Exhibit 23

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We consent to the incorporation by reference in  Post-Effective  Amendment No. 1
to Registration  Statement No. 333-12365 of Seneca Foods Corporation on Form S-8
of our report dated June 18, 2004,  appearing in this Annual Report on Form 11-K
of Seneca Foods Corporation  Employees' Savings Plan for the year ended December
31, 2003.





/s/Bobbitt, Pittenger & Company, P.A.

Bobbitt, Pittenger & Company, P.A.
Sarasota, Florida
July 12, 2004