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                                                                    Exhibit 99.1

       Origin Agritech Limited Announces New Management Responsibilities

           Names Veronica Jing Chen Chief Financial Officer

   Appoints Co-CEO & President and Vice Chairman to Focus on Company
                                Growth

    BEIJING--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 27, 2007--Origin Agritech Limited
(NASDAQ: SEED) ("Origin"), a leading, vertically-integrated supplier
of hybrid seeds in China and parts of Southeast Asia, today announced
the appointment of a new Chief Financial Officer and two additional
internal changes to its management team.

    Ms. Veronica Jing Chen has been named Chief Financial Officer,
effective December 15, 2007. Ms. Chen, 41, has more than 20 years of
experience in international accounting, finance, and management,
including five years at a U.S.-listed public company. Ms. Chen will
replace Jeff Wang, who resigned as Chief Financial Officer to pursue
other interests.

    Dr. Gengchen Han, Origin's Chairman and Co-Chief Executive
Officer, commented, "Veronica will be a tremendous asset to our
management team. She brings with her a unique combination of
international finance expertise, management experience at a public
company, and regulatory knowledge. We are thrilled that Veronica will
join our innovative and growing company, and we look forward to her
contributions.

    "On behalf of everyone at Origin, I would like to thank Jeff for
his contributions and wish him well in his future endeavors." Dr. Han
added.

    Ms. Chen comes to Origin from ShanghaiMed iKang Healthcare, Inc.,
a leading healthcare management service provider in China, where she
served as Senior Director of Finance beginning in 2006. In that role,
Ms. Chen had overall financial and accounting management
responsibilities for 29 business units. Prior to iKang, she was
Director of Finance for eLong, Inc., a Beijing-based online travel
service provider. At eLong, Ms. Chen established and subsequently
upgraded financial management systems for the Company's 14 business
units. She was instrumental in preparing eLong for its successful U.S.
initial public offering in October 2004. After the IPO, she
implemented various financial controls and corporate governance
policies to comply with Sarbanes-Oxley. Prior to eLong, Ms. Chen
worked at Eli Lilly Asia.

    Ms. Chen received an MBA degree from the City University in
Seattle, Washington. She is fluent in Mandarin, English, and Japanese.

    Origin also announced that Mr. Liang Yuan has been appointed
Co-Chief Executive Officer and President, and Mr. Yasheng Yang has
been named Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors.

    Mr. Yuan, 49, had been a Director and Executive Vice Chairman of
Origin since 1997; he has relinquished the title and responsibilities
of Executive Vice Chairman. As Co-Chief Executive Officer and
President, Mr. Yuan will assist Dr. Gengchen Han by assuming more
day-to-day operational duties.

    Mr. Yang, 43, had served as Director, President, Treasurer and
Chief Operating Officer since 1998. He is stepping down from his daily
operational responsibilities in these roles in order to focus on
overall strategy and growth initiatives.

    Dr. Han commented, "In their new positions, Mr. Yuan and Mr. Yang
will help oversee and direct Origin's ongoing expansion efforts in
China and certain parts of Southeast Asia. Together, we will spearhead
initiatives to address the potential that exists in our US$2 billion
market, our superior seed products, and our nationwide network of
3,200 distributors. I look forward to working with Messrs. Yuan and
Yang to leverage Origin's potential and build value for our
shareholders."

    About Origin

    Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Beijing, Origin Agritech
Limited (Nasdaq:SEED) is one of China's leading hybrid seed producers,
and an innovative agricultural company specializing in feeding the
growing populations of China and parts of Southeast Asia. Through its
vertically-integrated business model, Origin develops, grows,
processes, and markets hybrid seeds to farmers throughout China and
parts of Southeast Asia via a network of 3,200 distributors. Origin
operates in an industry estimated at US$2 billion that is expected to
double by 2010. The Company owns or leases facilities in 30 of China's
32 provinces, as well as Beijing. Origin launched its first entirely
internally developed seed in 2003. As of 2006, Origin had a
proprietary portfolio of ten proprietary corn hybrids, six proprietary
rice hybrids and two proprietary canola hybrids, all of which are
commercialized. For further information, please see
http://www.originagritech.com.

    Forward Looking Statements

    This release contains forward-looking statements. 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 transition 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
             Irving Kau, 760-918-1781
             Vice President, Finance
             or
             Investor Relations:
             The Equity Group Inc.
             Devin Sullivan, 212-836-9608
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