Origin Agritech Issues 2022 Guidance of 300% Revenue Growth
Origin Agritech Ltd. (NASDAQ: SEED) announced a projected revenue increase exceeding 300%, reaching over 150 million RMB for fiscal 2022. This growth stems from both its hybrid seed business and the introduction of nutritionally enhanced crops. Already sold out for this planting season due to heightened pre-orders, Origin plans to expand production capabilities. The company anticipates substantial revenue from a partnership with BaoDao Feed Ltd, with prospects of additional partnerships leveraging GMO and CRISPR technologies.
- Revenue expected to exceed 300%, reaching over 150 million RMB.
- Sold out of hybrid seeds for the current planting season, indicating strong demand.
- Partnership with BaoDao Feed Ltd expected to enhance revenue significantly.
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BEIJING, Feb. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Origin Agritech Ltd. (NASDAQ: SEED) (the "Company" or "Origin"), an agriculture technology company, announced today that it expects revenues to grow in excess of
Due to increased pre-orders, Origin is already sold out of its hybrid seeds for this year's planting season. The company is increasing its production capabilities for the next planting season as it expects this trend in demand to continue as climate change continues to pose increasingly significant challenges to farmers.
Additionally, Origin expects its partnership with BaoDao Feed Ltd to provide sizable revenue growth. Its nutritionally enhanced corn varieties are able to eliminate the need for costly additives and are estimated to double the gross margins for the feedstock companies. Origin is currently in discussions for similar partnerships with other feedstock producers with the goal of creating bespoke crops for each customer, which Origin plans to achieve through its GMO and CRISPR technologies.
About Origin Agritech Limited
Origin Agritech Limited, founded in 1997 and headquartered in Zhong-Guan-Cun (ZGC) Life Science Park in Beijing, is a leading Chinese agricultural technology company. In crop seed biotechnologies, Origin Agritech's phytase corn was the first transgenic corn to receive the Bio-Safety Certificate from China's Ministry of Agriculture. Over the years, Origin has established a robust biotechnology seed pipeline including products with glyphosate tolerance and pest resistance (Bt) traits. For further information, please visit the Company's website at: www.originagritech.com. The company also maintains a twitter account for updating investors on company and industry developments, which is @origin_agritech.
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For further information:
Kirin Smith
President, PCG Advisory
646-823-8656
Joe Ramelli
Director of Investor Relation
Phone: 310-845-6238
Email: joe@originagritech.com
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