SENECA FOODS CORP /NY/
10-Q, 1998-08-12
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 OR 15(d)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



        For the Quarter Ended June 27, 1998 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.)

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


Company'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  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 July 31, 1998

  Common Stock Class A, $.25 Par                   3,187,808
  Common Stock Class B, $.25 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>

                                                                                                    6/27/98           3/31/98
                                                                                                    -------           -------
<S>                                                                                          <C>              <C>

ASSETS

Current Assets:
    Cash and Short-term Investments                                                          $         3,116   $         4,077
    Accounts Receivable, Net                                                                          40,699            48,647
    Inventories:
        Finished Goods                                                                               148,272           118,067
        Work in Process                                                                               23,053            25,440
        Raw Materials                                                                                 59,428            50,537
                                                                                                     -------           -------
                                                                                                     230,753           194,044
    Off-Season Reserve (Note 3)                                                                       26,112                 -
    Deferred Tax Asset (Net)                                                                           3,870             3,870
    Refundable Income Taxes                                                                              551             1,576
    Other Current Assets                                                                               1,194             1,680
                                                                                              --------------   ---------------
        Total Current Assets                                                                         306,295           253,894
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net                                                                   214,188           218,408
Other Assets                                                                                           2,556             2,624
                                                                                              --------------   ---------------
                                                                                                    $523,039          $474,926
                                                                                                    ========          ========
             LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Current Liabilities:
    Notes Payable                                                                            $        82,112   $        62,270
    Accounts Payable                                                                                  75,440            46,540
    Accrued Expenses                                                                                  23,920            21,210
    Current Portion of Long-Term Debt and Capital
        Lease Obligations                                                                             11,564            11,575
                                                                                             ---------------   ---------------
        Total Current Liabilities                                                                    193,036           141,595
Long-Term Debt                                                                                       218,984           219,023
Capital Lease Obligations                                                                              8,814             8,835
Deferred Income Taxes                                                                                  6,221             7,598
Other Long-Term Liabilities                                                                            8,984             8,750
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
Common Stock                                                                                           2,677             2,666
Paid in Capital                                                                                        6,585             5,913
Net Unrealized Gain on Available-For-Sale Securities                                                     901             1,026
Retained Earnings                                                                                     76,767            79,450
                                                                                             ---------------   ---------------
        Stockholders' Equity                                                                          87,000            89,125
                                                                                             ---------------   ---------------
                                                                                                    $523,039          $474,926
<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
                                                                                 6/27/98                6/28/97
                                                                                 -------                -------
<S>                                                                       <C>                      <C>

Net Sales                                                                 $          103,494       $         105,078

Costs and Expenses:
Cost of Product Sold                                                                  93,830                  90,381
Selling, General, and Administrative                                                   6,811                   7,929
Interest Expense                                                                       6,798                   6,469
                                                                          ------------------       -----------------

  Total Costs and Expenses                                                           107,439                 104,779
                                                                          ------------------       -----------------

Earnings (Loss) Before Income Taxes                                                   (3,945)                    299

Income Taxes                                                                          (1,262)                    107
                                                                          ------------------       -----------------
Net Earnings (Loss)                                                       $           (2,683)      $             192
                                                                          ==================       =================


Net Earnings (Loss) Applicable to
  Common Stock                                                                        (2,683)                    192
Weighted Average Common
  Shares Outstanding                                                               5,954,574               5,939,680

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

   Net Earnings (Loss)                                                    $            (.45)       $             .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 CASH FLOWS
                                   (Unaudited)
                                 (In Thousands)
<CAPTION>

                                                                                       Three Months Ended
                                                                                 6/27/98                6/28/97
                                                                                 -------                -------
<S>                                                                       <C>                     <C>

Cash Flows From Operating Activities:
    Net Earnings (Loss)                                                   $           (2,683)     $              192
    Adjustments to Reconcile Net Earnings to
      Net Cash Used by Operating Activities:
        Depreciation and Amortization                                                  7,252                   6,785
        Deferred Income Taxes                                                         (1,305)                      -
        Changes in Working Capital:
          Accounts Receivable                                                          7,948                  (1,064)
          Inventories                                                                (36,709)                (33,652)
          Off-Season Reserve                                                         (26,112)                (33,660)
          Other Current Assets                                                           486                    (760)
          Income Taxes                                                                 1,025                  (1,282)
          Accounts Payable and
            Accrued Expenses                                                          32,527                  53,334
                                                                          ------------------       -----------------
  Net Cash Used
      by Operations                                                                  (17,571)                (10,107)
                                                                          ------------------       -----------------

Cash Flows From Investing Activities:
    Additions to Property, Plant,
      and Equipment                                                                   (3,146)                 (6,205)
    Disposals                                                                            113                       -
    Acquisitions                                                                           -                 (53,672)
                                                                          ------------------       -----------------
  Net Cash Used in Investing
        Activities                                                                    (3,033)                (59,877)
                                                                          ------------------       -----------------

Cash Flows From Financing Activities:
    Notes Payable                                                                     19,842                  69,490
    Other                                                                               (128)                     17
    Payments and Current Portion of Long-Term
      Debt and Capital Lease Obligations                                                 (71)                    (61)
    Long-Term Borrowing                                                                    -                     106
    Dividends                                                                              -                       -
                                                                          ------------------       -----------------
 Net Cash Provided by
     Financing Activities                                                             19,643                  69,552
                                                                          ------------------       -----------------
Net Decrease in Cash and Short-
    Term Investments                                                                    (961)                   (432)
Cash and Short-Term Investments,
Beginning of Period                                                                    4,077                   1,584
                                                                          ------------------       -----------------
Cash and Short-Term Investments,
    End of Period                                                         $            3,116      $            1,152
                                                                          ==================      ==================
<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

                                  June 27, 1998

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 June 27,  1998 and March  31,  1998 and
        results of  operations  for the three month  periods ended June 27, 1998
        and  June  28,  1997.  All  significant  intercompany  transactions  and
        accounts  have been  eliminated  in  consolidation.  The March 31,  1998
        balance sheet was derived from audited financial statements.

        The results of  operations  for the three month  periods  ended June 27,
        1998 and June 28, 1997 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  1998  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 Company's  1998 Annual Report and
        10-K.

2.      Basic  earnings  per share are  calculated  on the basis of Statement of
        Financial  Accounting  Standards  ("SFAS") No. 128, "Earnings per Share"
        which the Company  adopted in the fourth quarter of 1998. The additional
        shares and  dividends  were not  considered  in the diluted  calculation
        since diluting a loss is not allowed under SFAS No. 128.

3.     Off-Season  Reserve  is the excess of  absorbed  expenses  over  incurred
       expenses to date. 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.

4.     On June 22, 1998,  the Company  entered into a Stock  Purchase  Agreement
       with  Carl  Marks  Strategic   Investments,   L.P.,  a  Delaware  limited
       partnership,  Carl Marks  Strategic  Investments  II,  L.P.,  and related
       entities (collectively,  the "New Investors"),  whereby the New Investors
       agreed to  purchase  from the  Company  1,166,667  shares of  Convertible
       Participating  Preferred Stock, with $0.025 par value per share (the "New
       Preferred  Stock") for a total  investment of $14,000,004  (or $12.00 per
       share)(the "Stock Purchase Agreement"). The shares of New Preferred Stock
       are convertible immediately on a share-for-share basis into shares of the
       Company's  Class A common  stock,  $0.25 par  value  per share  ("Class A
       Common   Stock").   To  complete   the  equity   investment   transaction
       contemplated by the Stock Purchase Agreement,  the Company will declare a
       distribution payable to


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                    SENECA FOODS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
              NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                                  June 27, 1998

the holders of Class A Common  Stock and Class B common  stock,  $0.25 par value
per share ("Class B Common Stock") whereby each holder (a "Rights  Holder") will
receive one-half of a right (the "Right") to purchase at a subscription price of
$12.00 per share, (the  "Subscription  Price") shares of the New Preferred Stock
(the  "Rights  Offering").  Each whole Right will  entitle the Rights  Holder to
receive,  upon payment of the  Subscription  Price,  one share of New  Preferred
Stock.

The New  Investors  have  agreed to purchase  from the  Company up to  2,500,000
shares of New Preferred  Stock which the Company's  shareholders do not purchase
in the Rights Offering.  Under no circumstances shall the Company be required to
issue more than  4,166,667  shares of New  Preferred  Stock,  or a total sale of
$50,000,004  (the "$50 Million Limit") to the New Investors and shareholders who
exercise  their  purchase  rights under the Rights  Offering in the total equity
investment transaction.  This limitation affects only the purchase rights of the
New  Investors.  Assuming (i) the New  Investors  acquire the maximum  number of
shares which they can acquire in the Transaction; (ii) the New Investors convert
all shares of New Preferred Stock acquired by them into shares of Class A Common
Stock and,  except  for that  conversion,  neither  reduce  nor  increase  their
aggregate  holdings  of  Company  voting  stock;  (iii) the  Wolcott  and Kayser
families neither reduce nor increase their aggregate  holdings of Company voting
stock  after the  Transaction;  and (iv) the  Company  issues no more  shares of
voting stock after the Transaction  except in conversion of New Preferred Stock:
(A) the New Investors  will own, in the  aggregate,  4.6% of the voting power of
the Company and (B) the combined  voting power of the New  Investors and certain
long-standing  shareholders of the Company that are related to the New Investors
through family relationships and the common ownership of family-held investments
will own,  in the  aggregate,  16.6% of the voting  power of the  Company in the
election of directors. The Wolcott and Kayser family shareholders referred to in
the  following  paragraph  would then own 40% of the total  voting  power of the
Company in the election of directors.

Pursuant to the terms of the Stock  Purchase  Agreement,  the New Investors have
the option to purchase for $12.00 per share up to 1,181,996  shares (the "Option
Shares") of New  Preferred  Stock prior to the Rights  Offering and prior to the
closing of the  Transaction.  The New Investors may elect to purchase the Option
Shares by providing  written  notice to the Company  setting forth the aggregate
number of Option Shares  purchased and the date of such purchase  (which must be
prior to the closing and no earlier than 15 business days after the date of such
notice).  The New  Investors'  right to purchase the Option  Shares shall expire
immediately prior to the closing of the Transaction.

Concurrently with the Stock Purchase Agreement,  the New Investors, the Company,
and  certain  of its  substantial  shareholders,  entered  into  a  Shareholders
Agreement  dated as of June 22,  1998  (the  "Shareholders  Agreement")  whereby
certain  substantial  shareholders  of the  Company,  including  the Wolcott and
Kayser families, agreed that they would not exercise, sell or otherwise transfer
the  Rights to which  they were  entitled  pursuant  to the terms of the  Rights
Offering. The Pillsbury Company has separately agreed that it will not exercise,
sell or otherwise  transfer  the Rights to which it is entitled  pursuant to the
terms of the Rights  Offering.  The members of the Kayser and  Wolcott  families
have also agreed to certain restrictions on sales by them of shares of (i) Class
A Common Stock,  (ii) Class B Common Stock,  (iii) New Preferred  Stock and (iv)
other  securities  of the Company  that are  entitled to vote in the election of
directors (the "Shares") including a general restriction against sales of Shares
to third persons within two years of the closing of the final transaction of the
equity investment.


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                    SENECA FOODS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
              NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                                  June 27, 1998

The consummation of the Stock Purchase Agreement, the Shareholders Agreement and
Rights Offering result in significant  participation by the New Investors in the
governance  of the Company.  The number of directors  comprising  the  Company's
Board of Directors  will be increased  from seven to nine members,  with the two
new  positions  being filled by designees of the New  Investors  (the  "Investor
Designees").  The Investor  Designees will continue to be nominated for election
to the Board and  shareholders  who executed  the  Shareholders  Agreement  will
continue to vote for the Investor  Designees until the Stock Purchase  Agreement
is terminated or such time as the New Investors no longer own, in the aggregate,
at least 10% of the Company's Class A Common Stock  (assuming  conversion of all
shares of the New Preferred Stock into Class A Common Stock).  The  Shareholders
Agreement  also requires that the Investor  Designees will comprise at least 22%
of any committee of the Board of Directors.  Moreover, the Company has agreed to
require  unanimous  approval  of the  Company's  Board of  Directors  (excluding
directors  who  abstain  from  voting)  for  certain  defined  "major  corporate
actions",   including  (i)  any  amendment  or  modification  to  the  Company's
Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws; (ii) any business combination; (iii) any
sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company;  (iv)
certain issuances of securities; (v) any acquisition or disposition or series of
related  acquisitions or dispositions of assets involving gross consideration in
excess of $15 million;  (vi) certain  changes in the Company's line of business;
(vii) any  change in the  Company's  certified  public  accountants;  (viii) the
settlement of certain  litigation;  or (ix) the  commencement  by the Company of
proceedings  relating to  bankruptcy,  insolvency,  reorganization  or relief of
debtors.  The requirement of unanimous Board approval  (excluding  directors who
abstain from  voting)  terminates  when the New  Investors no longer own, in the
aggregate,  at  least  15% of the  Company's  Class  A  Common  Stock  (assuming
conversion  of all shares of New  Preferred  Stock into shares of Class A Common
Stock).

Pursuant to the terms of the Stock  Purchase  Agreement,  the Company has agreed
that  between  June 22,  1998 and the  closing of the  transaction,  it will not
declare or pay any  dividends on its capital  stock (except for amounts owing to
holders of certain existing classes of its preferred stock).

On June 19,  1998,  the  Board of  Directors  of the  Company  exempted  the New
Investors and their  affiliates from the provisions of Section 912(b) of the New
York Business Corporation Law, which impose certain restrictions and limitations
on certain  "business  combinations"  between  the  Company  and an  "interested
shareholder" as such quoted terms are defined in Section 912.

Pursuant to a  Registration  Rights  Agreement  dated June 22, 1998, the Company
granted to the New Investors  certain  registration  rights under the Securities
Act of 1933 (the "Registration  Rights") with respect to the shares purchased by
the New  Investors  pursuant  to the Stock  Purchase  Agreement  and the  Rights
Offering. The Registration Rights Agreement gives the New Investors,  subject to
certain limitations, (i) demand Registration Rights and (ii) Registration Rights
to participate in other public securities  offerings  initiated on behalf of the
Company or other holders.




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                    SENECA FOODS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
              NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                                  June 27, 1998

       To effect the foregoing Stock Purchase Agreement and Rights Offering, the
       Company will amend its Certificate of Incorporation  to: (i) increase the
       number of  authorized  shares  of Class A Common  Stock  from  10,000,000
       shares to  20,000,000  shares;  (ii)  increase  the number of  authorized
       shares of  Preferred  Stock with $.025 par value per share,  Class A from
       4,000,000  shares to  8,200,000  shares;  (iii)  set  forth  the  rights,
       preferences  and  limitations  of the New Preferred  Stock;  (iv) require
       unanimous board approval,  in accordance with Section 709 of the New York
       Business  Corporation Law, of the major corporate actions; and (v) remove
       the  acquisition  by the New  Investors of Class A Common Stock  issuable
       upon  conversion of the New Preferred Stock from the operation of certain
       provisions  of the  Certificate  of  Incorporation  with  respect  to the
       purchase  of Class A Common  Stock.  Consequently,  the  complete  equity
       investment  transaction  cannot be  effected  without  prior  shareholder
       approval.  The  Wolcott  and Kayser  family  shareholders  who signed the
       Shareholder  Agreement and The Pillsbury  Company have agreed to vote all
       their shares of the Company's  voting stock in favor of the amendments to
       the Certificate of Incorporation.

       The Company intends to use the proceeds from the total equity  investment
       to reduce the Company's indebtedness.

5.     As stated in our 1998 Annual Report, effective April 1, 1998, the Company
       adopted SFAS No. 130,  "Reporting  Comprehensive  Income." This statement
       requires  reporting  and  disclosure  of  comprehensive  income  and  its
       components in financial statement format. Comprehensive income is defined
       as the change in equity of a  business  enterprise  during a period  from
       transaction and other events and circumstances from nonowner sources. The
       Company  has   determined   that  at  March  31,  1998  it  will  display
       comprehensive income in a separate statement of comprehensive income. The
       Company's comprehensive earnings were as follows (In Thousands):


                                                            Three Months Ended
                                                                 June 27,
                                                             1998          1997
                                                             ----          ----

Net Earnings (Loss)                                        (2,683)          192

Other Comprehensive Earnings, Net of Tax:

  Net Unrealized Gain Change on Moog, Inc. Stock             (125)          229
                                                          ---------------------

    Comprehensive Earnings (Loss)                          (2,808)          421
                                                          =====================





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

                                  June 27, 1998

Results of Operations:

Sales:
Sales  reflect a decrease of 1.6% for the first three months  versus  1997.  The
lower sales,  in large part,  are due to lower canned  vegetables  and juice and
fruit quantities sold under the Company's  Non-Alliance  business.  Non-Alliance
vegetable sales quantities were down 2.9% while juice and fruit sales quantities
were down 3.4%.

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

                                             Three Months Ended
                                          6/27/98            6/28/97
                                          -------            -------
Cost of Product Sold                        90.7%              86.1%
Selling                                      5.0                6.1
Administrative                               1.5                1.4
Interest Expense                             6.6                6.1
                                          -------------------------

                                           103.8%              99.7%
                                          =========================

Higher Cost of Product Sold percentages (i.e. lower Gross Margins) reflect, in 
part, substantially lower selling prices in the juice and fruit business.

Income Taxes:
The effective tax rate used in fiscal 1998 is 32% and 1997 is 36%.



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

                                  June 27, 1998

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

                                                              For the Quarter                  For the Year
                                                                Ended June                      Ended March
                                                                ----------                      -----------
                                                             1998           1997             1998           1997
                                                             ----           ----             ----           ----
     <S>                                                 <C>             <C>             <C>            <C>   


     Working Capital Balance                             $113,259        $105,241        $112,299       $128,732
     Quarter Change                                           960         (23,491)              -              -
     Notes Payable                                         82,112          87,490          62,270         18,000
     Long-Term Debt                                       227,798         224,169         227,858        224,128
     Current Ratio                                         1.59:1          1.52:1          1.79:1         2.65:1
     Inventory (Average) Turnover                             1.8             1.9             3.7            3.5
</TABLE>

The change in the Working  Capital for the June 1998  quarter from the June 1997
quarter  is  largely  due to the two  acquisitions  in the prior  year and lower
capital  expenditures  in the current  year  quarter than the prior year quarter
($3,146,000 as compared to $6,205,000 last year).

As part of the Alliance  with  Pillsbury  (see 1998 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).

See Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows for further details.


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                           PART II - OTHER INFORMATION


Item 1.               Legal Proceedings

                      None.

Item 2.               Changes in Securities

                      See  Note  4  to  the  Consolidated   Condensed  Financial
                      Statements for  explanation of a Rights Offering and Stock
                      Purchase Agreement.

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

2(a)    The Stock Purchase  Agreement dated as of June 22, 1998 (incorporated by
        reference to Exhibit 2(a) to the  Company's  Current  Report on Form 8-K
        filed July 2, 1998)

 (b)    The  Shareholders  Agreement dated as of June 22, 1998  (incorporated by
        reference to Exhibit 2(b) to the  Company's  Current  Report on Form 8-K
        filed July 2, 1998)

 (c)    The   Registration   Rights   Agreement   dated  as  of  June  22,  1998
        (incorporated  by  reference to Exhibit  2(c) to the  Company's  Current
        Report on Form 8-K filed July 2, 1998)

3(a)    Certificate  of  Amendment  to the  Company's  Restated  Certificate  of
        Incorporation,  as amended  setting forth the terms of the New Preferred
        Stock  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  3(i) to the  Company's
        Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 2, 1998)

10(a)   Amendment No. 1 to Alliance Agreement dated February 25, 1997
        (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(b)(ii)
        of amendment No. 1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1
        (no. 333-58739) filed on August 7, 1998).


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  (b)   Amendment No. 2 to Alliance Agreement dated July 1, 1998
        (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(b)(iii)
        of amendment No. 1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1
        (no. 333-58739) filed on August 7, 1998).


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

27      (27) Financial Data Schedules (filed herewith)

99(a)   Subscription  Certificate  for the shares of  Convertible  Participating
        Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99(a) of amendment
        No.  1  to  the  Company's  Registration  Statement  on  Form  S-1  (no.
        333-58739)filed on August 7, 1998).

  (b)    Notice of Guaranteed  Delivery for Subscription  Certificates issued by
         the Company  (incorporated  by reference to Exhibit  99(b) of amendment
         No.  1 to  the  Company's  Registration  Statement  on  Form  S-1  (no.
         333-58739) filed on August 7, 1998)

  (c)    Instructions to  Shareholders  as to Use of the Company's  Subscription
         Certificates  (incorporated  by reference to Exhibit 99(c) of amendment
         No.  1 to  the  Company's  Registration  Statement  on  Form  S-1  (no.
         333-58739) filed on August 7, 1998)

Reports on Form 8-K - June 22, 1998  concerning  of a Rights  Offering and Stock
Purchase Agreement.



<PAGE>


                                   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
                                                  ------------------------
August 11, 1998                                    Kraig H. Kayser
                                                   President and
                                                   Chief Executive Officer


                                                   /s/Jeffrey L. Van Riper
                                                   ------------------------
August 11, 1998                                    Jeffrey L. Van Riper
                                                   Controller and
                                                   Chief Accounting Officer



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                                   EXHIBIT 11

                    SENECA FOODS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                        COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS PER SHARE

                        (In thousands except share data)



<CAPTION>

                                                                                                     Three Months Ended
                                                                                                  6/27/98         6/28/97
                                                                                                  -------         -------
<S>                                                                                      <C>              <C> 

Net Earnings Applicable to Common Stock:

    Net Earnings                                                                         $         (2,683) $            192
    Deduct Preferred Cash Dividends                                                                     -                 -
                                                                                         ----------------------------------
        Net Earnings Applicable to
      Common Stock                                                                       $         (2,683) $            192
                                                                                         ==================================

Weighted Average Common
  Shares Outstanding                                                                            5,954,574         5,939,680
Effect of Common Stock Equivalent                                                                       -                 -
                                                                                          ---------------------------------
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding
for Primary Earnings per Share                                                                  5,954,574         5,939,680
                                                                                          =================================
Basic and Diluted
  Earnings Per Share                                                                       $         (.45)    $         .03
                                                                                           ================================
</TABLE>

<TABLE> <S> <C>

<ARTICLE> 5
<LEGEND>
Commercial and Industrial Companies
Article 5 of Regulation S-X
</LEGEND>
<MULTIPLIER> 1000
       
<S>                                        <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                              3-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          MAR-31-1999
<PERIOD-END>                               JUN-27-1998
<CASH>                                            3116
<SECURITIES>                                         0
<RECEIVABLES>                                    40847
<ALLOWANCES>                                       148
<INVENTORY>                                     230753
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                                306295
<PP&E>                                          395332
<DEPRECIATION>                                  181144
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                  523039
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                           193036
<BONDS>                                         227798
                                0
                                         70
<COMMON>                                          2677
<OTHER-SE>                                       84253
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                    523039
<SALES>                                         103494
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                                103494
<CGS>                                            93830
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                    93830
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                  6811
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                     0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                6798
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                 (3945)
<INCOME-TAX>                                    (1262)
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                             (2683)
<DISCONTINUED>                                       0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                      0
<CHANGES>                                            0
<NET-INCOME>                                    (2683)
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                    (0.45)
<EPS-DILUTED>                                    (0.45)
<FN>
 Other Expenses is Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
</FN>
        

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