Exhibit 23.2

            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in this  Amendment  No.  1 to
Registration Statement No. 333-120982 of Seneca Foods Corporation on Form S-3 of
our reports dated May 21, 2003,  appearing in and  incorporated  by reference in
the Annual  Report on Form 10-K of Seneca Foods  Corporation  for the year ended
March 31, 2004 and to the  reference  to us under the heading  "Experts"  in the
Prospectus, which is part of this Registration Statement.



/s/Deloitte & Touche LLP

Rochester, New York
February 24, 2005