BEIJING, June 20, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ — Yongye International, Inc. (NASDAQ: YONG), a leading agricultural nutrient company in China (“Yongye International” or the “Company”), today announced that Mr. Zishen Wu, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Yongye International, had completed the purchase of $3.0 million worth of shares of the Company’s Common Stock in open market transactions pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 plan. The weighted average purchase price was US$5.40 per share. The share purchase demonstrates Chairman and CEO’s confidence in the Company and his belief that the shares are currently undervalued.

About Yongye International

Yongye International is a leading agricultural nutrient company headquartered in Beijing, with its production facilities located in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China. Yongye International produces and markets two lines of organic nutrient products: a liquid nutrient product which is sprayed on plants and a powder nutrient product which is added to animal feed. Both products are sold under the brand name “Shengmingsu,” which means “life essential” in Chinese. The Company’s patented technologies and formulas allow it to create products that increase crop yields and improve the health of livestock. The Company sells its products primarily to provincial or regional level distributors, who then channel those products to a carefully selected network of over 26,000 independently owned, Yongye branded stores or directly to rural farmers and government farms in China. For more information, please visit the Company’s website at http://www.yongyeintl.com.

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