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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                             CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
                          TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

      Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): May 8, 2006

                            PRO-FAC COOPERATIVE, INC.
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

                                    New York
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                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

                 0-20539                                16-6036816
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        (Commission File Number)             (IRS Employer Identification No.)

 350 Linden Oaks, P.O. Box 30682, Rochester, New York            14603-0682
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       (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                  (Zip Code)

                                 (585) 218-4210
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              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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                        Section 2 - Financial Information

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On May 8, 2006, Pro-Fac Cooperative, Inc. (the "Cooperative") issued a press
release to report its financial results for the Cooperative's fiscal quarter
ended March 25, 2006. A copy of the press release is furnished by this Current
Report on Form 8-K and is attached to this Report as Exhibit 99.1.

                  Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

      Exhibit   Press Release issued by Pro-Fac Cooperative, Inc. on May
      99.1      8, 2006 announcing its financial results for the fiscal
                quarter ended March 25, 2006.

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                                   SIGNATURES

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

                                             PRO-FAC COOPERATIVE, INC.

May 8, 2006                            By:   /s/ Stephen R. Wright
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                                             Stephen R. Wright, Chief Executive
                                             Officer, Chief Financial Officer,
                                             General Manager and Secretary
                                             (Principal Executive Officer and
                                             Principal Financial Officer)

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