Beijing, China ?C August 20, 2008 ?C Origin Agritech Limited (NASDAQ: SEED) (??Origin?? or the ??Company??), a technology-focused supplier of crop seeds in China, today announced that it will issue financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2008 after the close of the stock market on Wednesday, August 27, 2008. Management will conduct a conference call on Thursday, August 28, 2008 at 9:00 am Eastern Daylight Time to discuss these results. A question and answer session will follow management's presentation.

To participate, please call the following numbers 10 minutes before the call start time and ask to be connected to the Origin Agritech conference call:

Phone Number: +1-877-407-9210 (North America)
Phone Number: +1-201-689-8049 (International)

The conference call will also be broadcast live over the Internet at: www.originagritech.com. Please go to the web site at least 15 minutes early to register, download and install any necessary software.

A replay of the call will be available through Thursday, September 04, 2008, at 11:59 pm Eastern Daylight Time.

For the replay, please call:
Phone Number: +1-877-660-6853 (North America)
Phone Number: +1-201-612-7415 (International)
Account Number: 286
Conference ID Number: 295013