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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001144204-15-000687
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20150106
FILED AS OF DATE:		20150106
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20150106

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:		15508147

	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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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>ORIGIN AGRITECH LIMITED</B></P>

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into English)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>No. 21 Sheng Ming Yuan Road, Changping
District, Beijing 102206</B></P>

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40-F&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT> </P>

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6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): <U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Note</B>: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1) only permits the
submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted solely to provide an attached annual report to security holders.</P>

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6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): <U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></P>

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submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted to furnish a report or other document that the registrant foreign private issuer
must furnish and make public under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the registrant is incorporated, domiciled or legally organized
(the registrant&rsquo;s &ldquo;home country&rdquo;), or under the rules of the home country exchange on which the registrant&rsquo;s
securities are traded, as long as the report or other document is not a press release, is not required to be and has not been distributed
to the registrant&rsquo;s security holders, and, if discussing a material event, has already been the subject of a Form 6-K submission
or other Commission filing on EDGAR.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>SIGNATURES</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">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.</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2"><B>ORIGIN AGRITECH LIMITED</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-decoration: underline"><U>/s/ Gengchen Han</U></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-decoration: underline"><U>Gengchen Han</U></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">Title:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">Chairman, President, and CEO</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">Date: January 6, 2015 </TD>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">99.1</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">Press release, dated January 6, 2015, entitled &ldquo;Origin Agritech Limited Announced Renewal of the Bio-Safety Certificate for Its Genetically Modified Phytase Corn&rdquo;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>Origin Agritech Limited Announced Renewal
of the Bio-Safety Certificate for Its Genetically Modified Phytase Corn</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">BEIJING, January 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Origin Agritech Limited
(NASDAQ GS: SEED) (&ldquo;Origin&rdquo;, or the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;), a technology-focused supplier of crop seeds in China, today
announced that the Company has received the renewed Bio-safety Certificate from the Ministry of Agriculture for its genetically
modified phytase corn.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">The Bio-safety Certificate was originally received in 2009 for
our genetically modified phytase corn for a period of five years and it expired in August, 2014. Genetically modified (GM) seed
products in China must undergo five separate stages of approval beginning with a phase one laboratory approval to the final receipt
of the Bio-safety Certificate in phase five. Bio-safety Certificate has an effective period of five years and the Ministry of Agriculture
may review additional data for safety evaluations during the renewal application process.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">In addition to the original phytase corn seed, we now have four
commercial hybrids with phytase traits in the Phase 5 &ndash; Bio-safety Certificate stage. More importantly, our next generation
GM product glyphosate tolerance corn seed has passed Phase 4 &ndash; Production Test and is waiting for the Phase 5 &ndash; Bio-safety
Certificate and our GM corn products with <FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">stacked traits of glyphosate tolerance and insect resistance
(Bt) have progressed to the Phase 3-Environment Release Test. </FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B><U>About Origin</U></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Zhong-Guan-Cun (ZGC) Life
Science Park in Beijing, Origin Agritech Limited (NASDAQ GS: SEED) is China&rsquo;s leading agricultural biotechnology company,
specializing in crop seed breeding and genetic improvement, seed production, processing, distribution, and related technical services.
Leading the development of crop seed biotechnologies, Origin&rsquo;s phytase corn was the first transgenic corn to receive the
Bio-Safety Certificate from China&rsquo;s Ministry of Agriculture. Over the years, Origin has established a robust biotechnology
seed pipeline including products with glyphosate tolerance and pest resistance (Bt) traits. Origin operates production centers,
processing centers and breeding stations nationwide with sales centers located in key crop-planting regions. Product lines are
vertically integrated for corn, rice and canola seeds. For further information, please log on to the Company&rsquo;s website at:
www.originseed.com.cn.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B><U>Forward Looking Statement</U></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">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 &ldquo;may,&rdquo;
&ldquo;will,&rdquo; &ldquo;should,&rdquo; &ldquo;could,&rdquo; &ldquo;expects,&rdquo; &ldquo;plans,&rdquo; &ldquo;anticipates,&rdquo;
&ldquo;believes,&rdquo; &ldquo;estimates,&rdquo; &ldquo;predicts,&rdquo; &ldquo;potential,&rdquo; &ldquo;targets,&rdquo; &ldquo;goals,&rdquo;
&ldquo;projects,&rdquo; &ldquo;continue,&rdquo; 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&rsquo;s filings with the SEC including its
annual report on Form 20-F filed on January 23, 2014. We undertake no obligation to revise or update publicly any forward-looking
statements for any reasons.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">CONTACT:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Origin Agritech Limited</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">James Chen,</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Chief Financial Officer</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">james.chen@originseed.com.cn</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Kay Liu</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Investor Relations</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">ke.liu@originseed.com.cn</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">+86 10 5890-7536</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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