Agritech

Leading the group were shares of Cresud, up 3.7% and shares of Origin Agritech Limited down about 1.3% on the day.

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Leading the group were shares of Cresud, up 3.7% and shares of Origin Agritech Limited down about 1.3% on the day.

Argentinian Agricultural Producer Sizzles Like Grilled Skirt Steak MarketNewsVideo.com 2010

U.S. shares of more than a dozen little-known Chinese companies like Puda Coal Inc. and China Agritech Inc. have been halted over the past two months amid accusations of accounting irregularities and mismanagement.

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Weeks later, China Agritech dumped its auditor, Ernst & Young Hua Ming, after the accountants called for "an independent investigation."

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Also showing relative strength are agriculture & farm products shares, down on the day by about 0.6% as a group, led by Cvr Partners Limited , trading higher by about 2.1% and Origin Agritech Limited

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Helping drag down the group were shares of Le Gaga Holdings , down about 5% and shares of Origin Agritech Limited off about 2.9% on the day.

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China Agritech also announced the resignation from its board of Zheng "Anne" Wang , a director with Carlyle Group, the company's largest outside shareholder.

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Account executive Kevin Theiss wrote to Australian hedge-fund manager and blogger John Hempton , who is short China Agritech and has raised questions about the company, saying, "We have collected evidence that your allegations are groundless."

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Also lagging the market Monday were agriculture & farm products shares, down about 3.4% as a group, led down by Origin Agritech Limited

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In late February, public-relations outfit Grayling waded into a battle between short sellers and a client, Chinese fertilizer company China Agritech .

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