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                                                                    Exhibit 99.1

   Origin Agritech Limited Schedules Release of Unaudited Six-Month Financial
                          Results and Conference Call

    BEIJING & SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 22, 2006--Origin
Agritech Limited ("Origin") (Nasdaq:SEED) today announced that it will
issue unaudited financial results for the six months ended June 30,
2006 prior to the opening of the stock market on Monday, November 27,
2006. Management will conduct a conference call that morning at 9:00
am Eastern Time to discuss the results.

    Interested parties may participate in the call by dialing (888)
751-6344 (Domestic) or (706) 679-3079 (International) approximately 10
minutes before the call is scheduled to begin and ask to be connected
to the Origin Agritech conference call. A recorded replay of the call
will be available until 11:59 pm Eastern Time December 4, 2006.
Listeners may dial (800) 642-1687 (Domestic) or (706) 645-9291
(International) and use the code 2917002 for the replay. In addition,
the conference call will be broadcasted live over the internet. To
listen to the live call on the internet, please go to
http://audioevent.mshow.com/314852/ at least 15 minutes early to
register, download and install any necessary audio software. The
internet audio stream will be available until December 27, 2006.

    ABOUT ORIGIN

    Founded in 1997, Origin specializes in the research, development,
production, sale and distribution of hybrid corn, rice and cotton
seeds in China. The Company owns or leases facilities in, among other
locations, Beijing, Gansu, Henan, Helongjiang, Liaoning, Jilin, Hainan
and Sichuan provinces, and also has an office in San Diego, CA. Origin
launched its first entirely internally developed seed in 2003 and in
2004 introduced two new proprietary corn hybrids to the market. In
2005 Origin had three new proprietary corn hybrids and one new
proprietary cotton hybrid approved by the government registration
office in China. Origin anticipates that it will introduce close to 49
new proprietary products into the Chinese government testing and
approval cycle in 2006.

    FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENT

    Any forward looking statements contained in the press release may
fall within the definition of "forward-looking statements" under the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward looking
statements are statements that are not historical facts. Such
forward-looking statements, based upon the current beliefs and
expectations of Origin's management, are subject to risks and
uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from the
forward looking statements. These risks are detailed in Origin's
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The information
set forth herein should be read in light of such risks. Origin assumes
no obligation to update the information contained in this press
release or filings.

    CONTACT: Origin Agritech Limited
             Jeff Wang
             Chief Financial Officer
             0086-10-5890-7518
             or
             Investor Relations:
             The Equity Group Inc.
             Devin Sullivan, 212-836-9608
             or Richard D. Propper, MD, 619-795-4627
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