BEIJING, Oct. 6 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Deyu Agriculture Corp. (OTC Bulletin Board: ECBI) ("Deyu Agriculture" or the "Company"), an emerging, vertically integrated producer, processor, marketer and distributor of organic and other agricultural products made from corn and various grains, today announced the acquisition of land use rights to approximately 53,000 mu (8,731 acres) of ecological farmland in Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province. The farmland will be used exclusively for the cultivation of organically grown grains. The acquisition agreement was entered into September 30, 2010.

"This acquisition is a key component of Deyu Agriculture's strategic growth plan. The organically grown grains produced on this farmland will ensure an adequate supply as we expand our simple processed grain products throughout China, and look to expand our market into deeply processed organic grain products," said Mr. Jianming Hao, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Deyu Agriculture. "As we continue to monitor the supply of grains in the market, acquiring these land use rights for the next 42 years, along with our 20 year exclusive farming rights to over 550,000 mu of farmland in the Shanxi Province, will help ensure an adequate supply of organically grown grains for our current and future growth plans."

About Deyu Agriculture Corp.

Deyu Agriculture Corp. ("Deyu Agriculture" or the "Company") is an emerging organic and non-organic agricultural products producer and distributor in Shanxi Province of the People's Republic of China engaged in procuring, processing, marketing and distributing various grain and corn products. Deyu Agriculture maintains a large base in Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province for breeding, cultivating, processing and warehousing, and focuses on processing and distributing grain and corn products.

For more information, contact Deyu Agriculture directly or go to Deyu Agriculture's website at http://www.china-deyu.com/.

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SOURCE Deyu Agriculture Corp.