10-Q 1 v131786_10q.htm
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)

x 
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2008

¨
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT

For the transition period from ________________ to _______________

001-33674
(Commission file number)

AGFEED INDUSTRIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada
 
20-2597168
(State or other jurisdiction
 
(IRS Employer
of incorporation or organization)
 
Identification No.)

Rm. A1001-1002, Tower 16
Hengmao Int'l Center
333 S. Guangchang Rd.
Nanchang, Jiangxi Province
China 330003
 (Address of principal executive offices)

011-86-0791-6669099
 (Issuer’s telephone number)

N/A
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer ¨          Accelerated filer ¨
Non-accelerated filer ¨             Smaller reporting company x
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes ¨ No x
 
As of October 30, 2008 there were 32,933,135 shares of common stock were outstanding.
 

 
AGFEED INDUSTRIES, INC.
Index

   
Page
   
Number
     
PART I.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
     
Item 1.
Financial Statements
 
     
 
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2008 (unaudited)
 
 
and December 31, 2007
2
     
 
Consolidated Statements of Income and Other Comprehensive Income
 
 
for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 (unaudited)
3
     
 
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the
 
 
nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 (unaudited)
4
     
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
5
     
Item 2.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operations
26
     
Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
37
     
Item 4.
Controls and Procedures
37
     
PART II.
OTHER INFORMATION
37
     
Item 1.
Legal Proceedings
37
     
Item 1A.
Risk Factors
37
     
Item 2.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
37
     
Item 3.
Defaults Upon Senior Securities
37
     
Item 4.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
38
     
Item 5.
Other Information
38
     
Item 6.
Exhibits
38
     
SIGNATURES
39
 
1

 
AGFEED INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2008 AND DECEMBER 31, 2007

   
September 30,
 
December 31,
 
   
2008
 
2007
 
   
(unaudited)
     
ASSETS
             
               
CURRENT ASSETS:
             
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
15,565,123
 
$
7,696,209
 
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts
             
of $265,908 and $191,497
   
10,464,047
   
6,107,491
 
Advances to suppliers
   
960,924
   
442,851
 
Other receivable
   
2,385,897
   
459,034
 
Inventory
   
19,788,337
   
2,728,160
 
Prepaid expense
   
926,688
   
644,183
 
Debt issue costs
   
275,042
   
-
 
               
 Total current assets
   
50,366,058
   
18,077,928
 
               
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, net
   
19,936,841
   
3,930,715
 
CONSTRUCTION-IN-PROCESS
   
9,651,723
   
221,819
 
INTANGIBLE ASSETS
   
42,751,424
   
839,802
 
OTHER ASSETS
   
1,946,002
   
-
 
               
TOTAL ASSETS
 
$
124,652,048
 
$
23,070,264
 
               
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
             
               
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
             
Accounts payable
 
$
5,375,370
 
$
1,458,010
 
Other payables
   
4,055,621
   
705,150
 
Unearned revenue
   
227,509
   
99,848
 
Accrued expenses
   
626,203
   
18,223
 
Accrued payroll
   
561,634
   
168,560
 
Short term loans
   
-
   
1,110,413
 
Tax and welfare payable
   
227,694
   
9,534
 
Interest payable
   
251,319
   
-
 
               
 Total current liabilities
   
11,325,350
   
3,569,738
 
               
CONVERTIBLE NOTES, net of debt discount of $647,266 and $0
   
3,152,734
   
-
 
               
TOTAL LIABILITIES
   
14,478,084
   
3,569,738
 
           
 
MINORITY INTEREST
   
1,957,197
   
-
 
               
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
             
Common stock, $0.001 per share; 75,000,000 shares authorized;
             
33,300,430 and 27,026,756 shares issued and outstanding
   
33,300
   
27,027
 
Additional paid-in capital
   
82,643,045
   
10,094,095
 
Other comprehensive income
   
3,884,960
   
780,907
 
Statutory reserve
   
1,897,893
   
752,225
 
Retained earnings
   
19,757,569
   
7,846,272
 
 Total stockholders' equity
   
108,216,767
   
19,500,526
 
               
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
 
$
124,652,048
 
$
23,070,264
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
 
2


AGFEED INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2008 AND 2007
 

 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
 
 
2008
 
2007
 
2008
 
2007
 
 
 
(unaudited)
 
(unaudited)
 
(unaudited)
 
(unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Revenue
 
$
49,426,274
 
$
11,888,283
 
$
97,208,685
   
23,757,731
 
 
                 
Cost of Revenue
   
37,124,058
   
8,645,218
   
70,438,683
   
16,961,534
 
 
                 
Gross profit
   
12,302,216
   
3,243,065
   
26,770,002
   
6,796,197
 
 
                 
Operating expenses
                 
Selling expenses
   
970,268
   
714,152
   
2,597,470
   
1,587,168
 
General and administrative expenses
   
2,021,549
   
471,549
   
4,364,858
   
953,250
 
Total operating expenses
   
2,991,817
   
1,185,701
   
6,962,328
   
2,540,418
 
 
                 
Income from operations
   
9,310,399
   
2,057,364
   
19,807,674
   
4,255,779
 
 
                 
Non-operating income (expense):
                 
Other income (expense)
   
(257,493
)
 
3,289
   
(283,063
)
 
14,011
 
Interest income
   
44,860
   
45,283
   
171,095
   
99,473
 
Interest and financing costs
   
(605,391
)
 
(31,057
)
 
(5,244,592
)
 
(94,662
)
Foreign currency transaction loss
   
(10,007
)
 
-
   
(553,753
)
 
-
 
 
                 
Total non-operating income (expense)
   
(828,031
)
 
17,515
   
(5,910,313
)
 
18,822
 
 
                 
Income before minority interest and provision for income taxes
   
8,482,368
   
2,074,879
   
13,897,361
   
4,274,601
 
 
                 
Minority Interest in Subsidiaries
   
(64,309
)
 
-
   
(425,403
)
 
-
 
 
                 
Income before provision for income taxes
   
8,418,059
   
2,074,879
   
13,471,958
   
4,274,601
 
 
                 
Provision (benefit) for income taxes
   
201,904
   
(295
)
 
414,993
   
(40,756
)
 
                 
Net income
 
$
8,216,155
 
$
2,075,174
 
$
13,056,965
 
$
4,315,357
 
 
                 
Other comprehensive income
                 
Foreign currency translation gain
   
315,925
   
178,887
   
3,104,053
   
322,070
 
 
                 
Comprehensive Income
 
$
8,532,080
 
$
2,254,061
 
$
16,161,018
 
$
4,637,427
 
 
                 
Weighted average shares outstanding :
                 
Basic
   
33,267,815
   
27,026,756
   
31,049,732
   
25,778,831
 
Diluted
   
33,557,457
   
27,194,479
   
31,377,267
   
25,799,624
 
 
                 
Earnings per share:
                 
Basic
 
$
0.25
 
$
0.08
 
$
0.42
 
$
0.17
 
Diluted
 
$
0.24
 
$
0.08
 
$
0.42
 
$
0.17
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
 
3

 
AGFEED INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2008 AND 2007

   
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
   
2008
 
2007
 
   
(unaudited)
 
(unaudited)
 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
             
Net income
 
$
13,056,965
 
$
4,315,357
 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
             
provided in (used in) operating activities:
             
Depreciation
   
973,164
   
118,038
 
Amortization
   
35,240
   
51,715
 
Loss on disposal of assets
   
16,774
   
-
 
Stock based compensation
   
55,962
   
-
 
Amortization of debt issuance costs
   
1,441,624
   
-
 
Amortization of discount on convertible debt
   
3,392,619
   
-
 
Gain attributed to minority interest in subsidiaries
   
425,403
   
-
 
(Increase) / decrease in assets:
             
 Accounts receivable
   
(3,439,556
)
 
(4,470,647
)
 Other receivable
   
(1,837,551
)
 
(93,489
)
 Inventory
   
(8,312,612
)
 
(410,529
)
 Due from related party
   
-
   
101,436
 
 Due from former stockholders
   
-
   
-
 
 Advances to suppliers
   
(478,535
)
 
5,404
 
 Prepaid expense
   
(261,938
)
 
(274,268
)
 Other assets
   
(1,552,469
)
 
3,252
 
Increase / (decrease) in current liabilities:
             
 Accounts payable
   
3,454,401
   
769,627
 
 Other payables
   
2,849,755
   
(14,795
)
 Unearned revenue
   
118,530
   
(13,558
)
 Accrued expenses
   
571,447
   
189,348
 
 Accrued payroll
   
374,101
   
120,822
 
 Tax and welfare payable
   
213,163
   
(76,094
)
 Interest payable
   
251,319
   
-
 
               
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
   
11,347,806
   
321,619
 
               
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
             
Acquisition of property and equipment
   
(9,052,476
)
 
(117,485
)
Deposit of potential acquisition
   
-
   
(620,000
)
Acquisition of intangible assets
   
(72,262
)
 
-
 
Cash paid for purchase of hog farms, net
   
(65,134,359
)
 
-
 
           
 
Net cash used in investing activities
   
(74,259,097
)
 
(737,485
)
               
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
             
Repayment to shareholders
   
-
   
(752,084
)
Proceeds from loans
   
-
   
977,008
 
Proceeds from the sale of common stock
   
57,200,058
   
9,830,259
 
Offering costs
   
(6,079,530
)
 
(1,062,756
)
Proceeds from exercise of warrants
   
2,138,848
   
-
 
Payment on note payable
   
(1,161,297
)
 
(1,102,004
)
Collection of subscription receivable
   
-
   
226,083
 
Collection from related parties
   
-
   
942,676
 
Proceeds from the issuance of convertible notes
   
19,000,000
   
-
 
Issuance costs for convertible notes
   
(1,716,666
)
 
-
 
Capital contributed by minority interest holders
   
936,320
   
-
 
           
 
Net cash provided by financing activities
   
70,317,733
   
9,059,182
 
               
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
   
462,472
   
160,487
 
               
NET INCREASE IN CASH & CASH EQUIVALENTS
   
7,868,914
   
8,803,803
 
               
CASH & CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING BALANCE
   
7,696,209
   
1,204,100
 
               
CASH & CASH EQUIVALENTS, ENDING BALANCE
 
$
15,565,123
 
$
10,007,903
 
               
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
             
Interest paid
 
$
164,810
 
$
62,602
 
Income taxes paid
 
$
209,582
 
$
53,982
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
 
4


AGFEED INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2008 AND 2007
(UNAUDITED)
 
Note 1 - Organization and Basis of Presentation

The unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared by AgFeed Industries, Inc. pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The information furnished herein reflects all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals and adjustments) which are, in the opinion of management, necessary to fairly present the operating results for the respective periods. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally present in annual consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and footnotes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K. The results for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year ending December 31, 2008.

Organization and Line of Business

AgFeed Industries, Inc. formerly known as Wallace Mountain Resources Corp., (hereinafter referred to as the “Company” or “AgFeed”) was incorporated in the State of Nevada on March 30, 2005.

On October 31, 2006, the Company entered into and closed a share purchase agreement with Nanchang Best Animal Husbandry Co., Ltd. (“Nanchang Best”), a corporation formed under the laws of the People's Republic of China ("PRC"), and each of Nanchang Best's shareholders (the "Nanchang Purchase Agreement"). Pursuant to the Nanchang Purchase Agreement, the Company acquired all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Nanchang Best from the Nanchang Best shareholders in exchange for 16,128,000 shares of common stock.

Contemporaneously, on October 31, 2006, the Company entered into and closed a share purchase agreement with Shanghai Best Animal Husbandry Co., Ltd., a corporation formed under the laws of the PRC ("Shanghai Best"), and each of Shanghai Best's shareholders (the "Shanghai Purchase Agreement"). Pursuant to the Shanghai Purchase Agreement, the Company acquired all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Shanghai Best from the Shanghai Best shareholders in exchange for 3,072,000 shares of common stock.

The exchanges of shares with Nanchang Best and Shanghai Best were accounted for as a reverse acquisition under the purchase method of accounting since the stockholders of Nanchang Best and Shanghai Best obtained control of the Company. On November 17, 2006, Wallace Mountain Resources Corp. changed its name to AgFeed Industries, Inc. Accordingly, the merger of Nanchang Best and Shanghai Best into the Company were recorded as a recapitalization of Nanchang Best and Shanghai Best, with Nanchang Best and Shanghai Best being treated as the continuing entities. Nanchang Best and Shanghai Best had common shareholders and common management. The historical financial statements presented are the combined financial statements of both Nanchang Best and Shanghai Best. The share exchange agreements have been treated as a recapitalization and not as a business combination; therefore, no pro forma information is disclosed. At the date of this transaction, the net assets of the legal acquirer were $59,762.

As a result of the reverse merger transactions described above the historical financial statements presented are those of Nanchang Best and Shanghai Best, the operating entities.
 
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AGFEED INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2008 AND 2007
(UNAUDITED)
 
On December 20, 2006, the Company entered into and closed a share purchase agreement with Guangxi Huijie Sci. & Tech. Feed Co, Ltd., a company formed pursuant to the laws of the PRC (“Guangxi Huijie”), and the shareholders of Guangxi Huijie pursuant to which the Company acquired all the outstanding shares of Guangxi Huijie for a total purchase price of eight million six hundred thousand (8,600,000 RMB), equivalent to approximately U.S. $1,100,420 based on exchange rates reported in the Wall Street Journal for December 20, 2006.

The Company obtained the funds for the acquisition of the Guangxi Huijie shares by borrowing 8,600,000 RMB from Sunrise Capital International, Inc. The proceeds of the loan from Sunrise Capital International, Inc. were paid directly to the selling shareholders of Guangxi Huijie as consideration and as provided by the share purchase agreement. The Company's repayment obligation is evidenced by a promissory note bearing interest at the rate of seven percent per annum (7%) and maturing in six months. This loan was repaid in March 2007.

On November 6, 2007, the Company entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement with Lushan Breeder Pig Farm Co., Ltd. (“Lushan”), a PRC company located in HuaLin Town of XingZi County in Jiangxi Province, PRC, Huaping Yang and Hongyun Luo, the holders of ninety percent (90%) of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Lushan.

In 2008, the Company has purchased an additional 29 hog farms and one feed company. The Company’s ownership interest in these hog farms range from 55% to 100%.

The Company is engaged in the research and development, manufacturing, marketing, distribution and sale of pre-mix fodder blended feed and feed additives primarily for use in China's domestic pork husbandry market as well as raising, breeding and sale of pigs. The Company operates production plants in Nanchang City, Shanghai City Nanning City and Haikou City and has swine farms located in the southern provinces ofthe PRC. The Company sells to distributors and large-scale swine farms.

Stock Splits
 
On November 17, 2006, the Company declared a stock dividend of two additional shares of common stock for each share of common stock outstanding (effectively a three for one stock split). All share information for common shares has been retroactively restated for this stock split.
 
Basis of Presentation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of AgFeed Industries, Inc. and its wholly-owned and majority-owned subsidiaries.  All significant inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The Company’s functional currency is the RMB; however the accompanying consolidated financial statements have been translated and presented in USD.

Foreign Currency Translation

The accounts of the Company were maintained, and their consolidated financial statements were expressed in RMB. Such consolidated financial statements were translated into USD in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 52, "Foreign Currency Translation," with the RMB as the functional currency. According to the Statement, all assets and liabilities were translated at the exchange rate on the balance sheet date, stockholder's equity are translated at the historical rates and statement of operations items are translated at the weighted average exchange rate for the year. The resulting translation adjustments are reported under other comprehensive income in accordance with SFAS. 130, "Reporting Comprehensive Income.”
 
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AGFEED INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2008 AND 2007
(UNAUDITED)
 
Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with United States generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Areas that require estimates and assumptions include valuation of accounts receivable and inventory, determination of useful lives of property and equipment, estimation of certain liabilities and sales returns.

Reclassification

Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the period ended September 30, 2008 presentation.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include cash in hand and cash in time deposits, certificates of deposit and all highly liquid debt instruments with original maturities of six months or less.

Accounts Receivable

The Company maintains reserves for potential credit losses on accounts receivable. Management reviews the composition of accounts receivable and analyzes historical bad debts, customer concentrations, customer credit worthiness, current economic trends and changes in customer payment patterns to evaluate the adequacy of these reserves.

Advances to Suppliers

The Company makes advances to certain vendors for purchase of its materials. The advances to suppliers are interest free and unsecured.

Inventories

 
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AGFEED INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2008 AND 2007
(UNAUDITED)

Property & Equipment

Property and equipment are stated at cost. Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are charged to earnings as incurred; additions, renewals and betterments are capitalized. When property and equipment are retired or otherwise disposed of, the related cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the respective accounts, and any gain or loss is included in operations. Depreciation of property and equipment is provided using the straight-line method for substantially all assets with estimated lives as follows:

Office equipment
   
5 years
 
Operating equipment
   
10 years
 
Vehicles
   
5 years
 
Buildings
   
20 years
 
Swine for reproduction
   
3.5 years
 

The following are the details of the property and equipment at September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007:
 
    
September 30, 2008
 
December 31, 2007
 
    
  (unaudited)
      
Office equipment
 
$
423,679
 
$
100,072
 
Operating equipment
   
1,737,290
   
547,560
 
Vehicles
   
531,307
   
271,652
 
Buildings
   
6,401,247
   
1,568,816
 
Swines for reproduction
   
12,358,817
   
1,940,784
 
Total
   
21,452,341
   
4,428,884
 
 
                
Less accumulated depreciation
   
(1,515,500
)
 
(498,169
)
 
               
 
 
$
19,936,841
 
$
3,930,715
 

Depreciation expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 was $424,729 and $40,141 and $973,164 and $118,038, respectively.

Long-Lived Assets

The Company applies the provisions of SFAS No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets” which addresses financial accounting and reporting for the impairment or disposal of long-lived assets and supersedes SFAS 121, “Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed Of,” and the accounting and reporting provisions of APB Opinion No. 30, “Reporting the Results of Operations for a Disposal of a Segment of a Business.” The Company periodically evaluates the carrying value of long-lived assets to be held and used in accordance with SFAS 144. SFAS 144 requires impairment losses to be recorded on long-lived assets used in operations when indicators of impairment are present and the undiscounted cash flows estimated to be generated by those assets are less than the assets’ carrying amounts. In that event, a loss is recognized based on the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the fair market value of the long-lived assets. Loss on long-lived assets to be disposed of is determined in a similar manner, except that fair market values are reduced for the cost of disposal. Based on its review, the Company believes that, as of September 30, 2008 there were no significant impairments of its long-lived assets.
 
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AGFEED INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2008 AND 2007
(UNAUDITED)
Intangible Assets

Intangible assets consist of the right to use land and computer software. Net intangible assets at September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007 are as follows:

   
September 30, 2008
 
 December 31, 2007
 
   
 (unaudited)
      
Right to use land
 
$
773,637
 
$
589,489
 
Customer list
   
292,600
   
274,176
 
Computer software
   
81,360
   
-
 
Intangible related to hog farm acquisitions
   
41,682,001
   
15,366
 
Total
   
42,829,598
   
879,031
 
 
             
Less Accumulated amortization
   
(78,174
)
 
(39,229
)
 
             
Intangibles, net
 
$
42,751,424
 
$
839,802
 

Per the People's Republic of China's (“PRC”) governmental regulations, the PRC Government owns all land. The Company leases land per real estate contracts with the government of the PRC for fifty years. Accordingly, the right to use land for these feed companies is amortized over a period of 50 years and the computer software is amortized over nine years. For hog farms, the Company generally signed land leasing contracts with original owners of the farms.

Revenue Recognition
 
The Company's revenue recognition policies are in compliance with SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 104. Revenue is recognized when services are rendered to customers when a formal arrangement exists, the price is fixed or determinable, the delivery is completed, no other significant obligations of the Company exist and collectability is reasonably assured. Payments received before all of the relevant criteria for revenue recognition are satisfied are recorded as unearned revenue. The Company is not subject to VAT withholdings.
 
The Company gives volume rebates to certain customers based on volume achieved. The Company accrues sales rebates based on actual sales volume.

Sales returns and rebates included in the Company's revenues were $542,261 and $272,503 for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. 

Advertising Costs

The Company expenses the cost of advertising as incurred or, as appropriate, the first time the advertising takes place.  Advertising costs for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, were not significant.
 
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AGFEED INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2008 AND 2007
(UNAUDITED)

Stock-Based Compensation

The Company accounts for its stock-based compensation in accordance with SFAS No. 123R, “Share-Based Payment, an Amendment of FASB Statement No. 123.” The Company recognizes in the statement of operations the grant-date fair value of stock options and other equity-based compensation issued to employees and non-employees. There were 205,000 options outstanding at September 30, 2008.

Income Taxes

The Company utilizes SFAS No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes,” which requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in the financial statements or tax returns. Under this method, deferred income taxes are recognized for the tax consequences in future years of differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their financial reporting amounts at each period end based on enacted tax laws and statutory tax rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.

The Company adopted the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB) Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, on January 1, 2007. As a result of the implementation of Interpretation 48, the Company made a comprehensive review of its portfolio of tax positions in accordance with recognition standards established by Interpretation 48. As a result of the implementation of Interpretation 48, the Company recognized no material adjustments to liabilities or stockholders’ equity. When tax returns are filed, it is highly certain that some positions taken would be sustained upon examination by the taxing authorities, while others are subject to uncertainty about the merits of the position taken or the amount of the position that would be ultimately sustained. The benefit of a tax position is recognized in the financial statements in the period during which, based on all available evidence, management believes it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained upon examination, including the resolution of appeals or litigation processes, if any. Tax positions taken are not offset or aggregated with other positions. Tax positions that meet the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold are measured as the largest amount of tax benefit that is more than 50 percent likely of being realized upon settlement with the applicable taxing authority. The portion of the benefits associated with tax positions taken that exceeds the amount measured as described above is reflected as a liability for unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying balance sheets along with any associated interest and penalties that would be payable to the taxing authorities upon examination. Interest associated with unrecognized tax benefits are classified as interest expense and penalties are classified in selling, general and administrative expenses in the statements of income. The adoption of Interpretation 48 did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.

Foreign Currency Transactions and Comprehensive Income

Accounting principles generally require that recognized revenue, expenses, gains and losses be included in net income. Certain statements, however, require entities to report specific changes in assets and liabilities, such as gain or loss on foreign currency translation, as a separate component of the equity section of the balance sheet. Such items, along with net income, are components of comprehensive income. The functional currency of the Company is the RMB. Translation gains of $3,884,960 and $780,907 at September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively, are classified as an item of other comprehensive income in the stockholders’ equity section of the consolidated balance sheet. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, other comprehensive income in the consolidated statements of income and other comprehensive income included translation gains of $315,925 and $178,887, $3,104,06 and $322,070, respectively.
 
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AGFEED INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2008 AND 2007
(UNAUDITED)
 
Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share

Earnings per share is calculated in accordance with SFAS No. 128, “Earnings Per Share” SFAS 128 superseded Accounting Principles Board Opinion No.15. Net earnings per share for all periods presented has been restated to reflect the adoption of SFAS 128. Basic earnings per share is based upon the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted earnings per share is based on the assumption that all dilutive convertible shares and stock options were converted or exercised. Dilution is computed by applying the treasury stock method. Under this method, options and warrants are assumed to be exercised at the beginning of the period (or at the time of issuance, if later), and as if funds obtained thereby were used to purchase common stock at the average market price during the period. At September 30, 2007 there were 32,000 options outstanding and 611,787 warrants outstanding and at September 30, 2008, there were 205,000 options outstanding and 524,831 warrants outstanding.

The following is a reconciliation of the number of shares (denominator) used in the basic and diluted earnings per share computations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007:


Three Months Ended:
 
September 30, 2008
 
September 30, 2007
 
       
Per Share
     
Per Share
 
   
Shares
 
Amount
 
Shares
 
Amount
 
Basic earnings per share
   
33,267,815
 
$
0.25
   
27,026,756
 
$
0.08
 
Effect of dilutive stock options/warrants
   
289,642
   
-
   
167,723
   
-
 
Diluted earnings per share
   
33,557,457
 
$
0.24
   
27,194,479
 
$
0.08
 

Nine Months Ended:
 
September 30, 2008
 
September 30, 2007
 
       
Per Share
     
Per Share
 
   
Shares
 
Amount
 
Shares
 
Amount
 
Basic earnings per share
   
31,049,732
 
$
0.42
   
25,778,831
 
$
0.17
 
Effect of dilutive stock options/warrants
   
327,535
   
-
   
20,793
   
-
 
Diluted earnings per share
   
31,377,267
 
$
0.42
   
25,799,624
 
$
0.17
 

Statement of Cash Flows

In accordance with SFAS No. 95, “Statement of Cash Flows,” cash flows from the Company’s operations are calculated based upon the local currencies. As a result, amounts related to assets and liabilities reported on the statement of cash flows will not necessarily agree with changes in the corresponding balances on the balance sheet.

Minority Interest

The Company purchased interest in 28 hog farms and one feed company ranging from 55% to 100%. As a result of these purchases, the Company recognized initial minority interest on its consolidated balance sheet in the amount of $508,150. The income (loss) attributed to minority interest has been separately designated in the accompanying statement of operations.
 
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AGFEED INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2008 AND 2007
(UNAUDITED)
 
Segment Reporting

SFAS No. 131), “Disclosure About Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information” requires use of the “management approach” model for segment reporting. The management approach model is based on the way a company’s management organizes segments within the company for making operating decisions and assessing performance. The Company has determined that it has four reportable segments (See Note 12).

Fair value of financial instruments

On January 1, 2008, the Company adopted SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements.” “SAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a three-level valuation hierarchy for disclosures of fair value measurement and enhances disclosures requirements for fair value measures. The carrying amounts reported in the balance sheets for receivables and current liabilities each qualify as financial instruments and are a reasonable estimate of fair value because of the short period of time between the origination of such instruments and their expected realization and their current market rate of interest. The three levels are defined as follow:

 
·
Level 1 inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.

 
·
Level 2 inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, and inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instrument.

 
·
Level 3 inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement.

As of September 30, 2008, the Company did not identify any assets and liabilities that are required to be presented on the balance sheet at fair value.

Recent Pronouncements

In June 2007, FASB issued FASB Staff Position No. EITF 07-3, “Accounting for Nonrefundable Advance Payments for Goods or Services Received for use in Future Research and Development Activities” which addresses whether nonrefundable advance payments for goods or services that used or rendered for research and development activities should be expensed when the advance payment is made or when the research and development activity has been performed.  Management is currently evaluating the effect of this pronouncement on financial statements.

In December 2007, FASB issued SFAS No. 141 (Revised 2007), “Business Combinations.” SFAS 141R changes how a reporting enterprise accounts for the acquisition of a business. SFAS 141R requires an acquiring entity to recognize all the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a transaction at the acquisition-date fair value, with limited exceptions, and applies to a wider range of transactions or events. SFAS 141R is effective for fiscal years beginning on or after December 15, 2008 and early adoption and retrospective application is prohibited.
 
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AGFEED INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2008 AND 2007
(UNAUDITED)
 
In December 2007, FASB issued SFAS No. 160, “Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements,”,which is an amendment of Accounting Research Bulletin No. 51.  SFAS 160 clarifies that a noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary is an ownership interest in the consolidated entity that should be reported as equity in the consolidated financial statements.  SFAS 160 changes the way the consolidated income statement is presented, thus requiring consolidated net income to be reported at amounts that include the amounts attributable to both parent and the noncontrolling interest.  SFAS 160 is effective for the fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning on or after December 15, 2008.  Based on current conditions, the Company does not expect the adoption of SFAS 160 to have a significant impact on its results of operations or financial position.

In March 2008, FASB issued SFAS No. 161, “Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133.” SFAS 161 changes the disclosure requirements for derivative instruments and hedging activities. Entities are required to provide enhanced disclosures about (a) how and why an entity uses derivative instruments, (b) how derivative instruments and related hedged items are accounted for under SFAS 133 and its related interpretations, and (c) how derivative instruments and related hedged items affect an entity’s financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. Based on current conditions, the Company does not expect the adoption of SFAS 161 to have a significant impact on its results of operations or financial position.

In May 2008, FASB issued SFAS No. 162, “The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.” SFAS 162 identifies the sources of accounting principles and the framework for selecting the principles to be used in the preparation of financial statements of nongovernmental entities that are presented in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) in the United States (the “GAAP hierarchy”). SFAS 162 will not have an impact on the Company’s financial statements.

In May 2008, FASB issued SFAS No. 163, “Accounting for Financial Guarantee Insurance Contracts, an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 60.” The scope of SFAS 163 is limited to financial guarantee insurance (and reinsurance) contracts, as described in this Statement, issued by enterprises included within the scope of Statement 60. Accordingly, SFAS 163 does not apply to financial guarantee contracts issued by enterprises excluded from the scope of Statement 60 or to some insurance contracts that seem similar to financial guarantee insurance contracts issued by insurance enterprises (such as mortgage guaranty insurance or credit insurance on trade receivables). SFAS 163 also does not apply to financial guarantee insurance contracts that are derivative instruments included within the scope of FASB Statement No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities.” SFAS 163 will not have an impact on the Company’s financial statements.
 
Note 3 – Short Term Loans

Short term loans at December 31, 2007 were follows:

   
 December 31,
2007
 
Short-term bank loan; interest rate of 7.884% and 7.02% payable monthly. The term of the loan is from May 28, 2007 to May 27, 2008 and May 18, 2006 to May 17, 2007. This loan was collateralized by the Company’s office building, workshop, employee dorms and use right of land. This loan was repaid on May 28, 2008.
 
$
822,528
 
 
Short-term bank loan; interest rate of 6.57% and 6.12%.  The term of the loan was from May 25, 2007 to May 24, 2008 and December 5, 2006 to December 4, 2007.  This loan was collateralized by the Company’s right to use land, machinery and equipment. This loan was repaid on May 25, 2008.
   
287,885
 
 
 
$
1,110,413
 
 
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AGFEED INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2008 AND 2007
(UNAUDITED)
 
Note 4 – Convertible Notes

On February 25, 2008, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with Apollo Asia Opportunity Master Fund, L.P., Jabcap Multi-Strategy Master Fund Limited, J-Invest Ltd., and Deutsche Bank AG London Branch (the “Investors”) in connection with a private placement transaction providing for, among other things, the issuance of senior convertible notes for aggregate gross proceeds of $19 million (the “Notes”)and warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 380,000 shares (the “Warrants”) of the Company’s $0.001 par value per share common stock. The notes mature on the third anniversary of the issuance date, bear interest at 7% per annum and are convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at an initial conversion price of $10.00 per share. The conversion price is subject to a “weighted average ratchet” anti-dilution adjustment. The conversion price is also subject to adjustment on a proportional basis, to the extent that the Company’s audited net income for the fiscal years ending 2008 and 2009 is less than $30 million and $40 million, respectively; subject to a per share floor price of $5.00.

The Notes impose penalties on the Company for any failure to timely deliver any shares of its common stock issuable upon conversion.

In connection with the issuance of the Notes and the Warrants issued to the Investor on February 25, 2008, the Company paid $1,716,666 in debt issuance cost which is being amortized over the life of the Notes. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008, the Company amortized $148,766 and $1,441,624, respectively of the aforesaid issuance costs as interest and financing costs in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

The Notes contain certain limitations on conversion. For example, they provide that no conversion may be made if, after giving effect to the conversion, the Investor would own in excess of 9.99% of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock. In addition, the Notes provide that no conversion may be made if the conversion would cause the Company to be in breach of its obligations under the rules and regulations of the Nasdaq Global Market, unless the Company obtains stockholder approval for such issuances as required by such rules and regulations.

The Warrants are immediately exercisable, expire on the third anniversary of their issuance and entitle their holders, in the aggregate, to purchase up to $3,800,000 worth of shares of common stock at an initial exercise price of $10.00 per share.

The exercise price of the Warrants is subject to a “weighted average ratchet” anti-dilution adjustment. The exercise price is also subject to adjustment, on a proportional basis, to the extent that the Company’s audited net income for the fiscal years ending 2008 and 2009 is less than $30 million and $40 million, respectively; subject to a per share floor price of $5.00.

The Warrants contain certain limitations on exercise. For example, they provide that no exercise may be made if, after giving effect to the exercise, the Investor would own in excess of 9.99% of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock. In addition, the Warrants provide that no exercise may be made if it would cause the Company to be in breach of its obligations under the rules and regulations of the Nasdaq Global Market, unless the Company obtains stockholder approval for such issuances as required by such rules and regulations.
 
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AGFEED INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2008 AND 2007
(UNAUDITED)
The Warrants granted to the Investor on February 25, 2008 and conversion feature in the above Notes are not considered derivative instruments that need to be bifurcated from the original security since the Warrants and the Notes since the conversion price of the Notes have a floor of $5.00, which means the Company can determine the maximum shares that could be issued upon conversion. The Company determined the fair value of the detachable warrants issued in connection with the Notes to be $1,269,442, using the Black-Scholes option pricing model and the following assumptions:  expected life of 1 year, a risk free interest rate of 2.10%, a dividend yield of 0% and volatility of 70%. In addition, the Company determined the value of the beneficial conversion feature to be $2,770,442. The combined total discount for the Notes is $4,039,885 and is being amortized over the term of the Notes. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008, the Company amortized $350,096 and $3,392,619, respectively, of the aforesaid discounts as interest and financing costs in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

During the six months ended September 30, 2008, $15,200,000 of the Notes were converted into 1,520,000 shares of common stock.

Note 5 – Stockholders’ Equity

February 26, 2008 Closing


The Common Stock for the registered offering was issued pursuant to a prospectus supplement filed with the Commission on February 26, 2008, in connection with a shelf takedown from the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-144386) which was declared effective by the Commission on January 11, 2008.

April 16, 2008 Closing

On April 16, 2008, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (“Securities Purchase Agreement”) with two institutional investors (collectively, the “Investors”) in connection with a registered direct offering of securities providing for the issuance of 625,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock at price of $16.00 per share for aggregate gross proceeds of $10,000,000.

The Common Stock for the registered offering was issued pursuant to a prospectus supplement filed with the Commission on April 21, 2008, in connection with a shelf takedown from the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-148386) which was declared effective by the Commission on January 11, 2008.
 
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AGFEED INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2008 AND 2007
(UNAUDITED)
The closing under the Securities Purchase Agreement took place on April 21, 2008. The placement agent for this transaction was Rodman & Renshaw, LLC, which received a fee of six percent (6%) of the gross proceeds, or $600,000.

The Securities Purchase Agreement contains representations, warranties, and covenants of the Company and the Investors which are typical for transactions of this type.

April 22, 2008 Closing

On April 22, 2008, the Company entered into Securities Purchase Agreements (collectively, the “Securities Purchase Agreements”) with a group of 14 institutional investors (collectively, the “Investors”) in connection with a registered direct offering of securities providing for the issuance of 1,322,836 shares of the Company’s Common Stock at price of $19.05 per share for aggregate gross proceeds of $25,200,026.

The Common Stock for the registered offering was issued pursuant to a prospectus supplement filed with the Commission on April 24, 2008, in connection with a shelf takedown from the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-148386) which was declared effective by the Commission on January 11, 2008.

The closing under the Securities Purchase Agreements took place on April 24, 2008. The placement agent for the sale of 797,901 shares of Common Stock at an aggregate purchase price of $15,200,014.05 was Rodman & Renshaw, LLC, which received a fee of $638,401 (4.2% of the gross proceeds). Additionally, the Company paid a finder’s fee of $350,000 to Advantage Consultants Limited in connection with the offering.

The Securities Purchase Agreements contain representations, warranties, and covenants of the Company and the Investors which are typical for transactions of this type.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2008 the Company issued 91,934 shares upon the cashless exercise of 197,500 warrants. In addition, the Company received proceeds of $2,097,405 per bank statements upon the exercise of 269,456 warrants.

Note 6 - Employee Welfare Plan

The Company had its own employee welfare plan in accordance with PRC law and regulations before all subsidiaries in China became Sino-foreign joint ventures. The Company made annual contributions of 14% of all employees’ salaries to the employee welfare plan. The total expense for the above plan was $12,009 and $101,426, and $36,673 and $130,502 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. In accordance with PRC law, a Sino-foreign joint venture is not required to accrue welfare payable in advance. All subsidiaries have stopped accruing such payable since each changed into a Sino-foreign company. Instead, welfare expense is recorded as incurred.
Note 7 - Statutory Common Welfare Fund

As stipulated by the Company Law of the PRC, net income after taxation can only be distributed as dividends after appropriation has been made for the following:
 
 
i.
Making up cumulative prior years’ losses, if any;
 
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AGFEED INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2008 AND 2007
(UNAUDITED)
 
 
ii.
Allocations to the “Statutory surplus reserve” of at least 10% of income after tax, as determined under PRC accounting rules and regulations, until the fund amounts to 50% of the Company’s registered capital;

 
iii.
Allocations of 5-10% of income after tax, as determined under PRC accounting rules and regulations, to the Company’s “Statutory common welfare fund,” which is established for the purpose of providing employee facilities and other collective benefits to the Company’s employees; and

 
iv.
Allocations to the discretionary surplus reserve, if approved in the stockholders’ general meeting.

Pursuant to the new Corporate Law effective on January 1, 2006, there is now only one "Statutory surplus reserve" requirement. The reserve is 10 percent of income after tax, not to exceed 50 percent of registered capital.

The Company has appropriated $296,845 and $98,734, and $1,145,668 and $276,535 as reserves for the Statutory surplus reserve and Statutory common welfare fund for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

Note 8 – Stock Options and Warrants

Stock Options

Following is a summary of the stock option activity:

   
Options
outstanding
 
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
 
Weighted
average
remaining
contractual life
 
Aggregate
Intrinsic Value
 
Outstanding, December 31, 2007
   
42,000
 
$
7.00
         
-
 
Granted
   
185,000
 
$
9.32
             
Forfeited
   
(22,000
)
$
5.30
             
Exercised
   
-
   
-
             
Outstanding, September 30, 2008
   
205,000
 
$
9.27
   
4.83
 
$
0
 
Exercisable, September 30, 2008
   
-
                   

The assumptions used in calculating the fair value of options granted using the Black-Scholes option- pricing model are as follows:

Risk-free interest rate
   
3.09
%
Expected life of the options
   
5 years
 
Expected volatility
   
76
%
Expected dividend yield
   
0
%
 
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AGFEED INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2008 AND 2007
(UNAUDITED)
 
Warrants

The following is a summary of the warrant activity:

Outstanding, December 31, 2007
   
611,787
 
Granted
   
380,000
 
Forfeited
   
-
 
Exercised
   
(468,576
)
Outstanding, September 30, 2008
   
523,211
 

Note 9 - Related Party Transactions

Sales to related parties amounted to $0 and $0, and $0 and $77,054 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

Purchases from related parties amounted to $0 and $0, and $0 and $9,284 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

The parties are related through one common shareholder who is a majority shareholder in all the related entities.
 
Note 10 - Taxes

Local PRC Income Tax

Pursuant to the tax laws of the PRC general enterprises are subject to income tax at an effective rate of 25%.

In July 2006, as a result of an investment by a foreign investor in one of the Company’s subsidiaries, that Company’s subsidiary became a Sino-Foreign Joint Venture. Pursuant to the PRC income tax law, the subsidiary became fully exempt from income tax for a period of two years from July 14, 2006 to July 14, 2008, followed by a reduced tax rate of 15% for the next six years. Concurrent with the exemption, the tax authorities waived approximately RMB 3,400,000 ($425,429) in taxes due.

On June 5, 2007, Shanghai Best received a tax exemption certificate from the local tax bureau and is exempt from income tax from January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2008, followed by a reduced tax rate of 15% for the next six years.
On April 25, 2007, Guangxi Huijie also received an exemption from income tax for the period from January 1, 2006 to December 31, 2008. The exemption was issued by the local government because Guangxi Huijie is located in a zone where the federal government encourages the establishment of new entities.

The effect of the change of tax status has been accounted for in accordance with SFAS No. 109, par. 28, which states that the effect of a change in tax status is computed as of the date of change and is included in the tax provision for continuing operations. Management believes that the local tax authorities would not have waived past taxes had it not been for the change in the Company’s subsidiary’s tax status.

If the Company’s subsidiary had not been exempt from paying income taxes due to the Sino-Foreign Joint Venture described above, income tax expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 would have been approximately $2,711,000 and $4,309,000 and earnings per share would have been reduced by approximately $0.08 and $0.13 per share, respectively.
 
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AGFEED INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2008 AND 2007
(UNAUDITED)
 
Note 11 – Acquisitions

Purchases of Hog Farms

On January 3, 2008, the Company acquired 70% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Wannian Xiandai Animal Husbandry Limited Liability Co., a PRC company located in Jiangxi Province.  The aggregate purchase price was 12,250,000 RMB, equivalent to $1,666,666 at the time of the acquisition.  Under the terms of the transaction documents, the master lease position for the facilities remains with the shareholders of the selling party and the Company will lease the underlying facilities under a 10-year lease agreement.  The lease agreement calls for semi-annual rent payments totaling 900,000 RMB (approximately $122,450) per year in exchange for use of the facilities.

On January 3, 2008, the Company acquired 70% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Jiangxi Huyun Livestock Co., Ltd., a PRC company located in Jiangxi Province.  The aggregate purchase price was 6,482,000 RMB, equivalent to $881,905 at the time of the acquisition.  Under the terms of the transaction documents, the master lease position for the facilities remains with the shareholders of the selling party and the Company will lease the underlying facilities under a 10-year lease agreement.  The lease agreement calls for semi-annual rent payments totaling 900,000 RMB (approximately $122,450) for the first year and 450,000 RMB (approximately $61,225) for every 10,000 hogs sold beginning in the second year and thereafter in exchange for use of the facilities.

On January 4, 2008, the Company acquired 60% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Ganzhou Green Animal Husbandry Development Co., Ltd., a PRC company located in Jiangxi Province.  The aggregate purchase price was 6,480,000 RMB, equivalent to $881,633 at the time of the acquisition.  Under the terms of the transaction, the master lease position for the facilities remains with the shareholders of the selling party and the Company will lease the underlying facilities under a 10-year lease agreement.  The lease agreement calls for semi-annual rent payments totaling 700,000 RMB (approximately $97,000) per year in exchange for use of the facilities.

On January 7, 2008, the Company acquired 100% of the hogs and stock of Gang Feng Animal Husbandry Co., Ltd., a PRC company located in Jiangxi Province.  The aggregate purchase price was 4,820,000 RMB, equivalent to $655,782 at the time of the acquisition,  Under the terms of the transaction, the master lease position for the facilities remains with the shareholders of the selling party and the Company will lease the underlying facilities under a 6.5-year lease agreement.  The lease agreement calls for semi-annual rent payments totaling 450,000 RMB (approximately $61,225) per year in exchange for use of the facilities.

On January 9, 2008, the Company acquired 55% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Yichun Tianpeng Domestic Livestock Farm, Ltd., a PRC company located in Jiangxi Province.  The aggregate purchase price was 8,855,000 RMB, equivalent to $1,204,761 at the time of the acquisition. Under the terms of the transaction, the master lease position for the facilities remains with the shareholders of the selling party and the Company will lease the underlying facilities under a 10-year lease agreement.  The lease agreement calls for semi-annual rent payments totaling 800,000 RMB (approximately $108,844) per year in exchange for use of the facilities.
 
In April 2008, the Company acquired all of the equity interest, as well as the inventory of hogs, feed and veterinary drugs, in the Guangxi Nanning Wanghua Hog Farm, located in Guangxi Province, PRC from Fan Xianfang and Wu Yuhua for a purchase price of RMB26,030,000 (USD$3,722,300 at the time of the acquisition). Guangxi Nanning Wanghua Hog Farm has annual hog production capability of 36,000 hogs.
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2008 AND 2007
(UNAUDITED)
 
In April 2008, the Company acquired all of the equity interest, together with all of their assets, including existing rights for land use, pig houses, office buildings, power and water supply facilities, existing inventory of hogs, feed and veterinary drugs, in the Guangxi Guigang Gangda Hog Farm, located in Guangxi Province, PRC for a purchase price of RMB14,520,000 (USD$2,076,400 at the time of the acquisition). Guangxi Guigang Gangda Hog Farm has annual hog production capability of approximately 12,000 hogs.
 
In April 2008, the Company acquired all of the equity interest, together with all of their assets, including existing rights for land use, pig houses, office buildings, power and water supply facilities, existing inventory of hogs, feed and veterinary drugs, in the Guangxi Xingye Guihong Hog Farm, located in Guangxi Province, PRC, for a purchase price of RMB42,500,000 (USD$6,077,500 at the time of the acquisition). Guangxi Xinye Guihong Hog Farm has annual hog production capability of approximately 50,000 hogs.
 
In April 2008, the Company acquired all of the equity interest, together with all of their assets, including existing rights for land use, pig houses, office buildings, power and water supply facilities, existing inventory of hogs, feed and veterinary drugs, in the Hainan Haikou Meilan Hog Farm, located in Hainan Province, PRC, for a purchase price of RMB14,700,000 (USD$2,102,100 at the time of the acquisition). Hainan Haikou Meilan Hog Farm has annual hog production capability of approximately 21,500 hogs.

In April 2008, the Company acquired all of the equity interest, together with all of their assets, including existing rights for land use, pig houses, office buildings, power and water supply facilities, existing inventory of hogs, feed and veterinary drugs, in the Hainan Haikou Wohao Hog Farm, located in Hainan Province, PRC, for a purchase price of RMB15,200,000 (USD$2,173,600 at the time of the acquisition). Hainan Haikou Wohao Hog Farm has annual hog production capability of approximately 20,000 hogs.
 
In April 2008, the Company acquired ninety percent (60%) of the equity interest, as well as the inventory of hogs, feed and veterinary drugs, in the Guangxi Guilin Fuzhi Hog Farm, located in Guangxi Province, PRC, for a purchase price of RMB12,000,000 (USD$1,716,000 at the time of the acquisition). Guangxi Guilin Fuzhi Hog Farm has annual hog production capability of approximately 20,000 hogs.
 
In April 2008, the Company acquired eighty percent (80%) of the equity interest, as well as the inventory of hogs, feed and veterinary drugs, in the Guangdong Lianjiang Xinfa Hog Farm, located in Guangdong Province, PRC, for a purchase price of RMB11,000,000 (USD$1,573,000 at the time of the acquisition). Guangdong Lianjiang Xinfa Hog Farm has annual hog production capability of approximately 22,000 hogs.
 
In April 2008, the Company acquired all of the equity interest, as well as the inventory of hogs, feed and veterinary drugs, in the Zhejiang Pinghu Yongxin Hog Farm, located in Zhejiang Province, PRC for a purchase price of RMB10,480,000 (USD$1,498,600 at the time of the acquisition). Zhejiang Pinghu Yongxin Hog Farm has annual hog production capability of approximately 11,000 hogs.
 
In April 2008, the Company acquired all of the equity interest, as well as the inventory of hogs, feed and veterinary drugs, in the Shanghai Fengxian Hog Farm, located in Shanghai City, PRC, for a purchase price of RMB35,000,000 (USD$5,005,000 at the time of the acquisition). Shanghai Fengxian Hog Farm has annual hog production capability of approximately 32,000 hogs.
 
In April 2008, the Company acquired all of the equity interest, as well as the inventory of hogs, feed and veterinary drugs, in the Shanghai Tuanxi Hog Farm, located in Shanghai, PRC, for a purchase price of RMB7,000,000 (USD$1,001,000 at the time of the acquisition). Shanghai Tuanxi Hog Farm has annual hog production capability of approximately 8,500 hogs.
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2008 AND 2007
(UNAUDITED)
 
In April 2008, the Company acquired all of the equity interest, as well as the inventory of hogs, feed and veterinary drugs, in the Shanghai Senrong Hog Farm, located in Shanghai, PRC, for a purchase price of RMB30,000,000 (USD$4,290,000 at the time of the acquisition). Shanghai Senrong Hog Farm has annual hog production capability of approximately 30,000 hogs.
 
In April 2008, the Company acquired all of the equity interest, as well as the inventory of hogs, feed and veterinary drugs, in the Fujian Xiamen Muxin Hog Farm, located in Xiamen City, PRC, for a purchase price of RMB29,320,000 (USD$4,192,800 at the time of the acquisition). Fujian Xiamen Muxin Hog Farm has annual hog production capability of approximately 50,000 hogs.
 
In April 2008, the Company acquired all of the equity interest, as well as the inventory of hogs, feed and veterinary drugs, in the Xiamen Yuanshengtai Food Co.,Ltd., a hog farm located in Fujian Province, PRC, for a purchase price of RMB26,200,000 (USD$3,746,600 at the time of the acquisition). Xiamen Yuanshengtai Food Co. has annual hog production capability of approximately 38,000 hogs.
 
In April 2008, the Company acquired all of the equity interest, as well as the inventory of hogs, feed and veterinary drugs, in the Fujian Jianhua Hog Farm, located in Fujian Province, PRC, f for a purchase price of RMB32,000,000 (USD$4,576,000 at the time of the acquisition). Fujian Jianhua Hog Farm has annual hog production capability of approximately 34,000 hogs.
 
In April 2008, the Company acquired all of the equity interest, as well as the inventory of hogs, feed and veterinary drugs, in Fujian Fengxiang Agribusiness Co., Ltd., a hog farm locatedin Fujian Province, PRC, for a purchase price of RMB8,100,000 (USD$1,158,300 at the time of the acquisition). Fujian Fengxiang Agribusiness has annual hog production capability of approximately 10,000.
 
In April 2008, the Company acquired all of the equity interest, as well as the inventory of hogs, feed and veterinary drugs, in the Jiangxi Zhiliang Hog Farm, located in Jiangxi Province, PRC, for a purchase price of RMB8,000,000 (USD$1,144,000 at the time of the acquisition). Jiangxi Zhiliang Hog Farm has annual hog production capability of approximately 10,000 hogs.

In May 2008, the Company acquired all of the equity interest in Nanping Kangda Animal Husbandry Co., Ltd., a hog farm located in Fujian Province, PRC, for a purchase price of RMB5,821,000 (USD$838,664 at the time of the acquisition). Nanping Kangda Animal Husbandry Co., Ltd. has annual hog production capability of approximately 12,000 hogs.
 
In May 2008, the Company acquired all of the equity interest in Fujian Jianxi Breeder Hog Farm Co., Ltd., a breeder hog farm located in Fujian Province, PRC, for a purchase price of RMB16,338,166 (USD$2,353,931 at the time of the acquisition). Fujian Jianxi Breeder Hog Farm Co., Ltd. has annual hog production capability of approximately 8,000 breeder hogs and 13,000 meat hogs.

In June 2008, the Company acquired all of the equity interest in Shanghai WeiSheng Hog Raising Co., Ltd.(“Shanghai Weisheng”), a hog farm located in Shanghai City, PRC, for a negotiated purchase price of RMB12,820,000 (USD$1.87 million at the time of the acquisition). Shanghai Weisheng has annual hog production capability of approximately 15,000 hogs.
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2008 AND 2007
(UNAUDITED)
On September 8, 2008, the Company acquired all of the equity interest in a hog farm located in the Fujian Province, PRC, for a negotiated purchase price of RMB9,865,000 (US$1,441,451 at the time of the acquisition). The acquired farm has annual hog production capability of approximately 13,500 hogs, with existing facilities for additional expansion.

In addition on September 8, 2008, the Company acquired the remaining 30% equity interest in Wannian Xiandai Animal Husbandry Limited Liability Co. for a negotiated purchase price of RMB6,012,500 (US$878,532 at the time of the acquisition).
 
On September 10, 2008, the Company acquired of all of the equity interest in a hog farm located in the Guangxi Province, PRC, for a negotiated purchase price of RMB9,256,000 (US$1,354,206 at the time of the acquisition). This farm has annual hog production capability of approximately 12,500 hogs, with existing facilities for additional expansion.

Additionally on September 10, 2008, the Company acquired of all of the equity interest in a hog farm located in the Guangxi Province, PRC, for a negotiated purchase price of RMB8,569,000 (US$1,253,694 at the time of the acquisition). This farm has annual hog production capability of approximately 11,000 hogs, with existing facilities for additional expansion.

Acquisition of Feed Company

In June 2008, the Company acquired all of the equity interest in Hainan HopeJia Feed Co., Ltd. ("HopeJia"), located in the Hainan province of the PRC. for a negotiated purchase price of RMB28,600,000 or approximately US$4.16 million at the time of the acquisition.

The hog farms and feed company were purchased as part of the Company’s strategic growth plan.

The following table summarizes the fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the exchange rates at the date of acquisition.

Cash
 
$
95,573
 
Accounts receivable
   
388,384
 
Other receivables
   
20,795
 
Inventory
   
8,993,814
 
Other assets
   
353,753
 
Property and equipment
   
15,186,526
 
Construction in process
   
1,310,623
 
Intangible assets
   
40,096,413
 
Accounts payable
   
(318,197
)
Other payables
   
(389,602
)
Minority Interest
   
(508,150
)
   
$
65,229,932
 

The intangible asset related to the purchase of the hog farms is a preliminary allocation that is subject to change upon the completion of a formal appraisal.
 
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AGFEED INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2008 AND 2007
(UNAUDITED)
 
The following pro forma financial information presents the consolidated operations of the Company as if the 28 above mentioned acquisitions had occurred on January 1, 2007.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007:
   
2008
 
2007
 
Net Revenue
 
$
102,628,025
 
$
40,740,260
 
Gross profit
 
$
28,105,218
 
$
10,748,060
 
Income from operations
 
$
20,762,915
 
$
7,245,471
 
Minority Interest in Subsidiaries
 
$
425,403
 
$
73,925
 
Net income
 
$
13,921,249
 
$
7,052,939
 
Basic earnings per share
 
$
0.45
 
$
0.27
 

Note 12 – Segment Information

The Company’s predominant businesses are the research and development, manufacture, marketing, distribution, and sale of pre-mix fodder blended feed and feed additives primarily for use in China’s domestic pork husbandry market and the raising, breeding, and selling of pigs.  The Company operates in four segments: Shanghai, Guangxi, Nanchang, and hog farms.

Shanghai is located in the Nanxiang, Jia Ding district, Shanghai and sells its products to approximately 360 customers, consisting of 170 local distributors and 190 large scale pig farms.  Guangxi is located in Coastal Industrial Park, Liangqin district, Nanning city, Guangxi Province and sells its products to approximately 325 customers, consisting of 140 local distributors and 185 large scale pig farms.  Nanchang is located in Chang Bei District Industrial Park, in Nanchang, Jiangxi province and sells its products to approximately 300 customers, consisting of 90 local distributors and 210 large scale pig farms. The hog farms are engaged mainly in raising, breeding, and sale of pigs all over the country and are located in the PRC provinces of Jiangxi, Shanghai, Hainan, Guangxi and Fujian.

The following tables summarize segment information for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007:

   
Three
 
Three
 
Nine
 
Nine
 
   
Months
 
Months
 
Months
 
Months
 
   
Ended
 
Ended
 
Ended
 
Ended
 
   
9/30/2008
 
9/30/2007
 
9/30/2008
 
9/30/2007
 
                   
Revenues from unrelated entities
                         
Shanghai
 
$
5,093,382
 
$
4,479,754
 
$
13,773,419
 
$
6,461,899
 
Guangxi
   
1,798,166
   
3,711,887
   
5,019,905
   
7,355,226
 
Nanchang
   
5,542,958
   
3,696,642
   
14,870,755
   
9,940,606
 
Hog farms
   
36,991,768
   
-
   
63,544,606
   
-
 
   
$
49,426,274
 
$
11,888,283
 
$
97,208,685
 
$
23,757,731
 
                           
Intersegment revenues
                         
Shanghai
   
462,892
 
$
-
 
$
823,029
 
$
-
 
Guangxi
   
1,850,944
   
-
   
2,264,861
   
-
 
Nanchang
   
961,184
   
589,493
   
2,027,676
   
1,943,501
 
Hog farms
   
659,209
   
-
   
665,191
   
-
 
     
3,934,229
 
$
589,493
 
$
5,780,757
 
$
1,943,501
 
 
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AGFEED INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2008 AND 2007
(UNAUDITED)
 
Total Revenues
                         
Shanghai
 
$
5,556,274
 
$
3,130,976
 
$
14,596,448
 
$
6,461,899
 
Guangxi
   
3,649,110
   
3,711,887
   
7,284,766
   
7,355,226
 
Nanchang
   
6,504,142
   
5,634,913
   
16,898,431
   
11,884,107
 
Hog farms
   
37,650,977
   
-
   
64,209,797
   
-
 
Less Intersegment revenues
   
(3,934,229
)
 
(589,493
)
 
(5,780,757
)
 
(1,943,501
)
   
$
49,426,274
 
$
11,888,283
 
$
97,208,685
 
$
23,757,731
 
                           
Income from operations
                         
Shanghai
 
$
1,240,705
 
$
504,091
 
$
2,907,438
 
$
1,079,493
 
Guangxi
   
496,574
   
708,695
   
1,082,357
   
1,488,264
 
Nanchang
   
884,460
   
991,429
   
2,329,905
   
1,958,492
 
Hog farms
   
6,913,471
   
-
   
14,276,685
   
-
 
Holding Company
   
(224,811
)
 
(146,851
)
 
(788,711
)
 
(270,470
)
   
$
9,310,399
 
$
2,057,364
 
$
19,807,674
 
$
4,255,779
 
                           
Interest income
                         
Shanghai
 
$
1,002
 
$
87
 
$
2,272
 
$
714
 
Guangxi
   
17,244
   
1,078
   
19,456
   
1,915
 
Nanchang
   
9,126
   
8,630
   
58,796
   
12,651
 
Hog farms
   
5,420
   
-
   
12,820
   
-
 
Holding Company
   
12,068
   
35,488
   
77,751
   
84,193
 
   
$
44,860
 
$
45,283
 
$
171,095
 
$
99,473
 
                           
Interest and financing costs
                         
Shanghai
 
$
-
 
$
-
 
$
-
 
$
-
 
Guangxi
   
67
   
14,678
   
7,852
   
26,887
 
Nanchang
   
27,203
   
16,379
   
27,203
   
37,195
 
Hog farms
   
209
   
-
   
211
   
-
 
Holding Company
   
577,912
   
-
   
5,209,326
   
30,580
 
   
$
605,391
 
$
31,057
 
$
5,244,592
 
$
94,662
 
                           
                           
Income tax expense (benefit)
                         
Shanghai
 
$
-
 
$
-
 
$
-
 
$
-
 
Guangxi
   
128,545
   
(40,756
)
 
242,046
   
(40,756
)
Nanchang
   
73,359
   
40,461
   
172,947
   
-
 
Hog farms
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
 
Holding Company
   
-
   
-
   
-
       
   
$
201,904
 
$
(295
)
$
414,993
 
$
(40,756
)
 
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AGFEED INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2008 AND 2007
(UNAUDITED)
 
Net Income
                         
Shanghai
 
$
1,243,767
 
$
509,889
 
$
2,918,932
 
$
1,090,921
 
Guangxi
   
383,863
   
695,390
   
694,619
   
1,504,048
 
Nanchang
   
811,992
   
981,344
   
1,786,392
   
1,937,331
 
Hog farms
   
6,564,762
   
(86
)
 
13,577,045
   
(86
)
Holding Company
   
(788,229
)
 
(111,363
)
 
(5,920,023
)
 
(216,857
)
   
$
8,216,155
 
$
2,075,174
 
$
13,056,965
 
$
4,315,357
 
                           
Provision for depreciation
                         
Shanghai
 
$
21,373
 
$
5,797
 
$
64,119
 
$
19,708
 
Guangxi
   
12,991
   
11,891
   
38,973
   
33,880
 
Nanchang
   
28,016
   
22,453
   
40,448
   
64,450
 
Hog farms
   
362,349
   
-
   
829,624
   
-
 
   
$
424,729
 
$
40,141
 
$
973,164
 
$
118,038
 
                           
 
               
As of
       
 
               
9/30/08
       
Total Assets
                         
Shanghai
             
$
5,774,828
       
Guangxi
               
7,042,114
       
Nanchang
               
7,846,003
       
Hog farms
               
99,910,957
       
Holding Company
               
4,078,146
       
               
$
124,652,048
       

Note 13 - Subsequent Events

On October 28, 2008, the Company, through its operating subsidiary Guangxi Nanning Wanghua Hog Farm Co., Ltd., completed the acquisition of all of the equity interest in a commercial producing hog farm located in the Guangxi Province, PRC for a negotiated purchase price of RMB7,850,000 (US$1,147,913).

On October 29, 2008, the Company, through Nanning Wanghua, completed the acquisition of all of the equity interest in a second commercial producing hog farm located in the Guangxi Province, PRC for a negotiated purchase price of RMB8,260,000 (US$1,207,777).

These farms have an aggregate annual hog production capability of approximately 29,000 hogs, with existing facilities for additional expansion.

In connection with the Company’s stock buyback program, from October 6, 2008 to October 30, 2008, the Company purchased a total of 367,295 shares of its common stock at a cost of $1,793,330.
 
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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT FOR FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
 
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”.  We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations and projections about future events.  These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions about us that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.  In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “expect,” “plan,” anticipate,” believe,” estimate,” continue,” or the negative of such terms or other similar expressions.  Factors that might cause or contribute to such a discrepancy include, but are not limited to, those listed under the heading “Risk Factors” and those listed in our other SEC filings.  The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our Financial Statements and related Notes thereto included elsewhere in this report. Throughout this Quarterly Report we will refer to Agfeed Industries, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, as “AgFeed,” the “Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our.”

Item 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operations

Overview

We are a leading producer of premix animal feed and commercial hog production in the PRC. Our premix feed segment consists of the research and development, manufacture, marketing and sale of premix feed for use in the domestic animal husbandry markets, primarily the hog raising markets in the PRC.  Premix is an animal feed additive that is broadly used in commercial animal production worldwide. The use of premix feed can significantly reduce an animal’s growth cycle , enabling the animal to reach market size sooner. We have been in the premix feed business since 1995 and currently operate five premix feed manufacturing facilities.

As a result of the acquisition of Lushan Breeder Hog Farm on November 9, 2007, we entered the hog breeding and production business. In addition to our premix feed business, we are also engaged in the business of raising, breeding and selling hogs for use in PRC’s pork production and hog breeding markets. As of September 30, 2008, the Company owned 28 operating hog farms located in Jiangxi, Shanghai, Hainan, Guangxi and Fujian provinces, whichare in or near the largest pork consumption areas in the PRC. The 28 hog farms are well-structured and well-managed through five hog production management branches featuring centralized resources including sales, human resources, purchasing and finance departments in Jiangxi, Shanghai, Guangxi and Fujian provinces.

According to the China Feed Industry Association, the PRC has the world’s largest and most profitable markets for hog production with approximately 600 million hogs produced annually, compared to approximately 100 million in the US. More than 1.2 billion Chinese consume pork as their primary source of meat. 65% of all meat consumed in thrPRC is pork. Chinese consumers consume more pork each year than the rest of the world combined. Due to hog shortages, hog producers in the PRC enjoy favorable tax and other benefits from the PRC government. Hog production is exempt from all taxes and sow owners receive government grants and subsidies.

Nanchang Best located in Jiangxi Province - Nanchang Best is primarily engaged in the business of the researching and developing, manufacturing, marketing and selling premix and blended feed for use in the PRC’s domestic animal husbandry markets. 

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Shanghai Best located in Shanghai - Shanghai Best is in the business of the manufacturing, marketing and selling premix fodder and blended feed for use in the PRC’s domestic animal husbandry markets.

Guangxi Huijie located in Guangxi Province - Guangxi Huijie is engaged in the researching and developing, manufacturing, marketing, distributing and selling of premix and blended feed primarily for use in the PRC’s domestic pork husbandry markets.

On June 24, 2008, we completed the acquisition an additional premix feed company HopeJia located in the Hainan province. Hopejia is engaged in researching and developing, manufacturing, marketing, distributing and selling of premix and blended feed primarily for use in the PRC’s domestic pork husbandry markets.

Through the acquisition of Lushan in November 2007 and subsequent acquisition of a number of other hog farms in southern China, we are also in the business of raising, breeding and selling hogs for use in China’s pork production and hog breeding markets.  

PREMIX FEED BUSINESS

In our premix feed segment, we operate each subsidiary independently with regard to manufacturing and local marketing and sales efforts.  We share sales referrals and leads among the subsidiaries, but our subsidiaries do not compete against each other for new sales. Most of our research and development occurs at Nanchang Best and Guangxi Huijie and each shares their efforts with the other and Shanghai Best. In addition, many of the administrative duties are performed by Nanchang Best for Shanghai Best.

We target growth in premix feed sales through three main channels: (i) organic growth through increasing sales at each of our current operating subsidiaries, (ii) the distribution of our products through new franchise chain stores.

As of September 30, 2008, we had established relationships with over 900 independently owned feed distribution chain stores that sell our products exclusively targeting backyard individual hog farmers. These complement our more than 600 wholesale premix feed distribution channels targeting large size commercial hog farms with average annual hog production of no less than 10,000 hogs each. We will continue to market our products to the operators of large swine farms and large distributors. We rely on the franchisees to market and sell our products to the smaller swine farms.  Approximately 75% of China’s total annual hog production is supplied by backyard individual hog farmers that raise less than 10 hogs per year per family. Even though the number of these small individual swine farms in China is declining due to the country’s rapid urbanization process which causes farmers to leave their land and seek out better paying manufacturing and construction jobs in the cities, we believe it will take at least several decades for China’s vast domestic hog production market to shift to dominance by large commercial hog farm operators. We believe significant revenue potentials currently exist in serving the highly fragmented retail hog farmers markets. We determined that the best and most efficient use of our resources is to concentrate on the larger customers and allow the franchisees to sell to the smaller farmers.

In our premix feed segment, in order to provide excellent customer service and differentiate ourselves from our competition, at our customers’ request, we supply them with customized “AgFeed” brand formulations of our products.  To maintain reasonable profit, we increased our selling price for the three months ended June 30, 2008 in the midst of the rising and uncertain raw material market. The cost of R&D and technical upgrading of premix feed for better competitive in the market may cause our short-term profits to fluctuate. We believe in spite of this, we take the long-term view that it increases customer loyalty and builds the AgFeed brand.  We have succeeded in establishing five bases in China’s largest corn production provinces to eliminate commissions, maintain sufficient supply, and reduce purchase coast. We are also in talks with the largest soybean meal suppliers in China to enter into long-term contracts.

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The increase in our revenues during the nine months ended September 30, 2008 was mostly due to increases in the volume of products sold as a direct result of new products launched and our expansion into new markets. Due to a stronger AgFeed brand name, we were able to raise our premix feed prices several times in our second quarter and successfully passed along the higher prices to our customers.

HOG PRODUCTION BUSINESS

In our hog production segment, we grow our business primarily through strategic acquisitions of current producing commercial hog farms. We operate approximately 33,000 sows located in 28 hog farms which we own and manage.

In the three quarters of 2008, we acquired a majority interest in 27 hog farms: five located in Jiangxi province in January; 16 located in several southern provinces of the PRC in April and three located in Fujian province and the Shanghai region in May and June; and two located in the Guangxi region and one , in the Fujian province in September. We also purchased the remaining interest in a farm, we had earlier acquired a majority stake in. As of the end of September 30, 2008, AgFeed operated a total of 28 hog farms. All of the Company’s acquired hog farms are immediately accretive to earnings. We sell live hogs in two of China’s wealthiest regions - Shanghai and Guangdong, both of which have China’s highest hog prices as well as deep pork consuming cultures.

In all of our subsidiaries and business segments, we apply centralized raw materials purchases, centralized accounting and internal control management, centralized corporate marketing strategies and brand building, as well as centrally managed animal disease control response team which consists of hog industry veterans. Our increased size and economies of scale through successful strategic acquisitions have benefited us greatly in both raw materials cost savings and administrative efforts.

AgFeed had revenues of $97.21 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008, an increase of 309% over revenues of $23.76 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007.  The increases we experienced in this period were the result of our organic growth at each operating subsidiary.  In addition, the growth reflects the acquisitions of Lushan in late 2007 and the 27 hog farms purchased in 2008. 

We have effectively marketed our products through a team-based approach, sharing sales leads and referrals. Due to centralized procurement of corn, soybean meal, veterinary drugs, animal health products and hog production machinery apart from raw materials, hog production costs are expected to be reduced by 5% to 8%. In addition, AgFeed is currently reviewing a genetics program that can potentially significantly improve hog productivity and profitability through higher number of piglets born per sow and lower feed costs due to improved feed to meat conversion ratios as better hog types grow faster while consume less feed. With genetics programs, we expect to produce 2,830 additional pigs for every 1,000 sows.

Critical Accounting Policies

In presenting our financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, we are required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported therein. Several of the estimates and assumptions we are required to make relate to matters that are inherently uncertain as they pertain to future events. However, events that are outside of our control cannot be predicted and, as such, they cannot be contemplated in evaluating such estimates and assumptions. If there is a significant unfavorable change to current conditions, it will likely result in a material adverse impact to our consolidated results of operations, financial position and in liquidity. We believe that the estimates and assumptions we used when preparing our financial statements were the most appropriate at that time. Presented below are those accounting policies that we believe require subjective and complex judgments that could potentially affect reported results.

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Use of Estimates. Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The preparation of these consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates, including those related to impairment of long-lived assets, and allowance for doubtful accounts. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions; however, we believe that our estimates, including those for the above-described items, are reasonable.

Areas that require estimates and assumptions include valuation of accounts receivable and inventory, determination of useful lives of property and equipment, estimation of certain liabilities and sales returns.

Allowance For Doubtful Accounts. The Company continually monitors customer payments and maintains a reserve for estimated losses resulting from its customers’ inability to make required payments. In determining the reserve, the Company evaluates the collectibility of its accounts receivable based upon a variety of factors. In cases where the Company becomes aware of circumstances that may impair a specific customer’s ability to meet its financial obligations, the Company records a specific allowance against amounts due. For all other customers, the Company recognizes allowances for doubtful accounts based on its historical write-off experience in conjunction with the length of time the receivables are past due, customer creditworthiness, geographic risk and the current business environment. Actual future losses from uncollectible accounts may differ from the Company’s estimates.

Inventories . Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost is determined using the first-in, first-out method. The Company evaluates its ending inventories for estimated excess quantities and obsolescence. The Company’s evaluation includes the analysis of future sales demand by product, within specific time horizons. Inventories in excess of projected future demand are written down to net realizable value. In addition, the Company assesses the impact of changing technology on inventory balances and writes-down inventories that are considered obsolete.  Inventory obsolescence and excess quantities have historically been minimal.

Long-Lived Assets. The Company periodically assesses potential impairments to its long-lived assets in accordance with the provisions of SFAS 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets.” SFAS 144 requires, among other things, that an entity perform an impairment review whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be fully recoverable. Factors considered by the Company include, but are not limited to: significant underperformance relative to expected historical or projected future operating results; significant changes in the manner of use of the acquired assets or the strategy for the Company’s overall business; and significant negative industry or economic trends. When the Company determines that the carrying value of a long-lived asset may not be recoverable based upon the existence of one or more of the above indicators of impairment, the Company estimates the future undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use of the asset and its eventual disposition. If the sum of the expected future undiscounted cash flows and eventual disposition is less than the carrying amount of the asset, the Company recognizes an impairment loss. An impairment loss is reflected as the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the fair market value of the asset, based on the fair market value if available, or discounted cash flows. To date, there has been no impairment of long-lived assets.

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Property and equipment: Useful lives of property and equipment is based on historical experience and industry norms.  Changes in useful lives due to changes in technology or other factors can affect future depreciation estimates.

Revenue Recognition. Our revenue recognition policies are in compliance with Staff Accounting Bulletin) 104. Revenue is recognized when services are rendered to customers when a formal arrangement exists, the price is fixed or determinable, the delivery is completed, no other significant obligations exist and collectibility is reasonably assured. Payments received before all of the relevant criteria for revenue recognition are satisfied are recorded as unearned revenue. We are not subject to VAT withholdings. We give volume rebates to certain customers based on volume achieved. We accrue sales rebates based on actual sales volume.

We make estimates and judgments when determining whether the collectibility of revenue from customers is reasonably assured. Management estimates regarding collectibility impact the actual revenues recognized each period and the timing of the recognition of revenues. Our assumptions and judgments regarding future collectibility could differ from actual events, thus materially impacting our financial position and results of operations.

Sales returns and allowances have historically been insignificant. Accordingly, estimating returns is not critical. However, if circumstances change, returns and allowance may impact the company’s earnings.

There are no differences in the Company's arrangements with its different types of customers.  Accordingly, the Company does not have different revenue recognition policies for different types of customers.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In February 2007, FASB issued SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities." SFAS 159 permits entities to choose to measure many financial assets and financial liabilities at fair value. Unrealized gains and losses on items for which the fair value option has been elected are reported in earnings. SFAS 159 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. We are currently assessing the impact of SFAS 159 on our financial position and results of operations.

In June 2007, FASB issued FASB Staff Position No. EITF 07-3, “Accounting for Nonrefundable Advance Payments for Goods or Services Received for Use in Future Research and Development Activities”, which addresses whether nonrefundable advance payments for goods or services used or rendered for research and development activities should be expensed when the advance payment is made or when the research and development activity has been performed.  Management is currently evaluating the effect of this pronouncement on our financial statements.

In December 2007, FASB issued SFAS No. 141 (Revised 2007), “Business Combinations.” SFAS 141R changes how a reporting enterprise accounts for the acquisition of a business. SFAS 141R requires an acquiring entity to recognize all the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a transaction at the acquisition-date fair value, with limited exceptions, and applies to a wider range of transactions or events. SFAS 141R is effective for fiscal years beginning on or after December 15, 2008. Early adoption and retrospective application is prohibited.

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In December 2007, FASB issued SFAS No. 160, “Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements,” which is an amendment of ARB No. 51.  SFAS 160 clarifies that a noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary is an ownership interest in the consolidated entity that should be reported as equity in the consolidated financial statements.  SFAS 160 changes the way the consolidated income statement is presented, thus requiring consolidated net income to be reported at amounts that include the amounts attributable to both parent and the noncontrolling interest.  SFAS 160 is effective for the fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning on or after December 15, 2008.  Based on current conditions, we do not expect the adoption of SFAS 160 to have a significant impact on our results of operations or financial position.

In March 2008, FASB issued SFAS No. 161, “Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133.” SFAS 161 changes the disclosure requirements for derivative instruments and hedging activities. Entities are required to provide enhanced disclosures about (a) how and why an entity uses derivative instruments, (b) how derivative instruments and related hedged items are accounted for under Statement 133 and its related interpretations, and (c) how derivative instruments and related hedged items affect an entity’s financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. Based on current conditions, we do not expect the adoption of SFAS 161 to have a significant impact on our results of operations or financial position.

In May 2008, FASB issued SFAS No. 162, “The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.” SFAS 162 identifies the sources of accounting principles and the framework for selecting the principles to be used in the preparation of financial statements of nongovernmental entities that are presented in conformity with GAAP in the United States. SFAS 162 will not have an impact on our financial statements.

In May 2008, FASB issued SFAS No. 163, “Accounting for Financial Guarantee Insurance Contracts, an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 60.” The scope of SFAS 163 is limited to financial guarantee insurance (and reinsurance) contracts, as described in this Statement, issued by enterprises included within the scope of Statement 60. Accordingly, SFAS 163 does not apply to financial guarantee contracts issued by enterprises excluded from the scope of Statement 60 or to some insurance contracts that seem similar to financial guarantee insurance contracts issued by insurance enterprises (such as mortgage guaranty insurance or credit insurance on trade receivables). SFAS 163 also does not apply to financial guarantee insurance contracts that are derivative instruments included within the scope of FASB Statement No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities.” SFAS 163 will not have an impact on our financial statements.

Results of Operations

Three Months Ended September 30, 2008 Compared to Three Months Ended September 30, 2007

   
Three Months Ended
September 30,
   $  
%
 
   
2008
 
2007
 
Change
 
Change
 
Net revenue
 
$
49,426,274
 
$
11,888,283
   
37,537,991
   
315.8
%
Cost of revenue
   
37,124,058
   
8,645,218
   
28,478,840
   
329.4
%
Gross profit
   
12,302,216
   
3,243,065
   
9,059,151
   
279.3
%
Operating expenses
   
2,991,817
   
1,185,701
   
1,806,116
   
152.32
%
Interest and financing costs
   
605,391
   
31,057
   
574,334
   
1,849.3
%
Net income
   
8,216,155
   
2,075,174
   
6,140,981
   
295.9
%

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Revenues.  The increase in revenues was due to an increase in the volume and price of feed products that we sold and the acquisition of the 28 hog farms.  The increase in feed product sales was a result of expanding our distribution channels by the opening of additional exclusive distribution stores for our products.  We experienced favorable market conditions which increased the demand for our feed products.   Due to softening in the market for hog prices, we experienced a decrease in the selling price for our hogs during the quarter ended September 30, 2008. However, as a result of economies of scale, we are able to reduce hog production cost through centralized raw materials purchases, sales and marketing channel, and finance and internal control management.

Cost of Goods Sold. We experienced an increase in the unit cost of goods sold during the three month period ended September 30, 2008 compared to the same period in 2007. The cost of goods sold included costs on both premix feed and hog production. During the three month period ended September 30, 2008, the costs of corn stayed relatively flat compared to the end of the second quarter of 2008 while soybean meal prices increased approximately 20% compared to the end of the second quarter.  These raw materials constitute approximately 70% of our raw material costs.  We continue to experience stable pricing in corn and declining prices in soybean meal.

Gross Profit.  Our gross margins decreased to 24.89% from 27.28% during the three months ended September 30, 2008 as compared to the same period last year. The decrease in gross margin can be attributed to the increase in the cost of hog feed during the 2008 third quarter, coupled with falling sales price of hogs in the same period. However, we promptly reacted to these developments in an effort to effectively maintain and strengthen our positions in the soft market. The following summarizes the measures adopted by the management: (i) a stronger “AgFeed” brand name allowed us to increase our feed selling prices twice during the second quarter to offset the negative effect of higher prices; (ii) expanded product distribution channels allowed us to open up new markets and offer products at higher prices; (iii) our increased economies of scale in both feed segment and hog production produced lower overall raw materials input costs; (iv) certain long-term contracts for key product ingredients entered in early 2008 locked in favorable cost savings; and (v) advancement and customization of our production management software in operation for all acquired hog farms enabled the production managers to track, monitor and control the entire production process on a daily basis, thus increasing operating efficiencies.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses.  General and administrative expenses include overhead expenses such as rent, management and staff salaries, general insurance, marketing, accounting, legal and offices expenses.  The increase in our selling, general and administrative expenses reflects the addition of our new subsidiaries, which had approximately $2,991,817 in selling, general and administrative expenses during the three months ended September 30, 2008. Prepaid rent of land, property, plant and equipment for acquired hog farms represents the majority of the general and administrative expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2008. Compared to the third quarter in 2007, selling expenses for the period increased by 35.86% due to the 316% increase in revenues and the costs associated with entering markets in neighboring provinces, as well as the addition of our new subsidiaries.  We attempted to control our selling expenses through the use of strict cost controls and efficient distribution channels.

Interest and Financing Costs. We incurred interest and financing costs of $605,391 during the three months ended September 30, 2008, principally as a result of the $19 million of convertible debentures issued during March 2008. During the three months ended September 30, 2008, $1.5 million of the convertible notes were converted into shares of common stock which resulted in accelerated amortization of the debt issuance costs and debts discounts amounting to $498,861 during the three months ended September 30, 2008. These are non-recurring charges.

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Due to continual appreciation in RMB against the USD, we incurred a loss on foreign translation of $10,007 during the three months ended September 30, 2008, as we could not timely convert USD deposits into RMB as a result of bank policies and related banking rules in the PRC. This is a one time, non-recurring charge.

Hog production is an income tax exempt sector in the PRC and sow owners receive government grants and subsidies. Some of our feed manufacturing companies continue to benefit from government preferential tax policies.

Net Income.   The increase in our net income was due to higher sales and significant benefits from greater economies of scale in our expanded business and increased operating efficiency as described above. This increase was offset by one time, non-operational related charges and interest expenses associated with the conversion of a portion of the $19 million of convertible note conversion by investors during the three months ended September 30, 2008.

Nine Months Ended Sept 30, 2008 Compared to Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007

   
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
   $  
%
 
   
2008
 
2007
 
Change
 
Change
 
Net revenue
 
$
97,208,685
 
$
23,757,731
   
73,450,954
   
309.2
%
Cost of revenue
   
70,438,683
   
16,961,534
   
53,477,149
   
315.3
%
Gross profit
   
26,770,002
   
6,796,197
   
19,973,805
   
293.9
%
Operating expenses
   
6,962,328
   
2,540,418
   
4,421,910
   
174.1
%
Interest and financing costs
   
5,244,592
   
94,662
   
5,149,930
   
5,440.3
%
Net income
   
13,056,965
   
4,315,357
   
8,741,608
   
202.6
%

Revenues.  The increase in revenues was due to an increase in the volume of feed products that we sold and the acquisition of the 28 hog farms.  The increase in feed product sales was a result of expanding our distribution channels by the opening of additional exclusive distribution stores for our products.  We experienced favorable market conditions which increased the demand for our feed products.  We experienced favorable market conditions that increased the demand for our feed products.  A stronger “AgFeed” brand name allowed us to successfully pass through two price increases to premix feed customers in the second quarter of 2008. Due to softening in the market for hog prices, we experienced a decrease in the selling price for our hogs during the quarter ended September 30, 2008. However, as a result of economies of scale, we were able to reduce hog production cost through centralized raw materials purchases, sales and marketing channel, and finance and internal control management.

Cost of Goods Sold. We experienced moderate increases in the unit cost of goods sold for three business segments, during the nine month period ended September 30, 2008 compared to the same period in 2007. The cost of goods sold included costs in both premix feed and hog production. These raw materials constitute approximately 70% of our raw material costs.  We are presently experiencing flat pricing in corn and declining prices in soybean meal.

Gross Profit.  Gross margins decreased to 27.54% from 28.61% during the nine months ended September 30, 2008 as compared to the same period last year.  The decrease in gross margin can be attributed to the increase in the cost of hog feed during the 2008 third quarter, coupled with falling sales price of hogs in the same period, offset by key developments in the first half of 2008, including and expansion of our product distribution channels, increased economies of scale in both feed and hog production, and our entry into long term contracts for key product ingredients which locked in favorable cost savings.

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Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. General and administrative expense includes overhead expenses such as rent, management and staff salaries, general insurance, marketing, accounting, legal and offices expenses. The increase in our selling, general and administrative expense also reflects the addition of out new subsidiaries, which had a total of approximately $2,971,042 in selling, general and administrative expenses during the nine months ended September 30, 2008. Prepaid rent of land, property, plant and equipment for acquired hog farms represents the majority of the general and administrative expenses for the three months ended September 30,2008. Selling expenses for the period increased by 63.65% due to the 309.17% increase in revenues and the costs associated with entering markets in neighboring provinces, as well as the addition of our new subsidiaries. We attempted to control our selling expenses through the use of strict cost controls and efficient use of our distribution channels.

Interest and Financing Costs. We incurred interest and financing costs of $5,244,592 during the nine months ended September 30, 2008, principally as a result of the issuance of $19 million principal amount of convertible notes issued during February 2008. $15.2 million of the convertible notes were converted into shares of common stock during the nine months ended September 30, 2008, resulting in accelerated amortization of the debt issuance costs and debts discounts amounting to $4,834,242 during the nine months ended September 30, 2008. These are non-recurring charges.

Due to continual appreciation in RMB against the USD, we incurred a loss on foreign translation of $553,753 during the nine months ended September 30, 2008, as we could not timely convert USD deposits into RMB as a result of bank policies and banking rules in the PRC. This was a one time, non-recurring charge.

Hog production is an income tax exempt sector in China and sow owners receive government grants and subsidies. Some of our feed manufacturing companies continue to benefit from government preferential tax policies.

Net Income.   The increase in our net income was due to higher sales and significant benefits from greater economies of scale in our business and increased operating efficiency as described above. These increases were offset by one time, non-operational related charges and interest expenses associated with the conversion of a portion of the $19 million of convertible notes by investors during the three months ended September 30, 2008. We benefited from tax exempt status for our hog production business.

The current decline in hog pricea is likely to drive smaller competitors out of the business while enhancing the position of AgFeed as the largest hog farm owner in terms of hog production. We currently estimate that the hog prices will recover and experience a steady rise in 2009.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
There were no off-balance sheet arrangements during the nine months ended Sepyember 30, 2008 that have, or are reasonably likely to have, a current or future affect on our financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that is material to our interests.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

Recent financing

At September 30, 2008, we had $15,565,123 in cash and cash equivalents on hand.

On April 16, 2008, we entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with institutional investors in connection with a registered direct offering of securities providing for the issuance of 625,000 shares of our common stock at price of $16.00 per share for aggregate gross proceeds of $10,000,000.

On April 22, 2008, we entered into Securities Purchase Agreements with institutional investors in connection with a registered direct offering of securities providing for the issuance of 1,322,836 shares of the Company’s Common Stock at price of $19.05 per share for aggregate gross proceeds of $25,200,026.

During first quarter of 2008, we completed a $41,000,000 financing.  We received aggregate gross proceeds of $22,000,032 through the sale of 2,444,448 shares of common stock at $9 per share.  We received aggregate proceeds of $19,000,000 through the issuance of three year convertible notes bearing interest at 7% per annum and convertible into common stock at $10 per share.  In connection with the convertible notes, we issued 380,000 warrants which are exercisable immediately and have a $10 strike price.  We paid $3,432,670 related to the sale of shares and $1,716,666 related to the issuance of the convertible notes.

During the year ended December 31, 2007, we completed two private placement offerings of our securities.  Through the final closing of the first private placement offering on April 29, 2007, we received aggregate gross proceeds of $6,830,259 from the sale of an aggregate of 2,276,753 units to 37 accredited investors. Each unit was priced at $3.00 and represented one share of our common stock and a warrant to purchase eight percent of one share of common stock.  Accordingly, we issued an aggregate of 2,276,753 shares of our common stock and warrants to purchase an aggregate of 182,146 shares of our common stock to the 37 accredited investors who participated in this offering.  In connection with the private placement, fees of eight percent of the securities placed were paid in cash and a number of common stock purchase warrants equal to eight percent of the units placed were paid to participating dealers and one finder.  Accordingly, we paid $546,421 and issued warrants to purchase 182,141 shares of our common stock to the participating dealers and finder.  All of the common stock purchase warrants issued have a three-year term and have an initial exercise price of $5.00.  We received net proceeds from the private placement of $6,247,503, after deduction of the costs associated with the financing of $582,756

On June 22, 2007, we completed a second private placement offering pursuant to which we sold 750,000 units at an offering price of $4.00 per unit for gross proceeds of $3,000,000.  Each unit sold consisted of one share of common stock and one warrant to purchase 25 percent of one share of common stock.  Accordingly, we issued 750,000 shares of our common stock and warrants to purchase 187,500 shares of our common stock to the one accredited investor that participated in this offering.  In connection with this private placement offering, a fee of eight percent of the securities placed was paid in cash and a number of common stock purchase warrants equal to eight percent of the units placed were paid to a finder.  Accordingly, we paid $240,000 in cash and issued warrants to purchase 60,000 shares of our common stock to the finder.  All stock purchase warrants are exercisable for a period of three years at an exercise price of $5.60 per share.  We received net proceeds from the private placement of $2,760,000, after deduction of costs associated with the financing.

As of September 30, 2008, we had no notes payable outstanding. The loans that were outstanding were paid in full during the second quarter of 2008.

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During the nine months ended September 30, 2008, we generated $11,347,806 of cash from our operating activities. The cash was generated was primarily due to net income of $13,056,965, non-cash expenses of $4,834,243 offset by an increase in operating assets, net of $8,049,945.

We used $74,259,097 in investing activities during the nine month period ended September 30, 2008; of which $9,052,476 was for the acquisition of property and equipment, and $65,134,359 for the acquisition of the 28 hog farms and one feed company.

We received $70,317,733 in cash from financing activities.  During the nine months ended September 30, 2008, we received $57,200,058 from the sale of our securities and paid $6,079,530 in offering costs. We also received $19,000,000 from the issuance of convertible notes and warrants, of which the Company paid $1,716,666 for the cost of issuing the convertible notes and warrants. In addition, warrants holders exercised 269,456 warrants resulting in gross proceeds to us of $2,138,848 and minority interest holders contributed $936,320.

At September 30, 2008, our accounts receivable balance was approximately $10.5 million. There are no accounts receivable for hog sales because the farmers purchasing hogs from us generally pay cash.

Our principal demands for liquidity are to increase capacity, raw materials purchase, sales distribution, and the possible acquisition of producing hog farms or joint ventures in our industry as opportunities present themselves, as well as general corporate purposes.  We anticipate that the amount of cash we have on hand as of the date of this report as well as the cash that we will generate from operations will satisfy these requirements.   We may seek additional funds from the capital markets as we identify additional acquisition candidates. We expect all of our hog farm acquisitions to be immediately accretive to earnings.

We intend to meet our liquidity requirements, including capital expenditures related to the purchase of equipment, purchase of raw materials, and the expansion of our business, through cash flow provided by operations and funds raised through cash investments.

The majority of the Company’s revenues and expenses were denominated in RMB, the currency of the PRC.  There is no assurance that exchange rates between the RMB and the USD will remain stable.

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Not required

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
 
As of September 30, 2008, we carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in the Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including Junhong Xiong, our Chief Executive Officer and Liangfan Yan, our Chief Financial Officer. Based upon that evaluation, Messrs. Xiong and Yan concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective.

Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act are recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SECs rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
 
Changes in Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting
 
During the quarter ended September 30, 2008, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected our internal control over financial reporting.
 
Part II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

We know of no pending legal proceedings to which we are a party which are material or potentially material, either individually or in the aggregate. We are from time to time, during the normal course of our business operations, subject to various litigation claims and legal disputes. We do not believe that the ultimate disposition of any of these matters will have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or liquidity.
 
Item 1A.. Risk Factors

There have been no material changes from the disclosure provided in Part 1, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2007.


None.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

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Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders


Item 5. Other Information

None.

Item 6.Exhibits 

Exhibit Number
Description of Exhibit
   
31.1
Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14 and Rule 15d-14(a), promulgated under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
   
31.2
Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14 and Rule 15d 14(a), promulgated under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
   
32.1
Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Chief Executive Officer).
   
32.2
Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Chief Financial Officer).

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SIGNATURES

In accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 
AgFeed Industries, Inc.
   
   
   
November 13, 2008
By:  
/s/ Xiong Junhong
     
 
 
Xiong Junhong
Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
   
   
   
November 13, 2008
By:  
/s/ Liangfan Yan  
     
 
 
Liangfan Yan
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

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