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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-20-025302
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20200226
FILED AS OF DATE:		20200226
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20200226

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:			0930

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-51576
		FILM NUMBER:		20655146

	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"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 18pt"><B>UNITED
STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></FONT><B><FONT STYLE="font-size: 13pt"><BR>
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</FONT></B></P>

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FORM 6-K</B></FONT><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><BR></FONT></P>

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REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER<BR>
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF<BR>
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</B><BR></FONT></P>

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FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2020<BR>
COMMISSION FILE NUMBER <U>000-51576</U></B></FONT></P>

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ORIGIN AGRITECH LIMITED </B></FONT><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><BR>
(Translation of registrant's name into English)<BR>
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No. 21 Sheng Ming Yuan Road, Changping District, Beijing 102206</B><BR>
(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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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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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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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">If &quot;Yes&quot; is marked, indicate below the file number
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">On February 19, 2020, Origin Agritech Ltd. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;)
received a letter from the NASDAQ Stock Market (&ldquo;NASDAQ&rdquo;) notifying the Company that the Company is delinquent with
respect to the filing of the Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2019, and that the Company was
not in compliance with the requirements for continued listing set forth in NASDAQ Listing Rule 5250(c)(1). The Company has 60 calendar
days (until April 20, 2020) to submit a plan to NASDAQ to regain compliance. If the plan is accepted, the Company can be granted
an exception until August 18, 2020, to regain compliance. If NASDAQ does not accept the Company&rsquo;s plan, the Company will
have the opportunity to appeal that decision to a hearings panel. The Company&rsquo;s management is pursuing options to address
the deficiency. Although the Company plans to file Form 20-F as soon as possible, it will submit a compliance plan on or before
the deadline set by NASDAQ.</P>

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

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

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

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white"><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></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 COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>ORIGIN AGRITECH LIMITED</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 0.8pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: top; padding-right: 0.8pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;Han Gengchen&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 0.8pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Name:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 0.8pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Han Gengchen</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Dated: February 26, 2020</P>

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