<?xml version="1.0"?>
<ownershipDocument>
    <schemaVersion>X0101</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>4</documentType>
    <periodOfReport>2003-06-30</periodOfReport>
    <notSubjectToSection16>0</notSubjectToSection16>
    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000096021</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>SYSCO CORP</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>SYY</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001026042</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>GOLDEN JONATHAN</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>  </rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>  </rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>  </rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>  </rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>  </rptOwnerZipCode>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
            <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>
   <derivativeSecurity>
      <securityTitle>
          <value>Right to Receive Common Stock</value>
              <footnoteId id="F1" />
      </securityTitle>
      <conversionOrExercisePrice>
          <value>0.0000</value>
              <footnoteId id="F1" />
      </conversionOrExercisePrice>
      <transactionDate>
          <value>2003-06-30</value>
      </transactionDate>
      <transactionCoding>
          <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
          <transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
          <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
      </transactionCoding>
      <transactionAmounts>
          <transactionShares>
              <value>253.0000</value>
          </transactionShares>
          <transactionValue>
              <value>0</value>
          </transactionValue>
          <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
              <value>A</value>
          </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
      </transactionAmounts>
      <exerciseDate>
          <value>2003-12-31</value>
      </exerciseDate>
      <expirationDate>
          <value>2003-12-31</value>
      </expirationDate>
      <underlyingSecurity>
          <underlyingSecurityTitle>
              <value>Common Stock</value>
          </underlyingSecurityTitle>
          <underlyingSecurityShares>
              <value>253.0000</value>
          </underlyingSecurityShares>
      </underlyingSecurity>
      <postTransactionAmounts>
          <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
              <value>253.0000</value>
          </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
      </postTransactionAmounts>
      <ownershipNature>
          <directOrIndirectOwnership>
              <value>D</value>
          </directOrIndirectOwnership>
      </ownershipNature>
   </derivativeSecurity>
   <derivativeSecurity>
      <securityTitle>
          <value>Right to Receive Common Stock</value>
              <footnoteId id="F2" />
      </securityTitle>
      <conversionOrExercisePrice>
          <value>0.0000</value>
              <footnoteId id="F2" />
      </conversionOrExercisePrice>
      <transactionDate>
          <value>2003-06-30</value>
      </transactionDate>
      <transactionCoding>
          <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
          <transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
          <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
      </transactionCoding>
      <transactionAmounts>
          <transactionShares>
              <value>126.0000</value>
          </transactionShares>
          <transactionValue>
              <value>0</value>
          </transactionValue>
          <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
              <value>A</value>
          </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
      </transactionAmounts>
      <exerciseDate>
          <value>2003-12-31</value>
      </exerciseDate>
      <expirationDate>
          <value>2003-12-31</value>
      </expirationDate>
      <underlyingSecurity>
          <underlyingSecurityTitle>
              <value>Common Stock</value>
          </underlyingSecurityTitle>
          <underlyingSecurityShares>
              <value>126.0000</value>
          </underlyingSecurityShares>
      </underlyingSecurity>
      <postTransactionAmounts>
          <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
              <value>379.0000</value>
          </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
      </postTransactionAmounts>
      <ownershipNature>
          <directOrIndirectOwnership>
              <value>D</value>
          </directOrIndirectOwnership>
      </ownershipNature>
   </derivativeSecurity>
<footnotes>
   <footnote id="F1">Represents right to receive shares in lieu of a portion of non-employee director annual cash retainer fee pursuant to election un
der Non-Employee Director Stock Plan.</footnote>
   <footnote id="F2">Represents company match equal to 50% of shares described in Footnote 1.</footnote>
</footnotes>
    <ownerSignature>
       <signatureName>Jonathan  Golden</signatureName>
       <signatureDate>2003-07-01</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
    <ownerSignature>
       <signatureName>Jonathan Golden</signatureName>
       <signatureDate>2003-07-01</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
[{"type": "4", "sequence": "1", "filename": "doc4.xml", "description": "PRIMARY DOCUMENT", "secsgml_size_bytes": 5329}]
X0101
4
2003-06-30
0
0000096021
SYSCO CORP
SYY
0001026042
GOLDEN JONATHAN
1
0
0
0
Right to Receive Common Stock
0.0000
2003-06-30
4
A
0
253.0000
0
A
2003-12-31
2003-12-31
Common Stock
253.0000
253.0000
D
Right to Receive Common Stock
0.0000
2003-06-30
4
A
0
126.0000
0
A
2003-12-31
2003-12-31
Common Stock
126.0000
379.0000
D
Represents right to receive shares in lieu of a portion of non-employee director annual cash retainer fee pursuant to election un
der Non-Employee Director Stock Plan.
Represents company match equal to 50% of shares described in Footnote 1.
Jonathan  Golden
2003-07-01
Jonathan Golden
2003-07-01