Origin Launches Stress-Tolerant Corn Breeding for Southwest China Markets, with Supports from Guizhou State EntitiesBEIJING, Oct. 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Origin Agritech Limited (
NASDAQ: SEED) ("Origin" or the "Company"), a leading Chinese agricultural technology company, today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Guizhou Origin Biotechnology Co., Ltd. ("Guizhou Origin"), launches stress-tolerant corn breeding project as a part of the “Transformation and Promotion of Major Achievements in High-Yield and Stress-Tolerant Corn in the Mountainous Southwest” project under the 2026 Provincial-Municipal Joint Industrial Science and Technology Innovation Project (First Batch), running from September 2026 to August 2029. Guizhou Origin has been approved to receive RMB 1.098 million (approximately US$152,000) in science and technology funding from the Guizhou Provincial Department of Science and Technology. The Department announced the project on September 15, 2026; disbursement to Guizhou Origin is subject to final administrative procedures.
Origin Agritech Receives Full US$2.8 Million from Previously Announced Private Placement at US$1.40 Per ShareNo warrants and no placement agent fees; proceeds fund working capital, R&D, and debt reduction ahead of the Company's fiscal 2027 commercialization programs
Origin Agritech Strengthens Liquidity by Selling Its Xinjiang Seed Subsidiary and Leasing Back the Production BaseThe sale brings approximately US$15.0 million to support working capital, R&D, new corn varieties, and market expansion, while the five-year lease-back maintains supply stability
Origin Agritech Establishes R&D Center in Guizhou with Biotech Unit and State-Backed Seed Joint VentureWholly Owned Guizhou Origin and a 25%-Held Joint Venture with a State-Owned Seed Group Form a Full-Chain Research, Production, and Distribution Platform for Southwest China
Origin Agritech Deploys Kingdee AI Cloud ERP Across Finance, Supply Chain, and Manufacturing, With Phase 1 Go-Live Targeted for November 2026Eight-Month, Two-Phase Implementation Replaces Fragmented Legacy Systems and Builds the Internal Control and Data Infrastructure Required to Scale the Company's Expanding Commercial Seed Portfolio
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