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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES 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

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * MANULIFE FINANCIAL CORP   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SENECA FOODS CORP /NY/ [SENEA] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 200 BLOOR STREET EAST, NORTH TOWER 11 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 06/07/2010 (Street) TORONTO, A6 M4W 1E5 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Class A Common Stock 06/07/2010   C   1,025,220 A (1) 1,025,220 D (3)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Convertible Participating Preferred Stock, Series 2006

(2)

06/07/2010

C

1,025,220

(2)

(2)

Class A Common Stock

1,025,220

(1)

0

D (3)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
MANULIFE FINANCIAL CORP 200 BLOOR STREET EAST NORTH TOWER 11 TORONTO, A6 M4W 1E5		X
JOHN HANCOCK LIFE INSURANCE CO USA 601 CONGRESS STREET BOSTON, MA 02110-2805		X

Signatures

Manulife Financial Corporation By: /s/ E. David Pemstein, Authorized Signatory		06/08/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.) By: /s/ S. Mark Ray, Senior Managing Director		06/08/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The Class A Common Stock was received upon conversion of the Convertible Participating Preferred Stock, Series 2006. No consideration was paid or received in connection with the conversion.
(2)	The Convertible Participating Preferred Stock, Series 2006 was immediately convertible, at the holder's election, into Class A Common Stock on a 1-for-1 basis, subject to antidilution adjustment and has no expiration date.
(3)	Securities are owned directly by John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Manulife Financial Corporation ("MFC"). MFC may be deemed the indirect beneficial owner of securities.

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