Exhibit 32

    CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

     In connection with the Annual Report on Form 10-K of The J. M. Smucker
Company (the "Company") for the year ended April 30, 2006, as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), each of
the undersigned officers of the Company certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section
1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002,
that, to such officer's knowledge:

          (1)  The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a)
               or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

          (2)  The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
               material respects, the financial condition and results of
               operations of the Company as of the dates and for the periods
               expressed in the Report.


                                        /s/ Timothy P. Smucker
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                                        Name: Timothy P. Smucker
                                        Title: Co-Chief Executive Officer


                                        /s/ Richard K. Smucker
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                                        Name: Richard K. Smucker
                                        Title: Co-Chief Executive Officer


                                        /s/ Mark R. Belgya
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                                        Name: Mark R. Belgya
                                        Title: Chief Financial Officer

Date: June 30, 2006

The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
Section 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Report or as a separate
disclosure document.