BEIJING , July 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Origin Agritech Ltd. (NASDAQ: SEED) (the "Company" or "Origin"), a leading Chinese agricultural technology company, is pleased to announce its revenue projections for key product lines through the year 2029. Revenue Projections Revenue from hybrid seeds and other Revenue from NEC Revenue... Read More

BEIJING , July 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Origin Agritech Ltd. (NASDAQ: SEED) (the "Company" or "Origin"), a leading Chinese agricultural technology company, provided a business update from Dr. Gengchen Han, Chairman and CEO of Origin Agritech. Dear Shareholders, We are pleased to provide you with an update on our recent developments, including our progress in GMO commercialization, the performance of our commercial hybrids,... Read More

BEIJING , June 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Origin Agritech Ltd. (NASDAQ: SEED) (the "Company" or "Origin"), a leading Chinese agricultural technology company, will host a conference call on Thursday, July 11 , at 8:00 AM ET ( 8:00 PM Beijing Time) with the investment community. The presentation will be led by Dr. Gengchen Han, Chairman and CEO of Origin Agritech. Investors may submit written questions by July 1st via e-mail to:... Read More

BEIJING , June 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Origin Agritech Ltd. (NASDAQ: SEED) (the "Company" or "Origin"), a leading Chinese agricultural technology company, today announced the publication of a groundbreaking research article in the prestigious scientific journal Nature, titled "Maize Smart Canopy Architecture Enhances Yield at High Densities." This study is the first to successfully achieve fixed-point improvement of leaf... Read More

BEIJING , May 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Origin Agritech Ltd. (NASDAQ: SEED) (the "Company" or "Origin"), a leading Chinese agricultural technology company, today announced its unaudited financial results for the six months ended March 31, 2024 . The Company also provided updates on its key product developments and strategic initiatives. Financial Results Overview: Revenue Growth: Origin Agritech reported net revenues of RMB... Read More

Commercial Rollout to Begin Shortly BEIJING , May 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Origin Agritech Ltd. (NASDAQ: SEED) (the "Company" or "Origin"), a leading Chinese agricultural technology company, today announced the issuance of a GMO safety certificate for its transgenic maize, BBL2-2, marking a significant milestone for the Company and the agricultural sector, heralding a new era in crop innovation. The newly certified BBL2-2... Read More

Estimated Revenue Growth of 30-40% in the First Half of FY 2024 Two New Hybrids Completed National Trials and Four GMO Corn Hybrids Currently in National Trials BEIJING , April 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Origin Agritech Ltd. (NASDAQ: SEED) (the "Company" or "Origin"), a leading Chinese agricultural technology company, provided an update on its financial and operational performance. Origin Agritech reported an estimated... Read More

Inbred Line Yield Increased Over 50% in Trials BEIJING , March 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Origin Agritech Ltd. (NASDAQ: SEED) (the "Company" or "Origin"), a leading Chinese agricultural technology company, today announced a major breakthrough in corn production technology. Building on the Company's track record of innovation, Origin Agritech has developed a high-yield corn inbred line that significantly surpasses the... Read More

BEIJING , Feb. 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Origin Agritech Ltd. (NASDAQ: SEED) (the "Company" or "Origin"), a leading Chinese agricultural technology company, today announced a breakthrough development in its commercial corn hybrid offerings. Origin Agritech has successfully integrated a gene from wild corn into one of its elite commercial corn hybrids for the first time in the industry. This approach represents a significant... Read More

Announces Filing of Annual Report on Form 20-F for Fiscal Year 2023 BEIJING , Feb. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Origin Agritech Ltd. (NASDAQ: SEED) (the "Company" or "Origin"), a leading Chinese agricultural technology company, today announced financial results for the year ended September 30, 2023 . Management Commentary Dr. Gengchen Han, Chairman and CEO of Origin Agritech, stated, "This past year has been a pivotal year for... Read More

BEIJING , Feb. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Origin Agritech Ltd. (NASDAQ: SEED) (the "Company" or "Origin"), a leading Chinese agricultural technology company, today announced that it has regained compliance with Nasdaq's market value of listed securities requirement as set forth in Listing Rule 5550(b)(2). Therefore, the Company is in compliance with the Nasdaq Capital Market's continued listing requirements. Consequently, the... Read More

BEIJING , Jan. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Origin Agritech Ltd. (NASDAQ: SEED) (the "Company" or "Origin"), a leading Chinese agricultural technology company, today announced that it has submitted an appeal to Nasdaq's Listing Qualifications Department to request a further extension of time and present its plan to regain compliance with Nasdaq Listing 5550(b)(2). The Company is committed to maintaining its Nasdaq listing and is... Read More

BEIJING , Jan. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Origin Agritech Ltd. (NASDAQ: SEED) (the "Company" or "Origin"), a leading Chinese agricultural technology company, today announced results for the fiscal year ended September 30 , 2023. The Company reported net income from continuing operations for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2023 of RMB 120 million ( US$ 16.7 million ), compared with net income from continuing operations of... Read More

Preannounces Approximately 70% Increase in Revenues for Fiscal Year 2023 BEIJING , Nov. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Origin Agritech Ltd. (NASDAQ: SEED) (the "Company" or "Origin"), a leading Chinese agricultural technology company, provided investors with a business update and provided preliminary financial results for fiscal year 2023. Preannounced Financial Results The Company expects fiscal year 2023 revenue to be between... Read More

BEIJING , Nov. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Origin Agritech Ltd. (NASDAQ: SEED) (the "Company" or "Origin"), a leading Chinese agricultural technology company, will host a conference call on Tuesday, November 21 , at 8:00 AM ET ( 9:00 PM Beijing Time) with the investment community to discuss the Company's financial results and provide updates on GMO progress, its Nutrition Enhanced Corn (NEC) production, and biotech progression.... Read More

BEIJING , Nov. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Origin Agritech Ltd. (NASDAQ: SEED) (the "Company" or "Origin"), a leading Chinese agricultural technology company, today recapped remarks made by Dr. Gengchen Han, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Origin Agritech, during a panel discussion on The Role of Biotechnology in Achieving Food Security at the 2023 Asia-Pacific Agri-Food Innovation Summit (the "Summit") on Tuesday,... Read More

BEIJING , Oct. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Origin Agritech Ltd. (NASDAQ: SEED) (the "Company" or "Origin"), a leading Chinese agricultural technology company, is proud to announce the development of a new gene-editing method that significantly shortens back cross procedures from 4-5 years to just 1 year, and the creation of nitrogen-efficient corn to enhance crop health and potential yield. These significant advancements in... Read More

BEIJING , Oct. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Origin Agritech Ltd. (NASDAQ: SEED) (the "Company" or "Origin"), a leading Chinese agricultural technology company, today announced that Dr. Gengchen Han, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Origin Agritech, will participate in a panel discussion on The Role of Biotechnology in Achieving Food Security at the 2023 Asia-Pacific Agri-Food Innovation Summit (the "Summit") on Tuesday,... Read More

BEIJING , Sept. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Origin Agritech Ltd. (NASDAQ: SEED) (the "Company" or "Origin"), a leading Chinese agricultural technology company, today announced that it has retained Strategic Investor Relations, LLC. ("SIR"), a leading boutique investor relations firm. This collaboration underscores Origin Agritech's continued dedication to transparent and effective communications. Under this partnership, SIR... Read More

BEIJING , Sept. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Origin Agritech Ltd. (NASDAQ: SEED) (the "Company" or "Origin"), an agriculture technology company, today announced its participation in the LD Micro 16th Annual Main Event, taking place at the Luxe Sunset Boulevard Hotel in Los Angeles, California , from October 3-5, 2023 . Joe Ramelli , VP of Business Development at Origin Agritech, will deliver the presentation and will be... Read More

BEIJING , Sept. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Origin Agritech Ltd. (NASDAQ: SEED) (the "Company" or "Origin"), an agriculture technology company, today announced the successful completion of an agreement with Beijing Changping Technology Innodevelop Group (BC-TID). This strategic agreement converts approximately RMB 137.7 million in debt (about US$19 million ) into equity in a joint venture. Importantly, this transaction neither... Read More

BEIJING , July 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Origin Agritech Ltd. (NASDAQ: SEED) (the "Company" or "Origin"), an agriculture technology company, announced today that it has been awarded a grant of RMB 2 million (approximately $280,000 USD ) from the Xinjiang government. The grant aims to support Origin's efforts to build a local Germplasm Bank in Xinjiang and the Company's contract growing of Nutritionally Enhanced Corn (NEC) in... Read More

BEIJING , July 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Origin Agritech Ltd. (NASDAQ: SEED) (the "Company" or "Origin"), an agriculture technology company, announced today that on July 10, 2023 , the Company received a letter from the NASDAQ Stock Market ("NASDAQ") notifying the Company that it currently did not meet the minimum market value of listed securities requirement of having a market value of listed securities equal to or greater... Read More

Venture Transforms Origin's Market Opportunity, Elevating Its Position from Corn Seed to Corn Feedstock Sector with a Twentyfold Market Expansion BEIJING , July 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Origin Agritech Ltd. (NASDAQ: SEED) (the "Company" or "Origin"), an agriculture technology company, announced today the groundbreaking ceremony marking the start of construction for an innovative 100,000-ton corn drying base in Shihezi,... Read More

BEIJING , June 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Origin Agritech Ltd. (NASDAQ: SEED) (the "Company" or "Origin"), an agriculture technology company, announced today that its Vice President of Business Development, Joe Ramelli , appeared as a guest on the Planet MicroCap Podcast, hosted by Robert Kraft . During the interview, Ramelli discussed China's historic push towards modernizing its agricultural sector and the massive market... Read More

BEIJING , May 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Origin Agritech Ltd. (NASDAQ: SEED) (the "Company" or "Origin"), an agriculture technology company, announced today that it will be presenting at the 13th Annual LD Micro Invitational at the Luxe Sunset Boulevard Hotel, California on June 6th-8th, 2023 . The event is expected to feature 150+ companies, each presenting in half-hour increments, as well as private 1:1 meetings. Origin... Read More

BEIJING , April 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Origin Agritech Ltd. (NASDAQ: SEED) (the "Company" or "Origin"), announced today that its majority owned joint venture has signed a deal with Shihezi city in Xinjiang, under which the JV will be granted 200,000 mu (roughly 33,000 acre) of farm land for growing NEC corn. Origin's minority partner in the JV is a regional farming and feedstock company. The JV partner is responsible for... Read More

BEIJING , April 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Origin Agritech Ltd. (NASDAQ: SEED) (the "Company" or "Origin"), announced today that its GMO corn hybrid is the one and only triple stacked trait corn selected for the national demo plot and is currently being grown there in anticipation of a 2023 commercial launch. The hybrid has the approved triple stack traits BFL4-2, which is comprised of two different insect resistance genes,... Read More

BEIJING , March 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Origin Agritech Ltd. (NASDAQ: SEED) (the "Company" or "Origin"), an agriculture technology company, announced today that it has appointed Joe Ramelli to the role of Vice President of Business Development. Ramelli brings a wealth of experience to this role having served as Interim CFO and one of the original team members for ValenzaBio, which was recently acquired by Acelyrin.... Read More

BEIJING , Nov. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Origin Agritech Ltd. (NASDAQ: SEED) (the "Company" or "Origin"), an agriculture technology company, announced today that the company has commenced a joint venture with Sichuan Cloudland Agricultural Science and Technology ("Cloudland"), a subsidiary of Eos Asia Investments Limited ("Eos") to expand production of NEC corn into Sichuan Province , China . An opportune region for animal... Read More

Origin Agritech Ltd. (NASDAQ: SEED) (the "Company" or "Origin"), an agriculture technology company, announced today the appointment of Dr. Shaojiang Chen to the Origin Agritech Board of Directors as an independent director effective November 1, 2022 . "We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Chen to the Origin Board," said Dr. Gengchen Han, Origin Agritech's Chairman. "Dr. Chen is world-renowned for his many important innovations in... Read More

Origin Agritech Ltd. (NASDAQ: SEED) (the "Company" or "Origin"), an agriculture technology company, announced today that effective September 16, 2022 , Origin Agritech will be added two new equity indices, the FTSE Micro Cap Index and the FTSE Total Cap Index. These indices are a part of the FTSE Global Equity Index Series (GEIS) which includes over 16,000 large, mid, small, and micro cap securities across 48 developed and... Read More

Company Sees Good Yields with Minimal Impact from Extreme Temperatures Origin Agritech Ltd. (NASDAQ: SEED) (the "Company" or "Origin"), an agriculture technology company, announced today that its preliminary assessment of the health of its soon to be harvested corn crops growing in different regions points to high yields with minimal impact from the extremely high temperatures and drought hitting some areas in China . Origin... Read More

Origin Agritech Ltd. (NASDAQ: SEED) (the "Company" or "Origin"), an agriculture technology company, announced today that its Director of Investor Relations, Joe Ramelli , was interviewed by The Wall Street Resource Podcast hosted by Jeff Kone. In the interview, Mr. Ramelli discussed what is driving the company's 300% growth rate, provided more details on recently announced partnerships and discussed the company's growth... Read More

Origin Agritech Ltd. (NASDAQ: SEED) (the "Company" or "Origin"), an agriculture technology company, announced today that the company has signed a contract planting agreement with farming company Sichuan Yingdafeng Agriculture Tech Co., Ltd. Under the terms of the agreement, Sichuan Yingdafeng will grow 100,000 mu (or 16,500 acres) of Origin's NEC corn for the 2023 growing season. Origin will provide the seed and planting... Read More

Origin Agritech Ltd. (NASDAQ: SEED) (the "Company" or "Origin"), an agriculture technology company, announced today that the company has received approval for six new corn varieties from China's National Crop Variety Approval Committee. The approval of these new varieties showcases Origin's breakthroughs with new breeding technologies. AOYU 728 is a particularly exciting newly approved variety which has unique... Read More

Companies Plan to Expand Partnership Significantly Beyond This Initial Order Origin Agritech Ltd. (NASDAQ: SEED) (the "Company" or "Origin"), an agriculture technology company, announced today that the company has received an order for its hybrid corn worth RMB240 million , or roughly $35 million , from Muyuan Foods. Muyuan Foods is a publicly traded company on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, with a $50 billion market... Read More

Origin Agritech Ltd. (NASDAQ: SEED) (the "Company" or "Origin"), an agriculture technology company, announced today that five newly developed sweet and waxy corn hybrid varieties with different nutritional components have completed registrational trails and are pending production approval. The newly developed corn hybrids include a sweet corn hybrid containing 45% more folic acid and other hybrids with significant increases... Read More

Origin Agritech Ltd. (NASDAQ: SEED) (the "Company" or "Origin"), an agriculture technology company, announced today that the company and Yunnan Feeding Company have entered into a supply agreement, under which Yunnan will purchase 20,000 metric tons of Origin's nutritionally enhanced corn (NEC). Pricing will be based on the prevailing price of corn at the time of delivery but based on current market prices the deal would be... Read More

Origin Agritech Ltd. (NASDAQ: SEED) (the "Company" or "Origin"), an agriculture technology company, announced revenue for the first half of fiscal 2022 of RMB46.4 million (US $7.3 million ) an increase of 300% vs. first half 2021, and earnings of RMB1.3 million (US $0.2 million , or $0.03 per share). Summary of Financial Results 6 Month Period Ending March 31, 2022 1 st half 2021 RMB 1 st half 2022 RMB % Change 1 st half... Read More

Origin Agritech Ltd. (NASDAQ: SEED) (the "Company" or "Origin"), an agriculture technology company, today announced that it will file its first half 2022 financial results on Thursday, May 5, 2022 before the market open and will host a conference call that same day at 8:00 AM ET . Participants may dial into the call as follows: Domestic access: 1 (877) 270-2148 International access: 1 (412) 902-6510 Upon joining, please ask... Read More

Origin Agritech Ltd. (NASDAQ: SEED) (the "Company" or "Origin"), an agriculture technology company, today announced it has signed purchase agreements to sell two feedstock companies a total 50,000 metric tons of its nutritionally enhanced corn. Origin Agritech's new, nutritionally enhanced corn reduces the need for expensive additives such as soybean meal for feedstock companies, and thus doubles their margins. As a result... Read More

Origin Agritech Ltd. (NASDAQ: SEED) (the "Company" or "Origin"), an agriculture technology company, announced today that the company, together with its partner China Agricultural University, has submitted applications for biosafety certificates for six newly developed gene edited traits that significantly increase the yield of corn crops. The new traits include change of the leaf angle and improvement in drought tolerance of... Read More

Origin Agritech Ltd. (NASDAQ: SEED) (the "Company" or "Origin"), an agriculture technology company, announced today that the company established a new subsidiary in Hainan island to expand the capacity of nutrition enhanced corn production. The new wholly owned subsidiary in Hainan province will focus on nutrition enhanced corn research, seed production and feed corn production by taking advantage of the three corn growing... Read More

Origin Agritech Ltd. (NASDAQ: SEED) (the "Company" or "Origin"), an agriculture technology company, announced today that it expects revenues to grow in excess of 300%, to over 150 million RMB , and expects to turn a profit for fiscal 2022. The expected revenue growth is driven by both growth in its existing hybrid seed business and the addition of a new revenue stream of selling nutritionally enhanced crops to feedstock... Read More

Origin Agritech Ltd. (NASDAQ: SEED) (the "Company" or "Origin"), an agriculture technology company, announced today that it has signed a collaborative agreement with BaoDao Feed Ltd. ("BaoDao"), a Chinese feed producer with 500 million RMB in annual sales. Under the terms of the agreement, the two companies will collaborate to produce and sell specialized corn crops to feed producers. The corn variety that Origin brings to... Read More

Origin Agritech Ltd. (NASDAQ: SEED) (the "Company" or "Origin"), an agriculture technology company, announced today that it is developing nutritionally enhanced corn using CRISPR technology. Origin is currently in trials to develop new corn varieties that have been genetically engineered to have balanced amino acid content. If these trials are successfully completed, it will validate Origin's next generation methodology in... Read More

Origin Agritech Ltd. (NASDAQ: SEED) (the "Company" or "Origin"), an agriculture technology company, announced today that its drought resistant GMO trait has completed production trials and an application has been filed for biosafety certificate approval. Through its collaboration with the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Origin has already successfully converted its elite corn hybrids into drought resistant... Read More

Origin Agritech Ltd. (NASDAQ: SEED) (the "Company" or "Origin"), an agriculture technology company, today announced that it is presenting at Benchmark's Discovery One on One Conference on Thursday, December 2, 2021 . The conference has a unique one-on-one format, where Origin will meet individually with different institutional investors rather than giving a general presentation. The conference is regularly attended by more... Read More

Origin Agritech Ltd. (NASDAQ: SEED) (the "Company" or "Origin"), an agriculture technology company, today announced that its new GMO corn trait has finished its environmental release trials and is in preparations for production trials (the fourth stage in the five stage process to receive its bio-safety certificate). The trait was developed in collaboration with the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Institution of... Read More

Origin Agritech (NASDAQ: SEED) (the "Company" or "Origin") today announced that Wei Han, VP of Business Development & Joe Ramelli, Director of Investor Relations will be attending the Q4 Virtual Investor Summit. Event: Q4 Investor Summit Date: November 16-17th, 2021 Presentation: November 16th at 2:00PM ET Location: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_2Jgik2l2ROqCyjvR2t5CTQ 1x1s will be available for qualified... Read More

Origin Agritech Ltd. (NASDAQ: SEED) (the "Company" or "Origin"), an agriculture technology company, announced today that it has applied for plant variety protection rights for thirteen new hybrid corn varieties in addition to the four varieties it has recently received approval for. China's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs has lowered estimates of 2021/22 corn output as rains hit the new crop in parts of the... Read More

Origin Agritech Ltd. (NASDAQ: SEED) (the "Company" or "Origin"), an agriculture technology company, today announced that it has entered into collaboration agreement with China Agricultural University for the research of molecular design in corn. One of the key focuses of the collaboration is the use of CRISPR gene editing for creating innovative new corn crops. CRISPR has been called a revolution in plant breeding because it... Read More

Origin Agritech Ltd. (NASDAQ: SEED) (the "Company" or "Origin"), an agriculture technology company, announced today that it has retained PCG Advisory, Inc. as its investor relations firm of record. Dr. Gengchen Han, Origin Agritech's Chairman, said, "We are pleased to announce our engagement with PCG Advisory, a top tier investor relations firm based in NYC. Their strong relationships with the investment community in... Read More

Origin Agritech Ltd. (NASDAQ: SEED) (the "Company" or "Origin"), an agriculture technology company, announced today that it has entered into an exclusive rights agreement with Biology Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences for its drought resistant GMO trait (Chinese patent number: ZL02127187.9, US Patent Number: US7323339B2). The licensing agreement gives Origin exclusive global rights to the GMO... Read More

Origin Agritech Ltd. (NASDAQ: SEED) (the "Company" or "Origin"), an agriculture technology company, announced today that it has received approval from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MOA) for four of its new hybrid corn breeds, further enriching its product pipeline and increasing its competitiveness in China's corn seed market. Furthermore, the company currently has GMO enhanced versions of the newly approved... Read More

Origin Agritech Ltd. (NASDAQ: SEED) (the "Company" or "Origin"), an agriculture technology company, today announced progresses in official government trial of GMO corn hybrid varieties. One herbicide resistant (Gt) variety has completed its final trial and is pending final approval. Under the agricultural regulations in China , both the GMO traits and the hybrid corn varieties require government approval before the seed can... Read More

Origin Agritech Ltd. (NASDAQ: SEED) (the "Company" or "Origin"), an agriculture technology company, today announced that its Chairman, Dr. Gengchen Han, was interviewed by The Wall Street Resource Podcast hosted by Jeff Kone . To listen to a replay of the interview please go to: https://thewallstreetresource.com/webcasts/ In the interview, Dr. Han discusses how the company's heavy investment and years of research have... Read More

Origin Agritech Ltd. (NASDAQ: SEED) (the "Company" or "Origin"), an agriculture technology company, today announced that it has entered into a collaboration agreement with Beijing Dabeinong Technology Group Co., Ltd. (DBN) for the development of commercial GMO corn hybrids. Under the terms of the agreement, the parties will collaborate on research and development of new GMO corn hybrids by integrating DBN's approved traits... Read More

Origin Agritech Ltd. (NASDAQ: SEED) (the "Company" or "Origin"), an agriculture technology company, today announced that it has developed several new corn traits, including drought resistance and southern rust resistance. The Biotechnology Center of Beijing Origin Seed Industry, Co., Ltd. (Origin Agritech's subsidiary) developed the new traits using the company's cutting-edge technology. Origin's industry leading... Read More

Origin Agritech Ltd. (NASDAQ: SEED) (the "Company" or "Origin"), an agriculture technology company, today announced that it has successfully utilized gene editing technology to create new corn traits. Gene editing refers to editing DNA strands by introducing cuts into the DNA strands, enabling the removal of existing DNA and the insertion of replacement DNA. The Biotechnology Center of Beijing Origin Seed, Ltd. (Origin... Read More