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                                                                    Exhibit 99.1

  Origin Agritech Limited Receives Grants from Chinese Government to
        Build New Seed Production Facility Outside of Beijing

    BEIJING--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 28, 2007--Origin Agritech Limited
(NASDAQ: SEED) ("Origin"), a vertically-integrated supplier of hybrid
crop seeds, today announced plans to construct a new hybrid seed
production facility in the suburbs of Beijing (Daxing District).
Origin received grants totaling RMB 8.4 million (US $1.08 million)
from the Ministry of Agriculture and Beijing government to establish
this new facility, which is expected to be completed by the end of
2007.

    Dr. Gengchen Han, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Origin,
commented, "One of Origin's primary strengths is a vertically-integrated
business model, and our ability to control quality at all
levels. This state-of-the-art Daxing facility will add capacity to our
existing conditioning plant in the region, and complement our
distribution and breeding operations in this territory. It will also
allow Origin to meet the growing demand for hybrid seeds in central
China. The Daxing facility also represents continued joint support of
Origin by government entities such as the National Ministry of
Agriculture and local Beijing province officials. We remain committed
to delivering the most advanced products and specialized customer
service to the Chinese farming community, and maintaining our leading
position in the local agriculture industry."

    ABOUT ORIGIN

    Origin specializes in the research, development, production, sale
and distribution of hybrid crop seeds in China. The Company owns or
leases facilities in, among other locations, Beijing, Gansu, Henan,
Helongjiang, Liaoning, Jilin, Hainan, Sichuan, Hebei, Yunnan, Jiangsu,
Shanxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Anhui, Guangxi, Hunan and Jiangxi provinces.
Origin launched its first entirely internally developed seed in 2003.
As of 2006, Origin had ten proprietary corn hybrids, six proprietary
rice hybrids and two proprietary canola hybrids currently in the
market.

    FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

    This release contains forward-looking statements. These statements
include, without limitation, statements regarding our expectations,
assumptions, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future.
All forward-looking statements included in this release are based on
information available to us on the date hereof. These statements
involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors,
which may cause our actual results to differ materially from those
implied by the forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can
identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as "may,"
"will," "should," "could," "expects," "plans," "anticipates,"
"believes," "estimates," "predicts," "potential," "targets," "goals,"
"projects," "continue," or variations of such words, similar
expressions, or the negative of these terms or other comparable
terminology. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in
the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee
future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements.
Therefore, actual results may differ materially and adversely from
those expressed in any forward-looking statements. Neither we nor any
other person can assume responsibility for the accuracy and
completeness of forward-looking statements. Important factors that may
cause actual results to differ from expectations include, but are not
limited to, those risk factors discussed in Origin's filings with the
SEC including its annual report on Form 20-F filed with the SEC on
February 15, 2007. We undertake no obligation to revise or update
publicly any forward-looking statements for any reason.

    CONTACT: Origin Agritech Limited
             Jeff Wang, 0086-10-5890-7518
             Chief Financial Officer
             or
             Irving Kau, 760-918-1781
             Vice President, Finance
             or
             Investor Relations:
             The Equity Group Inc.
             Devin Sullivan, 212-836-9608
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