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FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Origin Agritech LTD
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001321851
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION - CROPS [0100]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			D6
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-51576
		FILM NUMBER:		091256971

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		NO. 21 SHENG MING YUAN ROAD
		CITY:			CHANGPING DISTRICT BEIJING
		STATE:			F4
		ZIP:			102206
		BUSINESS PHONE:		858-847-9000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		NO. 21 SHENG MING YUAN ROAD
		CITY:			CHANGPING DISTRICT BEIJING
		STATE:			F4
		ZIP:			102206
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<DESCRIPTION>ORIGIN AGRITECH LIMITED 6-K
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      <font style="font-size: 18pt"><b>UNITED STATES</b></font><br><font style="font-size: 18pt"><b>SECURITIES
      AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</b></font><br><font style="font-size: 13pt"><b>WASHINGTON,
      D.C. 20549</b></font><br><br><font style="font-size: 18pt"><b>FORM 6-K</b></font><br><br><b>REPORT
      OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER</b><br><b>PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF</b><br><b>THE
      SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 </b><br><br><b>FOR THE MONTH OF <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">DECEMBER,
      2009</font></b><br><b>COMMISSION FILE NUMBER <u>000-51576 </u></b><br><br><font style="font-size: 18pt"><b>ORIGIN
      AGRITECH LIMITED</b></font><br>(Translation of registrant's name into
      English)<br><br><b>No. 21 Sheng Ming Yuan Road, Changping District,
      Beijing 102206</b><br>(Address of principal executive office)
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      Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
      reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
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      <b>Form 20-F [X] &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Form 40-F [&#160;&#160;&#160;]</b>
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      Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in
      paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):<u>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</u>
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      Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in
      paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):<u>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</u>
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      Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the
      information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the
      information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the
      Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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      <b>Yes [&#160;&#160;&#160;] &#160;&#160;&#160;No [X]</b>
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      If &quot;Yes&quot; is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the
      registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-________.
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      <b>SIGNATURES </b>
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      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
      registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
      undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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            <b>ORIGIN AGRITECH LIMITED</b>
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            <u>/s/ Liang Yuan</u>
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            Liang Yuan
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            Chief Executive Officer
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            Date: December 15, 2009
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      <b>EXHIBIT</b>
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          Description
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          99.1
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          Press release regarding the Increasing Origin&#8217;s Majority Stake in
          Jilin Changrong.
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      <b>Exhibit 99.1</b>
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      <u><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>Origin
      Agritech Limited Increases Majority Interest in Jilin Changrong Seed
      Company Ltd.</b></font></u>
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    <p>
      BEIJING--(BUSINESS WIRE)--December 15, 2009--<b>Origin Agritech Limited
      (NASDAQ: SEED) (&#8220;Origin&#8221;)</b>, a vertically&#8211;integrated
      supplier of hybrid and genetically-modified crop seeds in China, today
      announced that Origin now has a 53.95% ownership stake in Jilin
      Changrong directly and a 62.82% ownership stake directly and indirectly
      for which it has paid total consideration of approximately US $10.11
      million. Due to Origin&#8217;s strong balance sheet and cash position, it has
      acquired an additional 10% interest in its Jilin Changrong Seed Company
      Ltd. (&#8220;Jilin Changrong&#8221;) subsidiary from certain shareholders for RMB
      24.00 million (US $3.51 million). Jilin Changrong, which is located in
      and primarily serves the northeast region of China, was established in
      January 2006 through a partnership between Origin and Jinong Hi-tech
      Seed Inc. (&#8220;Jinong&#8221;).
    </p>
    <p>
      Jilin Changrong has the exclusive rights from Jinong, the commercial
      subsidiary of the Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences (&#8220;JAAS&#8221;), to 40
      proprietary hybrid crop seeds. Jilin Changrong will continue to receive,
      on an exclusive basis, new corn hybrid seeds developed by Jinong. To
      date, 28 seeds from Jilin Changrong have been approved by the
      government, with the expectation that an additional 5-8 hybrid crop
      seeds will be approved by the government next year. An additional 48
      hybrid seeds are undergoing regulatory testing. This product portfolio
      makes Jilin Changrong one of the leading crop seed companies in the
      northern region of China and strengthens Origin&#8217;s presence in Inner
      Mongolia.
    </p>
    <p>
      Increase in ownership stake would allow for further management control
      of the company to fully share Origin&#8217;s management direction and more
      fully optimize our production facilities and marketing network. Origin
      owns a 23% interest in Jinong which, in 2006, was named as one of the
      top 50 seed companies in China. JAAS is one of the leading provincial
      agricultural research institutions in China. JAAS has 11 research units
      and is considered to be the premier agricultural research and
      development institution in the northeast region. Among its 11 research
      units are the National Corn Research and Improvement Center, the Jilin
      Branch of the National Rice Improvement Center, the Jilin Branch of the
      National Center on Corn Improvement, and the Jilin Province Key Open Lab
      on Agro-Biotechnology.
    </p>
    <p>
      For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009, Jilin Changrong delivered
      20.0 million kilograms of corn seed, generated revenue of RMB 163.29
      million (US $23.91 million) and net income of RMB 31.82 million (US
      $4.66 million) (unaudited).
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      Liang Yuan, Chief Executive Officer of Origin, commented, &#8220;We were very
      pleased with Jilin Changrong&#8217;s performance to date and continue to be
      optimistic about its future outlook. Beyond the anticipated financial
      contributions, this additional investment in Jilin Changrong is
      continues to provide a number of strategic benefits to Origin. These
      benefits include the access to and cooperation with the JAAS corn
      germplasm and research program and an opportunity to share management
      skills and intellectual property. The northeast region of China accounts
      for approximately 35% of the country&#8217;s total corn growing area and 45%
      of the country&#8217;s total corn production, making it an area of tremendous
      agricultural importance. Jilin Changrong has a very good reputation in
      northeast China, especially in Jilin province where we estimate that
      Jilin Changrong has a 10% market share of the corn seed market. &#8221;
    </p>
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      <u><b>About Origin</b></u>
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    <p>
      Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Beijing, Origin Agritech Limited
      (NASDAQ GS: SEED) is China&#8217;s leading, vertically-integrated agricultural
      technology company specializing in agri-biotech research, development
      and production to supply the growing populations of China. Origin
      develops, grows, processes, and markets crop seeds to farmers throughout
      China and parts of Southeast Asia via a network of approximately 3,800
      first-level distributors and 65,000 second-level distributors and
      retailers. The Company currently operates facilities in 30 of 32
      provinces in China. Since Origin launched its first entirely internally
      developed seed in 2003, the Company has developed 26 proprietary corn
      seed products, 19 proprietary rice seed products, 5 proprietary cotton
      seed products and 4 proprietary canola seed products that are in
      commercial production and distribution as of December 2008. For further
      information, please log on <u>www.originagritech.com</u>.
    </p>
    <p>
      <u><b>Forward Looking Statement</b></u>
    </p>
    <p>
      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 &quot;may,&quot; &quot;will,&quot; &quot;should,&quot; &quot;could,&quot; &quot;expects,&quot;
      &quot;plans,&quot; &quot;anticipates,&quot; &quot;believes,&quot; &quot;estimates,&quot; &quot;predicts,&quot;
      &quot;potential,&quot; &quot;targets,&quot; &quot;goals,&quot; &quot;projects,&quot; &quot;continue,&quot; 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 March 23, 2009. We undertake no obligation to
      revise or update publicly any forward-looking statements for any reason.
    </p>
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    <p>
      CONTACT:<br>Origin Agritech Limited<br>Irving Kaum, 949-726-8101 or
      011-86-136-8108-0243<br>Vice President, Finance<br><u>Irving.kau@originseed.com.cn</u>
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