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Golenbock Eiseman Assor Bell & Peskoe, LLC
Attorneys at Law
437 Madison Avenue – 40 th Floor
New York, New York 10022
November 14, 2013
David R. Humphrey, Accounting Branch Chief
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Origin Agritech Limited
Form 20-F for the year ended September 30, 2012
Filed January 10, 2013
File No. 000-51576
Dear Mr. Humphrey:
On behalf of our client, Origin Agritech Limited, we are requesting additional time for our client to respond to your letter of October 23, 2013 to the company. Mr. James Chen, the CFO of the company, had a conversation with Ms. Amy Geddes yesterday to discuss the comments of your letter, and it was agreed that the company needed additional time to respond. The company plans on filing its response to your letter on or before November 20, 2013.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at [email protected] or 212-907-7349.
Sincerely,
/S/ Andrew D. Hudders
Andrew D. Hudders
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