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                      October 18, 2022

       Han Gengchen
       Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
       Origin Agritech Limited
       No. 21 Sheng Ming Yuan Road
       Changping District, Beijing 102206
       People's Republic of China

                                                        Re: Origin Agritech 
Limited
                                                            Form 20-F for the 
Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2021
                                                            Filed February 4, 
2022
                                                            File No. 000-51576

       Dear Han Gengchen:

              We have completed our review of your filing. We remind you that 
the company and its
       management are responsible for the accuracy and adequacy of their 
disclosures, notwithstanding
       any review, comments, action or absence of action by the staff.



                                                                                
                      Sincerely,

                                                                                
                      Division of Corporation Finance
                                                                                
                      Office of Industrial Applications and
                                                                                
                      Services