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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-26-033593
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20260324
FILED AS OF DATE:		20260324
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20260324

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Origin Agritech LTD
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001321851
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION - CROPS [0100]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	08 Industrial Applications and Services
		EIN:				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:		26784178

	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: 0pt 0; 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><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 18pt"><B>FORM 6-K</B></FONT><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>REPORT OF FOREIGN
PRIVATE ISSUER<BR>
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF<BR>
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</B><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>FOR THE MONTH
OF MARCH 2026<BR>
COMMISSION FILE NUMBER <U>000-51576</U></B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 18pt"><B>ORIGIN AGRITECH
LIMITED </B></FONT><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><BR>
(Translation of registrant's name into English)<BR>
<B><BR>
Origin R&amp;D Center, Xushuang Road, Songzhuang Town </B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Tongzhou District, Beijing China 101119</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(Address of principal
executive office)</FONT></P>

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

<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.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Form 20-F <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#120;</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Form
40-F <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></B></P>

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

<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">&#168;</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)(7): <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing 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; text-align: center"><B>Yes <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></FONT>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#120;</FONT></FONT></B></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"><B><I>Appointment of New Officer and Independent Director</I></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">On March 20, 2026, the board of directors (<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&ldquo;</FONT>Board<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&rdquo;</FONT>)
appointed one new officer and one new independent director of Origin Agritech Limited (<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&ldquo;</FONT>Company<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&rdquo;</FONT>).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Dr. Zheng James Chen</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">Dr. Zheng James Chen, 60, was appointed the Chief Financial Officer
of the Company.</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">Dr. Chen previously served as the Company's Chief Financial Officer
from December 2018 to April 2020, as Chief Executive Officer from February 2018 to December 2018, and as Chief Financial Officer from
January 2012 to January 2016. He also served as a director of Origin from August 2017 to April 2020. Dr. Chen's prior experience included
serving as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of China Finance Online and as CFO of Yunji Inc. Before joining Origin in
2012, he was an Investment Manager at the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) and an senior analyst at Morgan Joseph and BB&amp;T Capital
Markets. Earlier in his career, Dr. Chen served as a Product Manager at Celanese and as a License Product Technology Manager at Univation
Technologies, a joint venture between ExxonMobil and Dow Chemical. Dr. Chen holds a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University
of Connecticut and an M.B.A. from New York University.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Dr. Jian Zhang</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">Dr. Jian Zhang, 62, joined the Board of Directors of Origin Agritech
Limited as an independent board member, effective March 20, 2026.</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">Dr. Jian Zhang is a renowned expert in global crop biotech R&amp;D.
He is currently the CEO of ChinaAg JiaNuo Seed Science and Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd., and was the Chief Technology Officer of Syngenta
Group China Seed Business and the Director of the National Center of Technology Innovation for Maize. Dr. Zhang was formerly the General
Manager of Huazhi Rice Biotechnology Co., Ltd., where he established a world-class crop molecular breeding R&amp;D platform. Dr. Zhang
has worked for global multinational seed companies (DuPont Pioneer, Syngenta, and BASF) for 20 years, including as R&amp;D Manager at
DuPont Pioneer (merged into Corteva) participating in the development of the Herculex<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&trade;</FONT>
series of transgenic insect-resistant maize products; Senior Manager of GMO regulatory and biotechnology affairs for China and Asia;
and Global Head of Quality Control at BASF Plant Science for biotech crops. He possesses extensive experience in crop biotechnology R&amp;D,
regulatory safety assessment, and biotech compliance and stewardship.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Dr. Jian Zhang holds a PhD in Plant Genetics Manipulation from the
University of Nottingham, UK, an M.B.A. from the University of Iowa, USA, and a Bachelor's degree in Crop Genetics and Breeding from
China Agricultural University.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B><I>Resignation of Dr. Changqing Mao and Mr. Chi Kin Cheng</I></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Dr. Changqing Mao resigned from his position as an independent director
of the Company, effective March 12, 2026, due to his new professional commitments.&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Mr. Chi Kin (Patrick) Cheng resigned from his position as Chief Financial
Officer of the Company, effective March 19, 2026, for personal development reasons.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">The resignations were not due to any disagreement with the Company
on any matter relating to the Company&rsquo;s operations, policies, or practices.</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; text-indent: 0.5in">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" STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>ORIGIN AGRITECH LIMITED</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Weibin Yan</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Title:</FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Dated: March 24, 2026</P>

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