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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001144204-18-000710
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20180104
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180104
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180104

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:		18508413

	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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STATES</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-size: 18pt"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</B></FONT><BR>
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<FONT STYLE="font-size: 18pt"><B>FORM 6-K</B></FONT><BR>
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<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</B></FONT><BR>
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<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2018</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>COMMISSION FILE NUMBER <U>000-51576</U></B></FONT><BR>
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<FONT STYLE="font-size: 18pt"><B>ORIGIN AGRITECH LIMITED </B></FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(Translation of registrant's name into English)</FONT><BR>
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<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>No. 21 Sheng Ming Yuan Road, Changping District, Beijing 102206</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(Address of principal executive office)</FONT></P>

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file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.</P>

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40-F <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></B></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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Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): <U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>&nbsp;</P>

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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.</P>

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<FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#120;</FONT></B></P>

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assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-________</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B><U>Installment Payment Made by Shihui for Seed Production
Assets</U></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Beijing Shihui Agricultural Development Co. Ltd. (&ldquo;Shihui&rdquo;),
to which Origin Agritech Limited (&ldquo;Company&rdquo;) has sold its seed production and distribution business at a first closing
in September 2017, has paid a further installment of the purchase price. The amount of the installment received was RMB18.64 million
(approximately US$2.79 million). The Company and Shihui continue to work together to set the payment schedule for the assets sold
at the September 2017 closing and the second closing of the additional assets that Shihui has agreed to purchase.&#9;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; 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 STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">/s/ Dr. Gengchen Han</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Name:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Dr. Gengchen Han</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Title:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Chairman</FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Dated: January 4, 2018</P>

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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 82%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.8pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Description</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 0.8pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">99.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 0.8pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Press Release Dated January 4, 2018</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right"><B>Exhibit 99.1</B></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white"><I>Agricultural solutions for today&rsquo;s
growing world </I></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>INSTALLMENT MADE BY SHIHUI FOR SEED PRODUCTION
ASSETS </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>BEIJING, PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA, January 4, 2018 /PRNewswire/
-- Origin Agritech Ltd. (NASDAQ: SEED)</B> (&quot;the Company&quot; or &quot;Origin&quot;) an agricultural biotechnology trait
and corn seed provider, today announced that it received an installment of the purchase price for the seed and production and distribution
business sold to Beijing Shihui Agricultural Development Co. Ltd. (&ldquo;Shihui&rdquo;). The amount received was RMB18.64 million
(approximately US$2.79 million). The Company and Shihui continue to work together to set the payment schedule for the assets sold
at the September 2017 closing and the second closing of the additional assets that Shihui has agreed to purchase.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"># # #</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><I>About Origin Agritech Limited</I></B></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><I>Origin Agritech Limited, founded in 1997 and headquartered
in Zhong-Guan-Cun (ZGC) Life Science Park in Beijing, is China&rsquo;s leading agricultural biotechnology company, specializing
in crop seed breeding and genetic improvement. Leading the development of crop seed biotechnologies, Origin Agritech&rsquo;s phytase
corn was the first transgenic corn to receive the Bio-Safety Certificate from China'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 breeding stations nationwide located in key crop-planting regions. Product lines are vertically integrated
for corn. For further information, please visit the Company&rsquo;s website at: http://www.originseed.com.cn or</I> http://www.originseed.com.cn/en/<B><I>.</I></B></P>

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

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

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><I>This communication contains &quot;forward-looking statements&quot;
as defined in the federal securities laws, including Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements address expected future business and financial performance and financial condition,
and contain words like &quot;expect,&quot; &quot;anticipate,&quot; &quot;intend,&quot; &quot;plan,&quot; &quot;believe,&quot; &quot;seek,&quot;
&quot;will,&quot; &quot;would,&quot; &quot;target,&quot; and similar expressions and variations. Forward-looking statements address
matters that are uncertain. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are based on assumptions and
expectations which may not be realized. They also involve risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the company's control.
Some of the important factors that could cause the company's actual results to differ materially from those discussed in forward-looking
statements are: failure to develop and market new products and optimally manage product life cycles; ability to respond to market
acceptance, rules, regulations and policies affecting our products; failure to appropriately manage process safety and product
stewardship issues; changes in laws and regulations or political conditions; global economic and capital markets conditions, such
as inflation, interest and currency exchange rates; business or supply disruptions; natural disasters and weather events and patterns;
ability to protect and enforce the company's intellectual property rights; and separation of underperforming or non-strategic assets
or businesses. The company undertakes no duty to publicly revise or update any forward-looking statements as a result of future
developments, or new information or otherwise, should circumstances change, except as otherwise required by securities and other
applicable laws.</I></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">Xin Zhou</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Phone: +86-10-58907556</P>

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

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