omitted. It is suggested that these
        consolidated condensed financial statements be read in conjunction with
        the financial statements and notes included in the Company's 2002 Annual
        Report and Form 10-K.

2.     Off-Season Reserve is the excess of absorbed expenses over incurred
       expenses to date. During the first quarter of each year, incurred
       expenses exceed absorbed expenses due to timing of production. The
       seasonal nature of the Company's Food Processing business results in a
       timing difference between expenses (primarily overhead expenses) incurred
       and absorbed into product cost. All Off-Season Reserve balances are zero
       at fiscal year end.

3.     Comprehensive income consisted solely of Net Earnings and Net Unrealized
       Gain Change on Moog, Inc. Stock. The following table provides the results
       for the periods presented:

                                                         Nine Months Ended
                                                         -----------------
                                                      12/28/02      12/29/01
                                                      --------      --------
Net Earnings                                           $7,169          $588

Other Comprehensive Earnings, Net of Tax:

  Net Unrealized Gain Change on
    Investment                                             18            16
                                                      ---------------------

    Comprehensive Earnings                             $7,187          $604
                                                       ====================






4.       Recently Issued Accounting Standards

       In July 2002, the FASB issued SFAS No. 146, Accounting for Costs
       Associated with Exit and Disposal Activities. This statement revises the
       accounting for exit and disposal activities under EITF Issue No. 94-3,
       Liability Recognition for Certain Employee Termination Benefits and other
       Costs to Exit an Activity, by spreading out the reporting of expenses
       related to restructuring activities. Commitment to a plan to exit an
       activity or dispose of long-lived assets will no longer be sufficient to
       record a one-time charge for most anticipated costs. Instead, companies
       will record exit or disposal costs when they are "incurred" and can be
       measured at fair value, and they will subsequently adjust the recorded
       liability for changes in estimated cash flows. The provisions of SFAS No.
       146 are effective prospectively for exit or disposal activities initiated
       after December 31, 2002. Companies may not restate previously issued
       financial statements for the effect of the provisions of SFAS No. 146 and
       liabilities that a company previously recorded under EITF Issue 94-3 are
       grandfathered. The Company does not expect the adoption of SFAS No. 146
       to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.






                   ITEM 2 MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
                OF FINANCIAL CONDITION RESULTS AND OF OPERATIONS

                                December 28, 2002

Results of Operations:

Sales:
Total sales reflect a decrease of 0.6% for the third quarter versus 2001. For
the nine month period, total sales decreased 0.7%, of which Non-Alliance and
Alliance sales both decreased 0.7% versus the same period last year.

Costs and Expenses:
The following table shows costs and expenses as a percentage of sales:

                        Three Months Ended              Nine Months Ended
                     12/28/02        12/29/01        12/28/02         12/29/01
                     --------        --------         -------         --------

Cost of Product Sold    94.2%         94.5%            93.0%            94.4%
Selling                  2.0           1.9              2.3              2.3
Other Expense            0.0           0.0              0.1              0.1
Administrative           0.3           0.4              0.5              0.5
Interest Expense         1.4           1.7              2.0              2.5
                        ----------------------------------------------------
                        97.9%         98.5%            97.9%            99.8%
                        ====================================================

Higher selling prices as compared to the prior year, especially in the Private
Label Retail Canned, Frozen and Branded businesses, were a major contributing
factor in improved operating results. In addition, interest expense decreased
$675,000 for the third quarter as a result of lower interest rates and lower
average debt balances. Other expense in the nine months period is an impairment
charge while in the prior period, other expense is a severance accrual.

Income Taxes:
The effective tax rate was 38% in 2002 and 39% in 2001.

Financial Condition:
The financial condition of the Company is summarized in the following table and
explanatory review (In Thousands):



                                                              For the Quarter                  For the Year
                                                               Ended December                  Ended March
                                                               --------------                  -----------
                                                           2002             2001           2002            2001
                                                           ----             ----           ----            ----
                                                                                            

     Working Capital Balance                             $180,944        $173,963        $163,606       $163,367
     Quarter Change                                         1,773           4,500               -              -
     Notes Payable                                              -               -               -         24,500
     Long-Term Debt                                       150,830         173,792         156,100        171,346
     Current Ratio                                         3.41:1          3.38:1          3.00:1         2.49:1


The change in Working Capital for the December 2002 quarter from the December
2001 quarter is largely due to new debt issued in 2001 of $1.0 million and lower
deferred taxes of $0.9 million. This was partially offset by higher earnings in
the current year quarter than the prior year quarter ($3,147,000 earnings as
compared to $2,290,000 earnings last year).

See Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows for further details.





                      MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
                OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

                                December 28, 2002

Inventory decreased $53.9 million from the same period last year reflecting the
Company's continued emphasis on inventory management and the reduced pack. Cash
and short term investments increased $63.7 million from the same period last
year primarily due to the inventory reduction and earnings from operations.

Forward-Looking Statements

Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in
this report are forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act (PSLRA) of 1995. The Company wishes to take advantage of
the "safe harbor" provisions of the PSLRA by cautioning that numerous important
factors which involve risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to
economic, competitive, governmental and technological factors affecting the
Company's operations, markets, products, services and prices, and other factors
discussed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
in the future, could affect the Company's actual results and could cause its
actual consolidated results to differ materially from those expressed in any
forward-looking statement made by, or on behalf of, the Company.

Critical Accounting Policies

In the first nine months ended December 28, 2002, the Company sold for cash, on
a bill and hold basis, $214,246,000 of Green Giant finished goods inventory to
General Mills Operations, Inc. ("GMOI"). At the time of the sale of the Green
Giant vegetables to GMOI, title of the specified inventory transferred to GMOI.
In addition, the aforementioned finished goods inventory was complete, ready for
shipment and segregated from the Company's other finished goods inventory.
Further, the Company had performed all of its obligations with respect to the
sale of the specified Green Giant finished goods inventory.

Off-Season Reserve is the excess of absorbed expenses over incurred expenses to
date. During the first quarter of each year, incurred expenses exceed absorbed
expenses due to timing of production. The seasonal nature of the Company's Food
Processing business results in a timing difference between expenses (primarily
overhead expenses) incurred and absorbed into product cost. All Off-Season
Reserve balances are zero at fiscal year end.

Trade promotions are an important component of the sales and marketing of the
Company's branded products, and are critical to the support of the business.
Trade promotion costs include amounts paid to encourage retailers to offer
temporary price reductions for the sale of our products to consumers, amounts
paid to obtain favorable display positions in retailers' stores, and amounts
paid to retailers for shelf space in retail stores. Accruals for trade
promotions are recorded primarily at the time of sale of product to the retailer
based on expected levels of performance. Settlement of these liabilities
typically occurs in subsequent periods primarily through an authorized process
for deductions taken by a retailer from amounts otherwise due to us. As a
result, the ultimate cost of a trade promotion program is dependent on the
relative success of the events and the actions and level of




deductions taken by retailers for amounts they consider due to them. Final
determination of the permissible deductions may take extended periods of time.

Alliance Agreement Amendment

On May 23, 2002, the Company, The Pillsbury Company, General Mills Operations,
Inc. and General Mills, Inc. entered into an amendment to the Alliance Agreement
pursuant to which certain provisions were modified to (i) assign Pillsbury's
rights and obligations under the Alliance Agreement to General Mills Operations,
Inc. ("GMOI"), which is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of General Mills,
Inc.; (ii) accelerate the timing of the obligation of GMOI to purchase Green
Giant inventory from the Company by requiring that such inventory be purchased
at the end of each commodity production cycle (e.g. corn, peas, green beans, and
asparagus); and (iii) substitute General Mills, Inc. for Diageo PLC as the
guarantor of GMOI's obligations under the Alliance Agreement.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

In July 2002, the FASB issued SFAS No. 146, Accounting for Costs Associated with
Exit and Disposal Activities. This statement revises the accounting for exit and
disposal activities under EITF Issue No. 94-3, Liability Recognition for Certain
Employee Termination Benefits and other Costs to Exit an Activity, by spreading
out the reporting of expenses related to restructuring activities. Commitment to
a plan to exit an activity or dispose of long-lived assets will no longer be
sufficient to record a one-time charge for most anticipated costs. Instead,
companies will record exit or disposal costs when they are "incurred" and can be
measured at fair value, and they will subsequently adjust the recorded liability
for changes in estimated cash flows. The provisions of SFAS No. 146 are
effective prospectively for exit or disposal activities initiated after December
31, 2002. Companies may not restate previously issued financial statements for
the effect of the provisions of SFAS No. 146 and liabilities that a company
previously recorded under EITF Issue 94-3 are grandfathered. The Company does
not expect the adoption of SFAS No. 146 to have a material impact on its
consolidated financial statements.

        ITEM 3 Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

The Company has not experienced any material changes in Market Risk since our
March 31, 2002 report.

                         ITEM 4 Controls and Procedures

(a) Disclosure controls and procedures. Within 90 days before filing this
report, we evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our
disclosure controls and procedures. Our disclosure controls and procedures are
the controls and other procedures that we designed to ensure that we record,
process, summarize and report in a timely manner the information we must
disclose in reports that we file with or submit to the SEC. Kraig H. Kayser, our
President and Chief Executive Officer, and Philip G. Paras, our Chief Financial
Officer, reviewed and participated in this evaluation. Based on this evaluation,
Messrs. Kayser and Paras concluded that, as of the date of their evaluation, our
disclosure controls were effective.

(b) Internal controls. Since the date of the last evaluation, there have not
been any significant changes in our internal accounting controls or in other
factors that could significantly affect those controls.






PART II - OTHER INFORMATION


Item 1.               Legal Proceedings

                      None.

Item 2.               Changes in Securities

                      None.

Item 3.               Defaults on Senior Securities

                      None.

Item 4.               Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

                      None.

Item 5.               Other Information

                      None.

Item 6.               Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

A.       Exhibits

11   (11) Computation of earnings per share (filed herewith)

(b) Reports on Form 8-K


         (1) Form 8-K Filed November 8, 2002

         Regulation FD Disclosure. Certifications by the Chief Executive Officer
         and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as
         adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to
         accompany the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period
         ended September 28, 2002.





                                   SIGNATURES


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company
has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
thereunto duly authorized.





                                                  Seneca Foods Corporation
                                                         (Company)



                                                  /s/Kraig H. Kayser
                                                  --------------------------
February 10, 2003                                 Kraig H. Kayser
                                                  President and
                                                    Chief Executive Officer


                                                  /s/Jeffrey L. Van Riper
                                                  --------------------------
February 10, 2003                                 Jeffrey L. Van Riper
                                                  Controller and
                                                    Chief Accounting Officer






                                 CERTIFICATIONS

I, Kraig H. Kayser, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Seneca Foods
Corporation;

2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make
the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly
report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material
respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the
registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;

4. The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in
Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:

a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material
information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries,
is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the
period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;

b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and
procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this
quarterly report (the "Evaluation Date"); and

c) presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of
the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the
Evaluation Date;

5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our
most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of
the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent
function):

a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls
which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process,
summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant's
auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and

b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls; and

6. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this
quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internal
controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls
subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective
actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.




Dated: February 10, 2003        By:       /s/Kraig H. Kayser
                                          ---------------------------------
                                          Kraig H. Kayser
                                          President and Chief Executive Officer




I, Philip G. Paras, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Seneca Foods
Corporation;

2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make
the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly
report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material
respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the
registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;

4. The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in
Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:

a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material
information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries,
is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the
period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;

b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and
procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this
quarterly report (the "Evaluation Date"); and

c) presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of
the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the
Evaluation Date;

5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our
most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of
the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent
function):

a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls
which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process,
summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant's
auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and

b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls; and

6. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this
quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internal
controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls
subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective
actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.




Dated: February 10, 2003         By:      /s/Philip G. Paras
                                         --------------------------------
                                         Philip G. Paras
                                         Chief Financial Officer








                                   EXHIBIT 11

                    SENECA FOODS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                        COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS PER SHARE

                        (In thousands except share data)





                                                                      Three Months Ended                  Nine Months Ended
                                                                      ------------------                  -----------------
                                                                   12/28/02       12/29/01            12/28/02        12/29/01
                                                                   --------       --------            --------        --------
                                                                                                     
Basic Net Earnings Applicable
  to Common Stock:

Net Earnings                                                    $      3,147  $       2,290   $            7,169 $           588
  Deduct Preferred Cash Dividends                                          6              6                   18              18
                                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------
Net Earnings Applicable to
      Common Stock                                              $      3,141  $       2,284   $            7,151 $           570
                                                                ================================================================

Weighted Average Common Shares
  Outstanding for Basic Earnings
  per Share                                                            6,591          6,585                6,590           6,584
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Basic Earnings Per Share                                        $        .48       $    .35   $             1.09  $          .09
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Diluted Net Earnings Applicable to Common Stock:

Net Earnings Applicable to
  Common Stock                                                  $      3,141  $       2,284   $            7,151 $           570
Add Back Preferred Cash Dividends                                          5              5                   15              15
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Net Earnings Applicable to
      Common Stock                                              $      3,146  $       2,289   $            7,166 $           585
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Weighted Average Common
  Shares Outstanding                                                   6,591          6,585                6,590           6,584
Effect of Convertible Preferred Stock                                  3,634          3,640                3,635           3,641
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Weighted Average Common Shares
  Outstanding for Diluted Earnings
  per Share                                                           10,225         10,225               10,225          10,225
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Diluted Earnings Per Share                                      $      .31    $         .22    $             .70  $          .06
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