The average effective interest rate of long term debt during the reporting period.

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Amount of assets pledged to secure a debt instrument.

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Weighted average interest rate of debt outstanding.

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Amount of the cost of borrowed funds accounted for as interest expense for debt.

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Amount of long-term debt, after unamortized discount or premium, scheduled to be repaid within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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The interest rate applicable to the portion of the carrying amount of long-term borrowings outstanding as of the balance sheet date, including current maturities, which accrues interest at a set, unchanging rate.

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of loans payable (with maturities initially due after one year or beyond the operating cycle if longer), excluding current portion.

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The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalent items which are restricted as to withdrawal or usage. Restrictions may include legally restricted deposits held as compensating balances against borrowing arrangements, contracts entered into with others, or entity statements of intention with regard to particular deposits; however, time deposits and short-term certificates of deposit are not generally included in legally restricted deposits. Excludes compensating balance arrangements that are not agreements which legally restrict the use of cash amounts shown on the balance sheet. This element is for unclassified presentations; for classified presentations there is a separate and distinct element.

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Carrying amount at the balance sheet date of borrowings from a bank, not elsewhere enumerated in the taxonomy, with a maturity within one year (or within one operating cycle if longer) from the date of borrowing.

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BORROWINGS (Details Textual) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended																																		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014 CNY	Sep. 30, 2013 CNY	Sep. 30, 2012 CNY	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 Secured Debt [Member] CNY	Sep. 30, 2013 Secured Debt [Member] CNY	Sep. 30, 2014 Unsecured Debt [Member] CNY	Sep. 30, 2013 Unsecured Debt [Member] CNY	Sep. 30, 2014 Maximum [Member] Unsecured Debt [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Minimum [Member] Unsecured Debt [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Beijing Origin Seed Limited [Member] Land Use Right [Member] CNY	Sep. 30, 2013 Beijing Origin Seed Limited [Member] Land Use Right [Member] CNY	Sep. 30, 2014 Beijing Origin Seed Limited [Member] Property, Plant and Equipment [Member] CNY	Sep. 30, 2013 Beijing Origin Seed Limited [Member] Property, Plant and Equipment [Member] CNY	Sep. 30, 2014 Beijing Origin Seed Limited [Member] Secured Debt [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Beijing Origin Seed Limited [Member] Secured Debt [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Beijing Origin Seed Limited [Member] Unsecured Debt [Member] CNY	Sep. 30, 2013 Beijing Origin Seed Limited [Member] Unsecured Debt [Member] CNY	Sep. 30, 2014 Linze Origin Seed Limited [Member] Unsecured Debt [Member] CNY	Sep. 30, 2013 Linze Origin Seed Limited [Member] Unsecured Debt [Member] CNY	Sep. 30, 2014 Linze Origin Seed Limited [Member] Maximum [Member] Unsecured Debt [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Linze Origin Seed Limited [Member] Maximum [Member] Unsecured Debt [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Linze Origin Seed Limited [Member] Minimum [Member] Unsecured Debt [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Linze Origin Seed Limited [Member] Minimum [Member] Unsecured Debt [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Xinjiang Originbo Seed Company Limited [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Xinjiang Originbo Seed Company Limited [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Xinjiang Originbo Seed Company Limited [Member] Land Use Right [Member] CNY	Sep. 30, 2013 Xinjiang Originbo Seed Company Limited [Member] Land Use Right [Member] CNY	Sep. 30, 2014 Xinjiang Originbo Seed Company Limited [Member] Property, Plant and Equipment [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2013 Xinjiang Originbo Seed Company Limited [Member] Property, Plant and Equipment [Member] CNY	Sep. 30, 2014 Xinjiang Originbo Seed Company Limited [Member] Secured Debt [Member] CNY	Sep. 30, 2013 Xinjiang Originbo Seed Company Limited [Member] Secured Debt [Member] CNY	Sep. 30, 2013 Xinjiang Originbo Seed Company Limited [Member] Maximum [Member] Unsecured Debt [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Xinjiang Originbo Seed Company Limited [Member] Minimum [Member] Unsecured Debt [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Origin Agritech Limited [Member] Secured Debt [Member] CNY	Sep. 30, 2014 Origin Agritech Limited [Member] Unsecured Debt [Member] CNY	Sep. 30, 2014 Origin Agritech Limited [Member] Maximum [Member] Unsecured Debt [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Origin Agritech Limited [Member] Minimum [Member] Unsecured Debt [Member]
Short-term Bank Loans and Notes Payable					75,000	65,000	150,000	140,000									40,000	30,000	110,000	110,000
Debt Instrument, Collateral Amount											2,423	2,485	33,651	34,610													12,549	12,191	162,415	157,119
Long Term Debt Instrument Annual Interest Rate																																			2.567%
Long-Term Debt, Current Maturities	33,805us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent	16,500us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent		5,495us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
Interest Expense, Debt	19,743us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebt	11,326us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebt	4,029us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebt
Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate		6.26%us-gaap_DebtWeightedAverageInterestRate	7.04%us-gaap_DebtWeightedAverageInterestRate	6.24%us-gaap_DebtWeightedAverageInterestRate
Loans Payable, Noncurrent					37,328	46,319	27,500	35,000																							25,023	34,023			12,296	27,500
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents		14,350
Short-term Debt, Percentage Bearing Variable Interest Rate									7.20%	6.90%											7.20%	7.216%	6.00%	6.00%
Long-term Debt, Percentage Bearing Variable Interest, Percentage Rate																																	7.315%	7.04%			7.315%	7.04%
Short-term Debt, Percentage Bearing Fixed Interest Rate															6.30%	6.30%		6.90%
Long-term Debt, Percentage Bearing Fixed Interest, Percentage Rate																									6.72%	6.72%