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 of the Seneca Foods Corporation  Employees'
Savings Plan (the "Plan") on Form 11-K for the period ended December 31, 2002 as
filed with the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  on the date  hereof  (the
"Report"),  the  undersigned  hereby  certify,  pursuant to 18 U.S.C.  1350,  as
adopted  pursuant  to 906 of  the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act  of  2002,  that,  to our
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 Plan.


Dated: June 25, 2003
                             /s/Kraig H. Kayser
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                             Kraig H. Kayser
                             Chief Executive Officer

Dated: June 25, 2003         /s/Philip G. Paras
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                             Philip G. Paras
                             Chief Financial Officer


A signed  original of this written  statement  has been provided to Seneca Foods
Corporation  and will be retained by Seneca Foods  Corporation  and furnished to
the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.