Seneca Foods Reports Q3 EPS of $.94

Seneca Foods Corporation

reported that net sales for the third quarter ended January 1, 2011 decreased from the third quarter ended December 26, 2009 by 0.2%, to $446.3 million. The decrease is attributable to decreased selling prices and a less favorable sales mix of $16.7 million mostly offset by increased sales volume of $16.0 million. Net earnings for the fiscal third quarter of 2011 decreased 38% to $11.5 million, or $0.94 per diluted share, compared to $18.6 million, or $1.52 per diluted share, in the fiscal third quarter of 2010.