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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950103-19-000760
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20190122
FILED AS OF DATE:		20190122
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20190122

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:		19534690

	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: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 </B></P>

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1934 </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 24pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>ORIGIN AGRITECH LIMITED </B></P>

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

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Changping District, Beijing 102206</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will
file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F. Form 20-F <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">x</FONT> Form 40-F <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&uml;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">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): <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&uml;</FONT>&nbsp;</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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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">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): <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&uml;</FONT>&nbsp;</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)(7) only permits the
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. &nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B><I>Financing Support Agreement</I></B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Origin Agritech Ltd. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;)
has <FONT STYLE="background-color: white">entered into a Financing Support Agreement (the &ldquo;Agreement&rdquo;) dated as of
January 4, 2019, by and among Tiger Capital Fund SPC (&ldquo;Tiger Fund&rdquo;), Long Han Investment Management Co., Ltd. (&ldquo;Longhan&rdquo;)
and the Company. This agreement allows Tiger Fund to join Longhan to invest in the Company under the Share Subscription Agreement
(the &ldquo;Share Subscription Agreement&rdquo;) dated as of October 16, 2018 by and between Longhan and the Company, and the
Company agrees to cooperate in connection with the arrangement of such financing as may be reasonably requested by Longhan. In
connection with the Agreement, the parties also agreed to the amendment of certain terms of the Share Subscription Agreement and
the assignment of the right to purchase shares under the Share Subscription Agreement from Longhan to Tiger Fund. In addition,
pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, the Company has issued to Tiger Fund a warrant for 1,000,000 shares of common stock of
the Company, exercisable upon the closing of the transactions contemplated under the Share Subscription Agreement. </FONT></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; background-color: white">A copy
of this press release</FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report of Foreign Private Issuer
on Form 6-K.</FONT></P>

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

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><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, as amended, and as defined in the U.S. Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. 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 are based on management&rsquo;s current expectations,
assumptions, estimates and projections about the Company and the industry in which the Company operates but involve a number of
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 or obligation 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. Although the
Company believes that the expectations expressed in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, it cannot assure you that
such expectations will turn out to be correct, and actual results may differ materially from the anticipated results. You are
urged to consider these factors carefully in evaluating the forward-looking statements contained herein and are cautioned not
to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which are qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements.</I></FONT></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"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">ORIGIN AGRITECH LIMITED</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; border-bottom: black 0.75pt solid">/s/ Zheng James
Chen</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Name:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;Zheng James Chen</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Title:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Date: January 22, 2019</P>

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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Exhibit&nbsp;99.1</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Press Release</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; background-color: white"><B>Tiger
Fund to Join Longhan to Invest in Origin Agritech </B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">BEIJING,&nbsp;January
22, 2019&nbsp;<U>/<FONT STYLE="color: #333333">PRNewswire</FONT></U>/ --&nbsp;<B>Origin Agritech Ltd. (NASDAQ: SEED)</B>&nbsp;(the
&ldquo;Company&rdquo; or &ldquo;Origin&rdquo;), an agriculture technology and rural e-commerce company, <FONT STYLE="background-color: white">today
announced that the Company entered into a Financing Support Agreement with Tiger Capital Fund SPC (&ldquo;Tiger Fund&rdquo;) and
Longhan Investment Management, Co., Ltd (&ldquo;Longhan&rdquo;). This agreement allows Tiger Fund to join Longhan to invest in
Origin under the Share Subscription Agreement dated as of October 16, 2018 by and between Longhan and the Company. Under the Share
Subscription Agreement and the Financing Support Agreement, Longhan and Tiger Fund will purchase 1,397,680 Shares of the Company&rsquo;s
common stock for an aggregate purchase price of US$7,743,147.20. </FONT></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; background-color: white">Tiger
Capital Fund SPC is an investment company based in Cayman Islands. Joint investment of Tiger Fund with Longhan will significantly
increase the strength of financial support for the previously announced strategic cooperation project in which Origin and Longhan
will work together to start the commercialization of Integrated Saline-Alkaline Land Reclamation (&ldquo;ISALR&rdquo;) technology
in 2019. Origin and Longhan will integrate seed treatment, soil treatment technologies and seed breeding &amp; biotechnology,
as well as Origin&rsquo;s agricultural business platform. </FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B><I>About
Origin Agritech Limited</I></B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><I>Origin
Agritech Limited, founded in 1997 and headquartered in Zhong-Guan-Cun (ZGC) Life Science Park in Beijing, is China's leading agricultural
technology and a rural social e-commerce company, expanding in mid-2018 from crop seed breeding and genetic improvement business
to be a leading technology developer in new rural e-commerce platform and Blockchain technologies. In crop seed biotechnologies,
Origin Agritech'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. For further information, please visit the Company's website at: http://www.originseed.com.cn or http://www.originseed.com.cn/en/.</I></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B><I>Forward-Looking
Statements</I></B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><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, as amended, and as defined in the U.S. Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. 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 are based on management&rsquo;s current expectations,
assumptions, estimates and projections about the Company and the industry in which the Company operates but involve a number of
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</I></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><I>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 or obligation 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. Although the Company believes that the expectations
expressed in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, it cannot assure you that such expectations will turn out to be
correct, and actual results may differ materially from the anticipated results. You are urged to consider these factors carefully
in evaluating the forward-looking statements contained herein and are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking
statements, which are qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements.</I></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Lynsie
Wang</FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Phone: +86-10-58907597</FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Email:&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="color: #333333"><U>mengni.wang@originseed.com.cn</U></FONT></FONT></P>

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