Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Seneca Foods Corporation Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$294M
Total assets Near avg plan size
2,310
Participants Above avg headcount
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$127,420
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Seneca Foods Corporation Employees' Pension Benefit Plan · Sponsored by Seneca Foods Corporation · New York · Manufacturing

$294M in assets, 2,310 participants

Seneca Foods Corporation's Seneca Foods Corporation Employees' Pension Benefit Plan reported $294M in total assets and 2,310 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #19,523 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Coverage in New York

Seneca Foods Corporation Employees' Pension Benefit Plan covers 2,310 participants in New York, 2.9x the typical New York plan (state average ~798 per filing). Assets: $294M.

#19,523
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-10.2%
assets change YoY
3.0×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $33M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Seneca Foods Corporation Employees' Pension Benefit Plan's outsized position by total assets

Seneca Foods Corporation Employees' Pension Benefit Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$294,340,519 Top 3% higher than 97% of 139,123 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022

Seneca Foods Corporation Employees' Pension Benefit Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Seneca Foods Corporation Employees' Pension Benefit Plan lands in the large band (2,310 participants).

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 160733425 · Seneca Foods Corporation PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Seneca Foods Corporation Employees' Pension Benefit Plan · $294M · 2,310 · 97th

  • EOY $294M
  • 5500 2,310
  • ASSETS 97th
  • PCT Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EIN near Retirement Plan for Employees of Lufkin Gears LLC
  • RANK ind #19523

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in New York →

Seneca Foods Corporation Employees' Pension Benefit Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Seneca Foods Corporation Employees' Pension Benefit Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

New York filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$328M
Net Assets (End of Year)$294M
Net Income-$33M
Employer EIN160733425
Plan Effective Date1964-08-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Seneca Foods Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Seneca Foods Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$551M 7.489513951862923% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$500M$520M$540M$560M 202220232024 $513M $551M ▲ +7.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 8,065 $513M
2023 2 8,245 $522M
2024 2 8,161 $551M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New York

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Seneca Foods Corporation Employees' Pension Benefit Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 05000100001500020000 -100102030 Total assets ($B) Participants Seneca Foods Corporation Employees' Pension Benefit Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.294340519 · Participants: 2310Seneca Foods Corporation Employees' Pension Benefit PlanIBM Personal Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 25.511753238 · Participants: 16431IBM Personal Pension PlanConsolidated Edison Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 15.815266303 · Participants: 11303Consolidated Edison Retirement PlanPepsico Employees Retirement Plan I, Total assets ($B): 7.656963 · Participants: 11386Pepsico Employees Retirement Plan INew York State Nurses Association Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.019503014 · Participants: 18592New York State Nurses Association Pension PlanNew York District Council of Carpenters Pension Pl, Total assets ($B): 4.837058087 · Participants: 11318New York District Council of Carpenters Pension Pl
Seneca Foods Corporation Employees' Pension Benefit Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants
Compare Seneca Foods Corporation Employees' Pension Benefit Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Seneca Foods Corporation Employees' Pension Benefit Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Retirement Plan for Employees of Lufkin Gears LLC in TX ($295M); by covered participants it is Motiva Pension Plan in TX (2,312 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,310 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Seneca Foods Corporation Employees' Pension Benefit Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Seneca Foods Corporation Employees' Pension Benefit Plan pulled back noticeably - down 10.2% during 2022, from $328M to $294M. Reported net income was -$33M.
How have Seneca Foods Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Seneca Foods Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 7.5%, from $513M to $551M.
Where does Seneca Foods Corporation Employees' Pension Benefit Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Seneca Foods Corporation Employees' Pension Benefit Plan ranks in the 97th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Seneca Foods Corporation Employees' Pension Benefit Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Retirement Plan for Employees of Lufkin Gears LLC in TX ($295M, 181 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Seneca Foods Corporation Employees' Pension Benefit Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Motiva Pension Plan in TX (2,312 participants, $387M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 160733425.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.