SENECA FOODS CORP /NY/
10-Q, 1995-11-14
CANNED, FRUITS, VEG, PRESERVES, JAMS & JELLIES
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                                    Form 10-Q

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D. C. 20549


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



      For the Quarter Ended September 30, 1995 Commission File Number 0-1989

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

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

              1162 Pittsford-Victor Road, Pittsford, New York 14534
               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)


    Registrant's telephone number, including area code          716/385-9500


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

Check mark indicates whether registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be
filed by Section 13 of 15(d) of the  Securities Act of 1934 during the preceding
12 months (or for such shorter  period that the  registrant 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 October 31, 1995

  Common Stock Class A, $.125 Par        2,796,555
  Common Stock Class B, $.125 Par        2,796,555


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<TABLE>


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

<CAPTION>
                                                                                        
                                                                                                    9/30/95          3/31/95
                                                                                                    _______          _______
<S>                                                                                           <C>              <C>  
   
ASSETS

Current Assets:
    Cash and Short-term Investments                                                          $        10,740   $        26,538
    Accounts Receivable, Net                                                                          41,065            32,601
    Inventories:
        Finished Goods                                                                               281,325            64,613
        Work in Process                                                                               17,605            19,531
        Raw Materials                                                                                 37,729            48,260
                                                                                                     -------           -------
                                                                                                     336,659           132,404
    Off-Season Reserve (Note 3)                                                                      (36,631)                -
    Deferred Tax (Net)                                                                                 1,933             1,933
    Other Current Assets                                                                               7,497               801
                                                                                              --------------   ---------------
        Total Current Assets                                                                         361,263           194,277
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net                                                                   228,734           179,718
Common Stock of Moog Inc.                                                                             10,857             7,494
Other Assets                                                                                             348               237
                                                                                              --------------   ---------------
                                                                                              $      601,202   $       381,726
                                                                                              ==============   ===============

             LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Current Liabilities:
    Notes Payable                                                                            $       109,100   $             -
    Accounts Payable                                                                                 145,791            36,089
    Accrued Expenses                                                                                  18,446            19,599
    Income Taxes                                                                                           -               125
    Current Portion of Long-Term Debt and Capital
        Lease Obligations                                                                              1,305             5,594
                                                                                             ---------------   ---------------

        Total Current Liabilities                                                                    274,642            61,407
Long-Term Debt                                                                                       225,024           220,677
Capital Lease Obligations                                                                              9,677               803
Deferred Income Taxes                                                                                 12,698            11,490
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 Per Share                                                                              50                50
Common Stock                                                                                           1,880             1,880
Net Unrealized Gain on Available-For-Sale Securities                                                   3,010               892
Retained Earnings                                                                                     74,201            84,507
                                                                                             ---------------   ---------------
        Stockholders' Equity                                                                          79,161            87,349
                                                                                             ---------------   ---------------
                                                                                                    $601,202   $       381,726
                                                                                             ===============   ===============
<FN>

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
</FN>
</TABLE>

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<TABLE>



                    SENECA FOODS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

                   CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                                   (Unaudited)
                        (In Thousands, except Share Data)
<CAPTION>

                                                                                       Three Months Ended
                                                                                       __________________       
                                                                                 9/30/95                9/24/94
                                                                                 _______                _______
<S>                                                                       <C>                      <C>


Net Sales                                                                 $          131,979       $          72,325

Costs and Expenses:
Cost of Product Sold                                                                 118,324                  63,904
Selling, General, and Administrative                                                   8,185                   6,503
Interest Expense                                                                       6,820                   1,373
Nonrecurring Charge (See Notes)                                                       15,078                       -
                                                                          ------------------       -----------------

  Total Costs and Expenses                                                           148,407                  71,780
                                                                          ------------------       -----------------

Earnings Before Income Taxes                                                         (16,428)                    545

Income Taxes                                                                          (6,079)                    (66)
                                                                          ------------------       -----------------

Earnings (loss) from Continuing Operations                                           (10,349)                    611

Earnings from Discontinued Operations                                                      -                       5
Gain on the Sale of Discontinued Operations
  Net of Income Taxes                                                                      -                     138
Extraordinary Losses
  Net of Income Taxes                                                                      -                    (606)
                                                                          ------------------       -----------------

Net Earnings (Loss)                                                       $          (10,349)      $             148
                                                                          ==================       =================

Net Earnings from Continuing Operations
  Applicable to Common Stock                                              $          (10,355)      $             605
Net Earnings Applicable to
  Common Stock                                                                       (10,355)                    142
Weighted Average Common
  Shares Outstanding                                                               5,593,110               5,593,110

Primary and Fully Diluted Earnings Per
    Share of Common Stock (Exhibit II):

  Earnings from Continuing Operations                                     $           (1.85)       $             .11
  Earnings from Discontinued Operations                                                    -                     .00
  Gain on the Sales of Discontinued
    Operations                                                                             -                     .03
  Extraordinary Loss                                                                       -                    (.11)
                                                                          ------------------         ---------------

  Net Earnings (Loss)                                                      $           (1.85)         $          .03
                                                                          ==================         ===============
<FN>

The  accompanying  notes  are an  integral  part of  these  condensed  financial
statements.
</FN>
</TABLE>


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<TABLE>


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

                                                                                        Six Months Ended
                                                                                        ________________
                                                                                 9/30/95                9/24/94
                                                                                 _______                _______
<S>                                                                       <C>                      <C>

Net Sales                                                                 $          213,924       $         143,086

Costs and Expenses:
Cost of Product Sold                                                                 186,853                 123,872
Selling, General, and Administrative                                                  15,968                  13,709
Interest Expense                                                                      12,365                   2,729
Nonrecurring Charge (See Notes)                                                       15,078                       -
                                                                          ------------------       -----------------

  Total Costs and Expenses                                                           230,264                 140,310
                                                                          ------------------       -----------------

Earnings Before Income Taxes                                                         (16,340)                  2,776

Income Taxes                                                                          (6,046)                    739
                                                                          ------------------       -----------------

Earnings (loss) from Continuing Operations                                           (10,294)                  2,037

Earnings from Discontinued Operations                                                      -                       6
Gain on the Sale of Discontinued Operations
  Net of Income Taxes                                                                      -                     172
Extraordinary Losses
  Net of Income Taxes                                                                      -                    (606)
                                                                          ------------------       -----------------

Net Earnings (Loss)                                                       $          (10,294)      $           1,609
                                                                          ==================       =================

Net Earnings from Continuing Operations
  Applicable to Common Stock                                              $          (10,306)      $           2,025
Net Earnings Applicable to
  Common Stock                                                                       (10,306)                  1,597
Weighted Average Common
  Shares Outstanding                                                               5,593,110               5,593,860

Primary and Fully Diluted Earnings Per
    Share of Common Stock (Exhibit II):

  Earnings from Continuing Operations                                     $            (1.84)       $            .37
  Earnings from Discontinued Operations                                                    -                     .00
  Gain on the Sales of Discontinued
    Operations                                                                             -                     .03
  Extraordinary Loss                                                                       -                    (.11)
                                                                          ------------------         ---------------

  Net Earnings (Loss)                                                     $            (1.84)        $           .29
                                                                          ==================         ===============
<FN>

The  accompanying  notes  are an  integral  part of  these  condensed  financial
statements.
</FN>
</TABLE>


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<TABLE>


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

                                                                                       Three Months Ended
                                                                                       __________________
                                                                                 9/30/95                9/24/94
                                                                                 _______                _______
<S>                                                                       <C>                     <C>  

Cash Flows From Operating Activities:
    Net Earnings                                                          $          (10,349)     $              148
    Adjustments to Reconcile Net Earnings to
      Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities:
        Depreciation and Amortization                                                  5,862                   2,623
        Deferred Income Taxes                                                            (13)                   (134)
        Changes in Working Capital:
          Accounts Receivable                                                        (10,621)                (11,495)
          Inventories                                                                (98,374)                (64,150)
          Off-Season Reserve                                                         (18,715)                 13,957
          Other Current Assets                                                          (195)                  2,426
          Income Taxes                                                                (6,711)                 (2,345)
          Accounts Payable and
            Accrued Expenses                                                          99,853                  26,762
                                                                          ------------------       -----------------
        Net Cash Used in Operations                                                  (39,263)                (32,208)
                                                                          ------------------       -----------------

Cash Flows From Investing Activities:
    Additions to Property, Plant,
      and Equipment                                                                  (22,617)                 (2,008)
    Acquisition                                                                            -                  (3,769)
    Disposals of Property, Plant,
      and Equipment                                                                       33                     859
                                                                          ------------------       -----------------
  Net Cash Used in Investing Activities                                              (22,584)                 (4,918)
                                                                          ------------------       -----------------

Cash Flows From Financing Activities:
    Notes Payable                                                                     61,100                  27,900
    Long-Term Borrowing                                                                9,258                       -
    Payments and Current Portion of Long-Term
      Debt and Capital Lease Obligations                                                 (15)                (16,679)
    Other                                                                                (87)                      3
    Dividends                                                                              -                       -
    Common Stock Retirement                                                                -                      (2)
                                                                          ------------------       ------------------
    Net Cash Provided by
        Financing Activities                                                          70,256                  11,222
                                                                          ------------------       -----------------

Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Short-
    Term Investments                                                                   8,409                 (25,904)
Cash and Short-Term Investments,
Beginning of Period                                                                    2,331                  27,402
                                                                          ------------------       -----------------
Cash and Short-Term Investments,
    End of Period                                                         $           10,740      $            1,498
                                                                          ==================      ==================
<FN>

The  accompanying  notes  are an  integral  part of  these  condensed  financial
statements.
</FN>
</TABLE>


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<TABLE>


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

                                                                                        Six Months Ended
                                                                                        ________________ 
                                                                                 9/30/95                9/24/94
                                                                                 _______                _______
<S>                                                                       <C>                     <C>  


Cash Flows From Operating Activities:
    Net Earnings                                                          $          (10,294)     $            1,609
    Adjustments to Reconcile Net Earnings to
      Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities:
        Depreciation and Amortization                                                 10,358                   4,956
        Deferred Income Taxes                                                            (35)                  1,424
        Changes in Working Capital:
          Accounts Receivable                                                         (8,464)                 (4,590)
          Inventories                                                               (130,993)                (56,034)
          Off-Season Reserve                                                         (36,631)                  7,705
          Other Current Assets                                                            43                    (736)
          Income Taxes                                                                (6,864)                 (4,165)
          Accounts Payable and
            Accrued Expenses                                                         108,549                  27,234
                                                                          ------------------       -----------------
        Net Cash Used in Operations                                                  (74,331)                (22,597)
                                                                          ------------------       -----------------

Cash Flows From Investing Activities:
    Additions to Property, Plant,
      and Equipment                                                                  (59,409)                 (3,646)
    Acquisition                                                                            -                  (3,769)
    Disposals of Property, Plant,
      and Equipment                                                                       33                     859
                                                                          ------------------       -----------------
  Net Cash Used in Investing Activities                                              (59,376)                 (6,556)
                                                                          ------------------       -----------------

Cash Flows From Financing Activities:
    Notes Payable                                                                    109,100                  27,900
    Long-Term Borrowing                                                                9,258                       -
    Payments and Current Portion of Long-Term
      Debt and Capital Lease Obligations                                                (326)                (17,561)
    Other                                                                               (111)                      6
    Dividends                                                                            (12)                    (12)
    Common Stock Retirement                                                                -                  (1,880)
                                                                          ------------------       ------------------
      Net Cash Provided by
        Financing Activities                                                         117,909                   8,453
                                                                          ------------------       -----------------

Net Decrease in Cash and Short-
    Term Investments                                                                 (15,798)                (20,700)
Cash and Short-Term Investments,
Beginning of Period                                                                   26,538                  22,198
                                                                          ------------------       -----------------
Cash and Short-Term Investments,
    End of Period                                                         $           10,740      $            1,498
                                                                          ==================      ==================
<FN>

The  accompanying  notes  are an  integral  part of  these  condensed  financial
statements.
</FN>
</TABLE>


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                    SENECA FOODS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
              NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                               September 30, 1995

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  Registrant  as of September 30, 1995 and March 31, 1995
        and  results of  operations  for the three and six month  periods  ended
        September 30, 1995 and September 24, 1994. All significant  intercompany
        transactions  and accounts have been  eliminated in  consolidation.  The
        March  31,  1995  balance  sheet  was  derived  from  audited  financial
        statements.

        The results of operations  for the three month  periods ended  September
        30, 1995 and  September 24, 1994 are not  necessarily  indicative of the
        results to be expected for the full year.

        The accounting policies followed by the Registrant are set forth in Note
        1 to the  Registrant's  financial  statements  in the 1995 Seneca  Foods
        Corporation Annual Report and 10-K.

        Other footnote  disclosures  normally  included in 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  Registrant's  March  31,  1995
        financial report.

2.      Primary  earnings per share are based on the weighted  average number of
        common shares outstanding,  as the effect of common stock equivalents is
        immaterial.  The difference  between primary and fully diluted  earnings
        per share is immaterial.

3.      Off-Season  Reserve is the excess of  absorbed  expenses  over  incurred
        expenses  to  date.  The  seasonal  nature  of  the  Registrant'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.


4.      The  Registrant  changed  its  fiscal  year end from July 31 to March 31
        during Fiscal 1995. These financial statements reflect the prior year as
        if the fiscal year ended March 31. 
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                    SENECA FOODS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
        NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

                               September 30, 1995

5.   A proposed  amendment to the  Registrant's  Certificate of Incorporation
     which  effected a  recapitalization  of the Registrant by creating a second
     class  of  Common  Stock  (which  is  being   distributed   to  all  common
     shareholders  in the form of a stock  dividend)  was  adopted at the Annual
     Meeting  held on  August  5,  1995.  This  recapitalization  amendment  (i)
     reclassifies  the  existing  Common  Stock as Class B  Common  Stock,  (ii)
     authorizes a new class of  10,000,000  shares  designated as Class A Common
     Stock and (iii)  establishes  the express terms of the Class A Common Stock
     and the  Class B Common  Stock.  The  Class A Common  Stock and the Class B
     Common  Stock  have  substantially  identical  rights  with  respect to any
     dividends or distributions of cash or property declared on shares of common
     stock and rank equally as to the right to receive  proceeds on  liquidation
     or  dissolution  of  the  Registrant  after  payment  of  the  Registrant's
     indebtedness  and  liquidation  right to the holders of  preferred  shares.
     However, holders of Class B Common Stock retain full vote per share whereas
     the  holders of Class A Common  Stock have  voting  rights of 1/20th of one
     vote per share on all matters as to which  shareholders  of the  Registrant
     are entitled to vote.

6.   The second quarter results include a nonrecurring charge of $15,078,000,
     before income tax benefit,  due to combination of start-up costs related to
     the Pillsbury  Alliance and severe drought  conditions  that New York State
     suffered  during the entire summer.  The Registrant  undertook an ambitious
     capital  expenditure  program  related to the  Pillsbury  Alliance.  In the
     relatively  short time between the February  1995 closing of the  Pillsbury
     Alliance  deal and the  beginning of the 1995  vegetable  pack, 37 separate
     major capital  projects  needed to be completed.  There was some unforeseen
     problems related to a few of these projects, mostly in the New York plants.
     Some of the used equipment transferred from the closed plants had operating
     difficulties and was not always easily  repaired,  causing  downtime.  As a
     result,  plant  throughput  and  yields  were poor at some  plants  causing
     unfavorable  manufacturing  variances.  The problems  were  magnified  when
     drought and hot weather  conditions  forced the uneven timing of maturities
     of vegetables.

7.   During the quarter,  Pillsbury  agreed to delay the first two  principal
     payments on the $73,025,000  subordinated  promissory note until October
     1998  with an option  to  convert  the  payments  into the  Registrant's
     equity. Each payment was to be $3,000,000.


<PAGE>


                    SENECA FOODS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
        NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

                               September 30, 1995

8.      During  the  quarter,  the  Registrant  entered  into  a  Sale/Leaseback
        transaction  where three of its wastewater  facilities in New York State
        were  sold to the  Wayne  County  Water  and  Sewer  Authority  with net
        proceeds of $9,000,000.


<PAGE>


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

                              September 30, 1995

Results of Operations:

Sales:
Sales  reflect an  increase of 80.0% for the second  quarter  versus  1994.  The
higher sales, in large part, are due to higher canned vegetables quantities sold
than the previous period and acquisitions made within the last year.

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

                       Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended
                       __________________   ________________
                    9/30/95      9/24/94   9/30/95   9/24/94
                    _______      _______   _______   _______

Cost of Product Sold   89.6%         88.3%     87.3%     86.6%
Selling                 4.5           5.3       5.5       6.2
Administrative          1.7           3.7       2.0       3.4
Interest Expense        5.2           1.9       5.8       1.9
Nonrecurring Charge    11.4             -       7.0         -
                    ------------------------------------------

                      112.4%         99.2%    107.6%     98.1%
                    ==========================================

Higher Cost of Product Sold  percentages  (i.e.  lower Gross  Margins)
reflect,  in part,  higher costs for vegetable and apple products than
in the prior  year due to the  relatively  short  packs of  vegetables
throughout the U. S. and a worldwide  shortage of apple.  The Interest
Expense  is  higher  largely  due to the debt  issued to  finance  the
acquisitions  made over the last year.  Refer to the footnotes for the
discussion of the Nonrecurring Charge.

Income Taxes:
The  effective tax rate used in fiscal 1996 is 37% and in fiscal 1995 it is
26.6%.  1995  effective tax rate  reflects a year-end  adjustment to arrive at a
34.5% annual rate.

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

                                                              For the Quarter                  For the Year
                                                              Ended September                   Ended March
                                                              _______________                  ____________       
                                                             1995           1994             1995           1994
                                                             ____           ____             ____           ____
<S>                                                       <C>            <C>             <C>             <C> 

     Working Capital Balance                              $86,621        $60,950         $132,870        $78,180
     Quarter Change                                       (13,662)        18,641                -              -
     Notes Payable                                        109,100         27,900                -              -
     Long-Term Debt                                       234,701         51,428          221,480         68,546
     Current Ratio                                         1.32:1         1.62:1           3.16:1         2.67:1
     Inventory (Average) Turnover                             1.6            2.3              1.9            1.8

</TABLE>

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

                                   September 30, 1995

The change in the Working Capital for the quarter from the prior year is largely
due to  acquisition  of Green  Giant  assets in the prior  year and the  capital
expenditure  program needed for the  Registrant's  plants to take on some of the
canned vegetable volume added by the acquisition.  When the Registrant  acquired
the Green Giant assets, it did not acquire the Finished Goods. Therefore, as the
Registrant produces finished goods for Pillsbury, working capital needs increase
accordingly.  Capital  Expenditures  related to the Pillsbury  Alliance exceeded
their original  projected costs due to unforeseen  issues and time  constraints.
Overtime  and outside  contractor  costs were high in an effort to complete  the
projects  by the pack season  (see  footnotes  for  discussion  of  Nonrecurring
Charge).

As part of the Alliance  with  Pillsbury  (see 1995 Annual  Report for details),
Pillsbury  takes  Green  Giant  inventory  as it  needs  it or at  least  by the
take-or-pay date (varies by commodity).  Due to the  industrywide  high carry-in
inventory,  Pillsbury  began  taking the Green Giant  inventory  in  significant
quantities later than expected.  This has reduced the Registrant's  sales
and increased its  inventories  and  associated  borrowing  needs for the second
quarter of 1996.

The  Registrant  was not in compliance  with certain debt  covenants  related to
Short-Term and Long-Term Debt. However, all provisions have been met or waived.
The Registrant is in the process of renegotiating certain of its debt covenants.
See Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for further details.



<PAGE>


                           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) Exhibit 11 - (11) Computation of earnings per share

                      (b) Exhibit 27 - (27) Financial Data Schedules

                      (c)  Reports  on Form 8-K - An 8-K/A  was  filed in August
                      1995 related to an amendment to an 8-K previously filed.


<PAGE>


                                   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 thereunto duly authorized.





                                                       Seneca Foods Corporation
                                                            (Registrant)



                                                        /s/Kraig H. Kayser
                                                        ___________________
November 14, 1995                                       Kraig H. Kayser
                                                        President and
                                                        Chief Executive Officer


                                                        /s/Jeffrey L. Van Riper
                                                        _______________________
November 14, 1995                                       Jeffrey L. Van Riper
                                                        Controller and
                                                        Chief Accounting Officer



<PAGE>

<TABLE>

                                   EXHIBIT 11

                    SENECA FOODS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                        COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS PER SHARE

                        (In thousands except share data)



<CAPTION>

                                                                             Three Months Ended                   Six Months Ended
                                                                             __________________                   ________________
                                                                          9/30/95            9/24/94           9/30/95      9/24/94
                                                                          _______            _______           _______      _______
<S>                                                              <C>                <C>              <C>               <C>   

Net Earnings Applicable to Common Stock:

    Net Earnings                                                $          (10,349) $           148  $        (10,294) $       1,609
    Deduct Preferred Cash Dividends                                              6                6                12             12
                                                                 -------------------------------------------------------------------
        Net Earnings Applicable to
      Common Stock                                              $          (10,355) $           142  $        (10,306) $       1,597
                                                                ====================================================================

Weighted Average Common
  Shares Outstanding                                                     5,593,110        5,593,110         5,593,110      5,593,860
Effect of Common Stock Equivalent                                                -                -                 -              -
                                                                 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Weighted Average Common Shares Out-
  standing for Primary                                                   5,593,110        5,593,110         5,593,110      5,593,860
                                                                 ===================================================================
Primary and Fully Diluted
  Earnings Per Share                                             $           (1.85)   $         .03       $     (1.84)        $  .29
                                                                 ===================================================================

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<ARTICLE> 5
<LEGEND>
Commercial and Industrial Companies
Article 5 of Regulation S-X
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                                0
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