- Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Expires: January 31, 2005 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Marks Nancy

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 4/24/2003

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

SENECA FOODS CORP /NY/ [SENEA*]

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O CARL MARKS MANAGEMENT COMPANY, L.P., 900 THIRD AVENUE

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director ___ X ___ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)

(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10022

(City) (State) (Zip)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Class A Common Stock	217892	D ⁽¹⁾
Class B Common Stock	212642	D ⁽¹⁾

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g.* , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)**
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Conv. Participating Pref. Stock, par value $.025 per share	4/23/2003	⁽²⁾	Class A Common Stock	145000	⁽³⁾	D

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)	Edwin Marks ("Mr. Marks") passed away in April 2003. In connection with the distribution of Mr. Marks estate, on April 24, 2003, (i) 217,892 shares of Class A Common Stock, (ii) 212,642 shares of Class B Common Stock and (iii) 145,000 shares of Convertible Participating Preferred Stock then held by Mr. Marks' estate were transferred to Ms. Marks, and Mr. Marks' estate ceased to be the beneficial owner of any of the Issuer's securities. As a result of this transfer, Ms. Marks beneficially owned and had voting and dispositve power over an aggregate (i) 404,304 shares of Class A Common Stock, (ii) 377,304 shares of Class B Common Stock and (iii) 248,520 shares of Convertible Participating Preferred Stock, as of April 24, 2003.
( 2)	Not applicable.
( 3)	The Convertible Participating Preferred Stock, par value $.025 per share, is convertible on a share for share basis into Class A Common Stock, par value $.25.

Remarks:
Trading symbols are SENEA for the Class A Common Stock and SENEB for the Class B Common Stock.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Marks Nancy C/O CARL MARKS MANAGEMENT COMPANY, L.P. 900 THIRD AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10022		X

Signatures
/s/ Nancy Marks		7/22/2009
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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