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Sino Agro Food, Inc. - Quarter Report: 2011 September (Form 10-Q)

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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, 2011
OR
o
TRANSACTION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the transition period from ___________________________ to ___________________________

Commission file number: 000-54191

SINO AGRO FOOD, INC.
 
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Nevada
 
33-1219070
(State of Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or
Organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
     
Room 3711, China Shine Plaza
No. 9 Lin He Xi Road
Tianhe County, Guangzhou City, P.R.C.
 
510610
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)

(860) 20 22057860
 
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

N/A
 
(Former Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year, If Changed Since Last Report)

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Joseph M. Patricola, Esq.
The Courts of Red Bank
130 Maple Avenue, Suite 9B2
Red Bank, New Jersey 07701
Direct: (732) 618-2843
 Office: (732) 530-9007
Fax: (732) 530-9008 
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Large accelerated filer
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Accelerated filer
o
       
Non-accelerated filer
o
Smaller reporting company
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ¨ No x

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
 
As of November 14, 2011, there were 66,234,262 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding.
 
 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

     
Page
PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
   
Item 1.
Financial Statements
  3
Item 2.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Plan of Operations
  38
Item 3. 
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 
  56
Item 4T.
Controls and Procedures
  56
       
PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
   
Item 1.
Legal Proceedings
  56
Item 1A. 
Risk Factors 
  56
Item 2.
Unregistered Sale of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
  57
Item 3.
Defaults Upon Senior Securities
  57
Item 4.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  57
Item 5.
Other Information
  57
Item 6.
Exhibits
  57
       
SIGNATURES
    58

 
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SINO AGRO FOOD, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

QUARTERLY FINANCIAL REPORT

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2011
SINO AGRO FOOD, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

INDEX TO QUARTERLY FINANCIAL REPORT

   
PAGE
     
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 
4
     
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
 
5
     
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
 
6
     
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
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SINO AGRO FOOD, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
   
September 30, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
(Audited)
 
    $     $  
                 
ASSETS
               
Current assets
               
Cash and cash equivalents
    1,522,509       3,890,026  
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts
    24,664,876       12,803,771  
Inventories
    1,946,477       8,913,127  
Cost and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts
    23,752       -  
Deposits and prepaid expenses
    10,832,236       14,229,711  
Other receivables
    34,823,320       3,967,680  
Total current assets
    73,813,170       43,804,315  
Property and equipment
               
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation
    2,689,143       17,155,782  
Construction in progress
    2,855,502       2,231,475  
Land use rights, net of accumulated amortization
    55,272,274       16,829,410  
Total property and equipment
    60,816,919       36,216,667  
Other assets
               
Goodwill
    724,940       12,000,000  
Proprietary technologies, net of accumulated amortization
    7,039,452       7,287,883  
Unconsolidated equity investees
    1,256,555       -  
Long term accounts receivable
    6,571,639       8,459,044  
License rights
    1       1  
Total other assets
    15,592,587       27,746,928  
                 
Total assets
    150,222,676       107,767,910  
                 
LIABILITIES  AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
               
                 
Current liabilities
               
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
    545,471       390,846  
Billings on uncompleted contracts in excess of costs and estimated earnings
    3,150,035       -  
Due to a director
    1,693,662       926,196  
Dividends payable
    206,356       210,262  
Other payables
    22,964,880       1,412,290  
Total current liabilities
    28,560,404       2,939,594  
                 
Other liabilities
               
Long term debt
    -       3,776,435  
                 
Total liabilities
    28,560,404       6,716,029  
Commitments and contingencies
    -       -  
                 
Stockholders' equity
               
Preferred stock: $0.001 par value
    -       -  
(10,000,000 shares authorized, 0 share issued and outstanding as of  September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively)
               
Series A preferred stock:  $0.001 par value
    -       -  
(100 shares authorized, 100 shares issued and outstanding as of  September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively)
               
Series B convertible preferred stock:  $0.001 par value)
    7,000       7,000  
(10,000,000 shares authorized, 7,000,000 shares issued  and outstanding) as of  September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively)
               
Common stock:  $0.001 par value
    63,417       55,474  
(100,000,000 shares authorized, 63,417,194 and 55,474,136 shares issued and oustanding as of  September 30 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively)
               
Additional paid - in capital
    66,843,413       58,586,362  
Retained earnings ($1,250,000 restricted for cost of treasury stock held)
    45,419,786       25,019,971  
Less: Treasury stock (Cost of 1,000,000  and 0 treasury shares held as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively)
    (1,250,000 )     -  
Accumulated other comprehensive income
    3,101,294       3,804,116  
Total Sino Agro Food, Inc. and subsidiaries stockholders' equity
    114,184,910       87,472,923  
Non - controlling interest
    7,477,362       13,578,958  
Total stockholders' equity
    121,662,272       101,051,881  
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
    150,222,676       107,767,910  

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

 
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SINO AGRO FOOD, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
 
   
Three months
   
Three months
   
Nine months
   
Nine months
 
   
ended
   
ended
   
ended
   
ended
 
   
September 30, 2011
   
September 30, 2010
   
September 30, 2011
   
September 30, 2010
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
(Unaudited)
   
(Unaudited)
   
(Unaudited)
 
                         
Continuing operations
 
$
   
$
   
$
   
$
 
Revenue
    20,700,466       5,513,587       30,527,367       6,209,118  
                                 
Cost of goods sold
    10,995,486       1,684,035       15,067,749       1,684,035  
                                 
Gross profit
    9,704,980       3,829,552       15,459,618       4,525,083  
General and administrative expenses
    (1,705,177 )     (197,759 )     (2,939,417 )     (1,640,927 )
Net income (loss) from operations
    7,999,803       3,631,793       12,520,201       2,884,156  
Other income (expenses)
                               
                                 
Other income
    91,289       -       109,905       -  
                                 
Gain (loss) of extinguishment of debts
    49,265       73,950       631,691       (6,077,230 )
                                 
Interest expense
    (3,059 )     (1,488 )     (10,531 )     (5,893 )
                                 
Net income  (expenses)
    137,495       72,462       731,065       (6,083,123 )
                                 
Net income  before income taxes
    8,137,298       3,704,255       13,251,266       (3,198,967 )
      .               .          
Provision for income taxes
    -       -       -       -  
                                 
Net income (loss)  from continuing operations
    8,137,298       3,704,255       13,251,266       (3,198,967 )
Less: Net (income) loss attributable to the non - controlling interest
    (1,863,825 )     (875,162 )     (3,055,402 )     (853,986 )
Net income (loss) from continuing operations attributable
                               
 to the Sino Agro Food, Inc. and subsidiaries
    6,273,473       2,829,093       10,195,864       (4,052,953 )
Discontinued operations
                               
Gain on sale of discontinued operations
    -       4,614,146       19,941,880       8,966,587  
Less: Net income attributable to the non - controlling interest
    -       (1,091,060 )     (9,737,929 )     (1,801,178 )
Net income  from discontinued operations
                               
 attributable to the Sino Agro Food, Inc. and subsidiaries
    -       3,523,086       10,203,951       7,165,409  
Net income (loss) attributable to the Sino Agro Food, Inc. and subsidiaries
    6,273,473       6,352,179       20,399,815       3,112,456  
Other comprehensive income (loss)
                               
      Foreign currency translation gain (loss)
    477,072       858,949       3,329,282       1,568,799  
Comprehensive income (loss)
    6,750,545       7,211,128       23,729,097       4,681,255  
Less: other comprehensive (income)  loss attributable to
                               
the non - controlling interest
    (185,214 )     (184,995 )     (580,930 )     (345,136 )
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to the Sino Agro Food, Inc. and subsidiaries
    6,565,331       7,026,133       23,148,167       4,336,119  
Dividend
    -       567,800       -       567,800  
                                 
Earnings (loss) per share attributable to Sino Agro Food, Inc.
                               
  and subsidiaries common stockholders:
                               
From continuing and discontinued operations
                               
  Basic
  $ 0.11     $ 0.12     $ 0.34     $ 0.06  
  Diluted
  $ 0.10     $ 0.11     $ 0.31     $ 0.05  
                                 
Earnings (loss) per share attributable to Sino Agro Food, Inc.
                               
  and subsidiaries common stockholders:
                               
From continuing operations
                               
  Basic
  $ 0.11     $ 0.05     $ 0.17     $ (0.07 )
  Diluted
  $ 0.10     $ 0.05     $ 0.15     $ (0.07 )
                                 
Weighted average number of shares outstanding:
                               
 Basic
    57,889,347       53,134,303       59,542,620       54,223,823  
 Diluted
    64,889,347       60,134,303       66,542,620       56,685,361  
  
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

 
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SINO AGRO FOOD, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
   
Nine months ended
   
Nine months ended
 
   
September 30, 2011
   
September 30, 2010
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
(Unaudited)
 
             
   
$
   
$
 
             
Cash flows from operating activities
           
Net income  from continuing operations
    13,251,266       5,767,620  
                 
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) from continuing operations to net cash from operations:
               
Depreciation
    139,251       652,371  
Amortization
    692,835       267,905  
(Gain) loss on extinguishment of debts
    (631,691 )     6,077,230  
Common stock issued for services
    1,069,529       497,059  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
               
Increase in inventories
    (529,144 )     (567,575 )
(]ncrease)decrease  in deposits and prepaid expenses
    (2,268,224 )     820,446  
Increase in due from directors
    -       (1,194,917 )
Increase in due to a director
    1,018,321       964,866  
Increase  in  accounts payable and accrued expenses
    767,466       158,348  
Increase (decrease) in  other payables
    18,643,702       3,531,354  
(Increase) decrease in accounts  receivable
    (16,018,426 )     (3,518,803 )
Increase in cost and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts
    (23,752 )     -  
Increase in billings  on uncompleted contracts in excess of costs and estimated earnings
    3,150,035       -  
Increase in other receivables
    (14,951,249 )     (7,461,012 )
Net cash provided by operating activities
    4,309,919       5,994,892  
Cash flows from investing activities
               
Purchases of property and equipment
    (233,320 )     (266,951 )
Proceeds of disposal of subsidiaries
    557,700       -  
Investment in unconsolidated equity investees
    (1,256,555 )     -  
Payment for construction in progress
    (624,026 )     (1,539,796 )
Net cash used in investing activities
    (1,556,201 )     (1,806,747 )
Cash flows from financing activities
               
Dividends paid
    (3,905 )     -  
Net cash used in financing activities
    (3,905 )     -  
Net cash provided by continuing operations
    2,749,813       4,188,145  
Cash flows from discontinued operations
               
Net cash provided by operating activities
    -       10,632,885  
Net cash used in investing activities
    (3,137,885 )     (6,719,196 )
Net cash used in financing activities
    -       (3,299,096 )
Net cash used in discontinued operations
    (3,137,885 )     614,593  
                 
Effects on exchange rate changes on cash
    (1,979,445 )     (4,629,157 )
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents
    (2,367,517 )     173,581  
                 
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
    3,890,026       2,360,587  
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
    1,522,509       2,534,168  
Less: cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period - discontinued operation
    -       (1,779,687 )
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period - continuing operations
    1,522,509       754,481  
                 
Supplementary disclosures of cash flow information:
               
Cash paid for interest
    10,531       4,861  
Cash paid for income taxes
    -       -  
Non - cash transactions
               
Series B convertible preferred stock issued
    -       7,000  
Common stock retired
    -       (7,000 )
Series A preferred stock issued
    -       -  
Common stock issued for settlement of debts
    4,550,369       10,879,050  
Common stock issued
    820,000       -  
Common stock acquired for cancellation
    780,000       -  
Settlement of land use rights payable in contra of disposal proceeds receivable
    25,469,078          
Disposal proceeds receivable from sale of subsidiaries, HYT and ZX
    17,935,905       -  
Acquisition of treasury stock
    1,250,000       -  

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

 
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SINO AGRO FOOD, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1.
CORPORATE INFORMATION

 
Sino Agro Food, Inc. (“the Company”) (formerly known as Volcanic Gold, Inc. and A Power Agro Agriculture Development, Inc.) is an International Business Corporation incorporated on October 1, 1974 in the State of Nevada, United States of America.

 
The Company was engaged in the mining and exploration business but ceased its mining and exploring business on October 14, 2005. On August 24, 2007, the Company entered into a Merger and Acquisition Agreement with Capital Award Inc. (“CA”) and its subsidiaries Capital Stage Inc. (“CS”) and Capital Hero Inc. (“CH”). Effective the same date, CA, a Belize Corporation, completed a reverse merger transaction with SIAF. SIAF acquired all the outstanding common stock of CA from Capital Adventure, a shareholder of CA for 32,000,000 shares of the company’s common stock.

 
On August 24, 2007 the Company changed its name from Volcanic Gold, Inc. to A Power Agro Agriculture Development, Inc. On December 8, 2007, the Company officially changed its name to Sino Agro Food, Inc.

 
On September 5, 2007, the Company acquired three existing businesses in the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”):

 
a)
Hang Yu Tai Investment Limited (“HYT”), a company incorporated in Macau, the owner of a 78% equity interest in ZhongXingNongMu Ltd (“ZX”), a company incorporated in the PRC;

 
b)
Tri-way Industries Limited (“TRW”), a company incorporated in Hong Kong;

 
c)
Macau Eiji Company Limited (“MEIJI”), a company incorporated in Macau, the owner of 75% equity interest in Enping City Juntang Town Hang Sing Tai Agriculture Co. Ltd. (“HST”), a PRC corporate Sino-Foreign joint venture. HST was disposed in 2010.

On November 27, 2007, MEIJI and HST established a corporate Sino - Foregin joint venture, Jiang Men City Heng Sheng Tai Agriculture Development Co. Ltd. (“JHST”), a company incorporated in the PRC with MEIJI owning a 75% interest and HST owning a 25% interest.

On November 26, 2008, SIAF established Pretty Mountain Holdings Limited. (“PMH”), a company incorporated in Hong Kong with a 80% equity interest. On May 25, 2009, PMH formed a corporate Sino-Foregin joint venture, Qinghai Sanjiang A Power Agriculture Co. Ltd (“SJAP”), incorporated in the People’s Republic of China of which PMH owns a 45% equity interest . The remaining 55% equity interest in SJAP is owned by the following entities:

 
Qinghai Province Sanjiang Group Company Limited (English translation) (“Qinghai Sanjiang”), a company owned by the PRC with major business activities in the agriculture industry; and

 
Guangzhou City Garwor Company Limited (English translation) (“Garwor”), a private limited company incorporated in the PRC, specializing in sales and marketing.

 
SJAP is engaged in the business of manufacturing bio-organic fertilizer, livestock feed and development of other agriculture projects in the County of Huangyuan, in the vicinity of the Xining City, Qinghai Province, PRC.

 
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1.
CORPORATE INFORMATION (CONTINUED)

In September, 2009, the Company carried out an internal re-organization of its corporate structure and business, and formed a 100% owned subsidiary A Power Agro Agriculture Development (Macau) Limited (APWAM) which was formed in Macau. APWAM then acquired PMH’s 45 % equity interest in SJAP. By virtue of the Assignment, APWAM assumed all obligations and liabilities of PMH under the Sino Foreign Joint Venture Agreement. On September 9, 2010, application was made by the Company to the Companies Registry of Hong Kong for deregistration of PMH under Section 291AA of the Hong Kong Companies Ordinance. On January 28, 2011, PMH was dissolved.

On May 7, 2010, Qinghai Sanjiang sold and transferred its equity interest in SJAP to Garwor. The aforesaid sale and transfer was approved by the State Administration for Industry And Commerce of Xining City Government of the People’s Republic of China. As a result, SJAP was owned by APWAM with a 45% interest and Garwor with a 55% interest.

On February 15, 2011, the Company entered the agreement to sell its 78% equity interest in ZX for $31,000,000. In accordance with memorandum of understanding dated March 28, 2011, the original agreement of the sales of ZX was cancelled, and replaced by the new agreement to sell its 100% equity interest in HYT group (including HYT group (including HYT and ZX) for $45,000,000 and the effective date of sale of subsidiaries is January 1, 2011.

The Company applied to form Enping City Bi Tao A Power Fishery Development Co. Limited (“EBAPFD”), Enping City Bi Tao A Power Prawn Culture Development Co. Limited (“EBAPCD”), and Enping City A Power Cattle Farm Co., Limited (“ECF”), all of which the Company would indirectly own 25% equity interest. The approvals of the formation of EBAPFD, ECF by the relevant authorities of the PRC Government are pending.

The Company applied to form Hunan Shenghua A Power Agriculture Co., Limited (“HSA”) (previously known as Linli United A Power Agriculture Co., Limited (“LLA”)), of which the Company would directly own 24% and SJAP would own 51% equity interest.

The Company’s principal executive office is located at Room 3711, China Shine Plaza, No. 9 Lin He Xi Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, PRC 510610.

The nature of the operations and principal activities of Sino Agro Food, Inc. and its subsidiaries are described in Note 2.2.

2.
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

2.1 FISCAL YEAR

The Company has adopted December 31 as its fiscal year end.
 
 
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2.
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

 
a)
REPORTING ENTITY

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the following entities:

Name of subsidiaries
 
Place of incorporation
 
Percentage of interest
 
Principal activities
             
Capital Award Inc. ("CA")
 
Belize
 
 100% (12.31..2010: 100%) directly
 
Fishery development and holder of A-Power Technology master license.
             
Capital Stage Inc. ("CS")
 
Belize
 
100% (12.31.2010: 100%) indirectly
 
Dormant
             
Capital Hero Inc. ("CH")
 
Belize
 
100% (12.31.2010: 100%) indirectly
 
Dormant
             
Tri-way Industries Limited ("TRW")
 
Hong Kong, PRC
 
100% (12.31.2010: 100%) directly
 
Investment holding, holder of enzyme technology master license for manufacturing of livestock feed and bio-organic fertilizer
             
Pretty Mountain Holdings Limited ("PMH")
 
Hong Kong, PRC
 
0% (12.31.2010: 80%) directly
 
Dissolved on January 28, 2011
             
Macau Eiji Company Limited ("MEIJI")
 
Macau, PRC
 
100% (12.31.2010: 100%) directly
 
Investment holding, technology consulting service
             
Jiang Men City Heng Sheng Tai Agriculture Development Co. Ltd ("JHST")
 
PRC
 
75% (12.31.2010: 75%) directly
 
Hylocereus Undatus and Asparagus Plantation.
             
Hang Yu Tai Investment Limited  ("HYT")
 
Macau, PRC
 
0% (12.31.2010: 100%) directly
 
Disposed on February 15, 2011 (2010: Investment holding)
             
ZhongXingNongMu Co. Ltd ("ZX")
 
PRC
 
0% (12.31.2010: 78%) indirectly
 
Disposed on February 15, 2011 (2010: Dairy production  and manufacturing of organic fertilizer,livestock feed, and beef cattle and plantation of crops and pasture)
             
A Power Agro Agriculture Development (Macau) Limited ("APWAM")
 
Macau, PRC
 
100% (12.31.2010: 100%) directly
 
Investment holding
             
Hunan Shenghua A Power Agriculture Co., Limited ("HSA") (previously known as Linli United A Power Agriculture Co., Limited ("LLA") )
 
PRC
 
24% directly and 51% indirectly
 
Manufacturing of organic fertilizer,livestock feed, and beef cattle and sheep cultivation, and plantation of crops and pastures
             
Name of variable interest entity
 
Place of incorporation
 
Percentage of interest
 
Principal activities
Qinghai Sanjiang A Power Agriculture Co., Ltd ("SJAP")
 
PRC
 
45% (12.31.2010: 45%) indirectly
 
Manufacturing of organic fertilizer,livestock feed, and beef cattle and plantation of crops and pastures
             
Name of unconsolidated equity investee
 
Place of incorporation
 
Percentage of interest
 
Principal activities
             
Enping City Bi Tao A Power Prawn Culture Development Co., Limited ("EBAPCD") (pending approval)
 
PRC
 
25% indirectly
 
Prawn cultivation
             
Enping City Bi Tao A Power Fishery Development Co., Limited ("EBAPFD") (pending approval)
 
PRC
 
25% indirectly
 
Fish cultivation
             
Enping City A Power Cattle Farm Co., Limited ("ECF") (pending approval)
 
PRC
 
25% indirectly
 
Beef cattle cultivation

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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

 
2.3
BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America ("US GAAP"). 
 
 
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Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year. The information included in this interim report should be read in conjunction with the information included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010.

 
2.4
BASIS OF CONSOLIDATION

The consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of SIAF, its subsidiaries CA, CS, CH, TRW, MEIJI, HJST, ZX, PMH, HYT, HSA and APWAM and its variable interest entity SJAP. All material inter-company transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation. HYT and ZX were derecognized as subsidiaries since 1 January 2011 and PMH was dissolved on January 28, 2011.

SIAF, CA, CS, CH, TRW, MEIJI, JHST, APWAM, HSA and SJAP are hereafter referred to as (“the Company”).

 
2.5
BUSINESS COMBINATION

The Company adopted the accounting pronouncements relating to business combination (primarily contained in ASC Topic 805 “Business Combinations”), including assets acquired and liabilities assumed arising from contingencies. These pronouncements established principles and requirements for how the acquirer of a business recognizes and measures in its financial statements the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, and any non-controlling interest in the acquisition as well as provides guidance for recognizing and measuring the goodwill acquired in the business combination and determines what information to disclose to enable users of the financial statements to evaluate the nature and financial effects of the business combination. In addition, these pronouncements eliminate the distinction between contractual and non-contractual contingencies, including the initial recognition and measurement criteria and require an acquirer to develop a systematic and rational basis for subsequently measuring and accounting for acquired contingencies depending on their nature. Our adoption of these pronouncements will have an impact on the manner in which we account for any future acquisitions.

 
2.6
NON - CONTROLLING INTEREST IN CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The Company adopted the accounting pronouncement on non-controlling interests in consolidated financial statements, which establishes accounting and reporting standards for the non-controlling interest in a subsidiary and for the deconsolidation of a subsidiary. This guidance is primarily contained in ASC Topic “Consolidation”. It clarifies that a non-controlling interest in a subsidiary is an ownership interest in the consolidated financial statements. The adoption of this standard has not had material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

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 2.7 USE OF ESTIMATES

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make assumptions and estimates that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods covered thereby. Actual results could differ from these estimates. Judgments and estimates of uncertainties are required in applying the Company’s accounting policies in certain areas. The following are some of the areas requiring significant judgments and estimates: determinations of the useful lives of assets, estimates of allowances for doubtful accounts, cash flow and valuation assumptions in performing asset impairment tests of long-lived assets, estimates of the realized deferred tax assets and inventory reserves.

 
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2.8
REVENUE RECOGNITION

The Company’s revenue recognition policies are in compliance with ASC Topic 605. Sales revenue is recognized when all of the following have occurred: (i) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, (ii) delivery has occurred or services have been rendered, (iii) the price is fixed or determinable, and (iv) the ability to collect is reasonably assured. These criteria are generally satisfied at the time of shipment when risk of loss and title passes to the customer. License fee income is recognized on the accrual basis in accordance with the underlying agreements.

Revenues from the Company's fishery development services contract are performed under fixed-price contracts. Revenues under long-term contracts are accounted for under the percentage-of-completion method of accounting in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 605, Revenue Recognition ("ASC 605"). Under the percentage-of-completion method, the Company estimates profit as the difference between total estimated revenue and total estimated cost of a contract and recognize that profit over the contract term. The percent of cost incurred determines the amount of revenue to be recognized. Payment terms are generally defined by the installation contract and as a result may not match the timing of the costs incurred by the Company and the related recognition of revenue. Such differences are recorded as either costs or estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts or billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts. The Company determines a customer’s credit worthiness at the time an order is accepted. Sudden and unexpected changes in a customer’s financial condition could put recoverability at risk.

The percentage of completion method requires the ability to estimate several factors, including the ability of the customer to meet its obligations under the contract, including the payment of amounts when due. If we determine that collectability is not assured, we will defer revenue recognition and use methods of accounting for the contract such as completed contract method until such time we determine that collectability is reasonably assured or through the completion of the project.

 For fixed-price contracts, the Company uses the ratio of cost incurred to date on the contract (excluding uninstalled direct materials) to management's estimate of the contract's total cost, to determine the percentage of completion on each contract. This method is used as management considers expended costs to be the best available measure of progression of these contracts. Contract cost includes all direct material, subcontract and labor costs and those indirect costs related to contract performance, such as supplies, tool repairs and depreciation. The Company accounts for maintenance and repair services under the guidance of ASC 605 as the services provided relate to construction work. Contract costs incurred to date and expected total contract costs are continuously monitored during the term of the contract. Changes in job performance, job conditions, and estimated profitability arising from contract penalty, change orders and final contract settlements may result in revisions to the estimated profitability during the contract. These changes, which include contracts with estimated costs in excess of estimated revenues, are recognized as contract costs in the period in which the revisions are determined. Profit incentives are included in revenues when their realization is reasonably assured. At the point the Company anticipates a loss on a contract, the Company estimates the ultimate loss through completion and recognizes that loss in the period in which the possible loss was identified.

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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

 
2.8
REVENUE RECOGNITION

The Company will not provide warranties to customers on a basis customary to the industry; however, the customers can claim warranty directly from product manufacturers. Historically, the Company has no warranty claims history in the past.

 
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 The Company’s fishery development consultancy services revenue are recognized when the relevant service are rendered, and are subject to Chinese business tax at a rate of 0% of the gross fishery development contract service income approved by the Chinese local government.

 
2.9
COST OF GOODS SOLD

Cost of goods sold consists primarily of direct and indirect cost of cultivation of planation, and cost of development contracts.
 
2.10 SHIPPING AND HANDLING

Shipping and handling costs related to cost of goods sold are included in general and administrative expenses which totaled $0 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

2.11 ADVERTISING

Advertising costs are included in general and administrative expenses which totaled $0 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

2.12 FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

The reporting currency of the Company is the U.S. dollars. The functional currency of the Company is the Chinese Renminbi (RMB).

For those entities whose functional currency is other than the U.S. dollars, all assets and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate on the balance sheet date; shareholders’ equity is translated at historical rates and items in the statements of income and of cash flows are translated at the average rate for the period. Because cash flows are translated based on the average translation rate, amounts related to assets and liabilities reported in the statements of cash flows will not necessarily agree with changes in the corresponding balances in the balance sheets. Translation adjustments resulting from this process are included in accumulated other comprehensive income in the statements of shareholders’ equity. Transaction gains and losses that arise from exchange rate fluctuations on transactions denominated in a currency other than the functional currency are included in the statements of income and comprehensive income as incurred.
 
Accumulated other comprehensive income in the consolidated statement of shareholders’ equity amounted to $3,101,294 as of September 30, 2011 and $3,804,116 as of December 31, 2010. The balance sheet amounts with the exception of equity as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 were translated at RMB6.35 to $1.00 and RMB6.62 to $1.00, respectively. The average translation rates applied to the statements of income and comprehensive income and of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and September 30, 2010 were RMB6.41 to $1.00 and RMB6.75 to $1.00, respectively.

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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

2.13 CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

The Company considers all highly liquid securities with original maturities of three months or less when acquired to be cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents kept with financial institutions in People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) are not insured or otherwise protected. Should any of those institutions holding the Company’s cash become insolvent, or the Company is unable to withdraw funds for any reason, the Company could lose the cash on deposit on that institution.

 
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2.14 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. Reserves are recorded primarily on a specific identification basis.
 
The standard credit period of the Company’s most of client is three months. The collection period over 1 year is classified as long term accounts receivable. Management evaluates the collectability of the receivables at least quarterly. Provision for doubtful accounts as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 are $0.

2.15 INVENTORIES

 Inventories are valued at the lower of cost (determined on a weighted average basis) and net realizable value.

Costs incurred in bringing each product to its location and conditions are accounted for as follows:
 
·
raw materials – purchase cost on a weighted average basis;
 
·
manufactured finished goods and work-in-progress – cost of direct materials and labor and a proportion of manufacturing overhead based on normal operation capacity but excluding borrowing costs; and
 
·
retail and wholesale merchandise finished goods – purchase cost on a weighted average basis.

Net realizable value is the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business, less estimated costs of completion and the estimated costs necessary to make the sale.

2.16 PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

Property and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and any accumulated impairment losses. Such costs include the cost of replacing parts that are eligible for capitalization when the cost of replacing the parts is incurred. Similarly, when each major inspection is performed, its cost is recognized in the carrying amount of the property and equipment as a replacement only if it is eligible for capitalization. The assets’ useful lives and depreciation methods are reviewed, and adjusted if appropriate, at each financial year-end.

Depreciation is calculated on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the assets.

Milk cows
10 years
Plant and machinery
5 - 10 years
Structure and leasehold improvements
10 - 20 years
Mature seeds
20 years
Furniture and equipment
2.5 - 10 years
Motor vehicles
5 -10  years

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2.16 PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT (CONTINUED)

An item of property and equipment is removed from the accounts upon disposal or when no future economic benefits are expected to arise from the continued use of the asset. Any gain or loss arising on disposal of the asset (calculated as the difference between the net disposal proceeds and the carrying amount of the item) is included in the consolidated statements of income in the period the item is disposed.

 
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2.17 GOODWILL

Goodwill is an asset representing the fair economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized. Goodwill is tested for impairment on an annual basis at the end of the company’s fiscal year, or when impairment indicators arise. The Company uses a fair-value-based approach to test for impairment at the level of each reporting unit. The Company directly acquired MEIJI which is engaged in Hu Plantation. As a result of this acquisition, the Company recorded goodwill in the amount of $724,940. This goodwill represents the fair value of the assets acquired in these acquisitions over the cost of the assets acquired.

2.18 PROPRIETARY TECHNOLOGIES

The Company has determined that technological feasibility is established at the time a working model of products is completed. A master license of stock feed manufacturing technology was acquired and the costs of acquisition are capitalized as proprietary technologies when technological feasibility has been established. Proprietary technologies are intangible assets of finite lives. Proprietary technologies are amortized using the straight line method over their estimated lives of 25 years. Management evaluates the recoverability of proprietary technologies on an annual basis of the end of the company’s fiscal year, or when impairment indicators arise. As required by ASC Topic 350 “Intangible – Goodwill and Other”, the Company uses a fair-value-based approach to test for impairment.

2.19 CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS

Construction in progress represents direct costs of construction as well as acquisition and design fees incurred. Capitalization of these costs ceases and the construction in progress is transferred to property and equipment when substantially all the activities necessary to prepare the assets for their intended use are completed. No depreciation is provided until construction is completed and the asset is ready for its intended use.
 
 2.20 LAND USE RIGHTS
 
Land use rights represent acquisition of land use right rights of agriculture land from farmers and are amortized on the straight line basis over their respective lease periods. The lease period of agriculture land is in the range from 30 years to 60 years. Land use rights purchase prices were determined in accordance with the 2007 PRC Government’s minimum lease payments of agriculture land and mutually agreed between the company and the vendors.

2.21 VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITY
 
An entity (investee) in which the investor has obtained less than a majority-owned interest, according to the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB). A variable interest entity (VIE) is subject to consolidation if A VIE is an entity meeting one of the following three criteria as elaborated in ASC Topic 810-10, Consolidation.
 
(a)       equity-at-risk is not sufficient to support the entity's activities
(b)       As a group, the equity-at-risk holders cannot control the entity; or
(c)       The economics do not coincide with the voting interest

If a firm is the primary beneficiary of a VIE, the holdings must be disclosed on the balance sheet. The primary beneficiary is defined as the person or company with the majority of variable interests

 
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2.22 TREASURY STOCK
 
 Treasury stock consists of a Company’s own stock which has been issued, are subsequently reacquired by the Company. Treasury stock does not reduce the number of shares issued but does reduce the number of shares oustanding.. These shares are not eligible to receive cash dividends. Accounting for excesses and deficiencies on treasury stock transactions is governed by ASC 505-30-30.
 
State laws and federal agencies closely regulate transactions involving a company’s own capital stock, so the purchase of treasury shares must have a legitimate purpose. Some of the most common reasons for purchasing treasury shares are as follows:
 
 
(i)
to meet additional stock needs for various reasons, including newly implemented stock option plans, stock for convertible bonds or convertible preferred stock, or a stock dividend.
 
 
(ii)
to eliminate the ownerships interests of a stockholder.
 
 
(iii)
to increase the market price of the stock that returns capital to shareholders.
 
 
(iv)
to potentially increase earnings per share of the stock by decreasing the shares outstanding on the same earnings.
 
 
(v)
to make more shares available for a merger.
 
The cost method of accounting for treasury stock shares has been adopted by the Company. The purchase of treasury stock is treated as a temporary reduction in shareholders’ equity in view of the expectation to reissue the shares instead of retiring them. When the Company reissues the treasury shares, the temporary account is eliminated. The cost of treasury stock shares reacquired is charged to a contra account, in this case a contra equity account that reduces the stockholder equity balance.
 
2.23 INCOME TAXES

The Company accounts for income taxes under the provisions of ASC Topic 740 "Accounting for Income Taxes". Under ASC Topic 740, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the difference between the financial statement carrying amounts and the tax bases of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect in the years in which the differences are expected to reverse.

The provision for income tax is based on the results for the year as adjusted for items, which are non-assessable or disallowed. It is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted at the balance sheet date. Deferred tax is accounted for using the balance sheet liability method in respect of temporary differences arising from differences between the carrying amount of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and the corresponding tax basis used in the computation of assessable tax profit. In principle, deferred tax liabilities are recognized for all taxable temporary differences, and deferred tax assets are recognized to the extent that it is probable that taxable profit will be available against which deductible temporary differences can be utilized.

Deferred income taxes are calculated at the tax rates that are expected to apply to the period when the asset is realized or the liability is settled. Deferred tax is charged or credited in the income statement, except when it related to items credited or charged directly to equity, in which case the deferred tax is also dealt with in equity. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset when they relate to income taxes levied by the same taxation authority and the Company intends to settle its current tax assets and liabilities on a net basis.

ASC Topic 740 also prescribes a more-likely-than-not threshold for financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken, or expected to be taken, in a tax return. ASC Topic 740 also provides guidance related to, among other things, classification, accounting for interest and penalties associated with tax positions, and disclosure requirements. Any interest and penalties accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits will be recorded in tax expense.

 
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2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

2.24    POLITICAL AND BUSINESS RISK

The Company's operations are carried out in the PRC. Accordingly, the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations may be influenced by the political, economic and legal environment in the PRC, and by the general state of the PRC's economy. The Company's operations in the PRC are subject to specific considerations and significant risks not typically associated with companies in North America and Western Europe. The Company's results may be adversely affected by changes in governmental policies with respect to laws and regulations, anti-inflationary measures, currency conversion and remittance abroad, and rates and methods of taxation, among other things.

2.25    CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK

Cash includes cash at bank and demand deposits in accounts maintained with banks within the People’s Republic of China. Total cash in these banks on September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 amounted to $1,329,540 and $3,525,224, respectively of which no deposits are covered by insurance. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts and believes it is not exposed to any risks on its cash in bank accounts.
 
Accounts receivable are derived from revenue earned from customers located primarily in the People’s Republic of China. The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of customers and have not experienced any material losses to date.
 
The Company had 5 major customers whose revenues individually represented the following percentages of the Company’s total revenue:

   
Three months
   
Three months
   
Nine months
   
Nine months
 
   
ended
   
ended
   
ended
   
ended
 
   
September 30,
   
September 30,
   
September 30,
   
September 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
 
                         
Customer A
    27.29 %     -       33.57 %     -  
Customer B
    14.91 %     -       10.78 %     -  
Customer C
    11.01 %     -       7.63 %     -  
Customer D
    9.85 %     -       8.33 %     -  
Customer E
    7.50 %     -       -       -  
Customer F
    6.29 %     -       8.34 %     -  
Customer G
    -       20.06 %     -       12.34 %
Customer H
    -       13.64 %     -       24.74 %
Customer I
    -       12.39 %     -       20.02 %
Customer J
    -       10.16 %             13.17 %
Customer K
    -       8.86 %             5.46 %
      76.85 %     65.11 %     68.65 %     75.73 %

 
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2.25    CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK(CONTINUED)
  
The company had 5 major customers whose accounts receivable balances individually represented the Company’s total accounts receivable as follows:

   
September 30, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
 
             
Customer A
    16.18 %     -  
Customer B
    13.63 %     -  
Customer C
    11.25 %     28.37 %
Customer D
    9.79 %     16.85 %
Customer E
    7.56 %     -  
Customer F
    -       14.00 %
Customer G
    -       12.55 %
Customer H
    -       7.49 %
      58.41 %     79.26 %

2.26    IMPAIRMENT OF LONG-LIVED ASSETS AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

In accordance with ASC Topic 360, “Property, Plant and Equipment”, long-lived assets to be held and used are analyzed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the related carrying amounts may not be recoverable. The Company reviews the carrying amount of its long-lived assets, including intangibles, for impairment, each reporting period. An asset is considered impaired when estimated future cash flows are less than the carrying amount of the asset. In the event the carrying amount of such asset is considered not recoverable, the asset is adjusted to its fair value. Fair value is generally determined based on discounted future cash flow. As of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the Company determined no impairment charges were necessary.

2.27    EARNINGS PER SHARE

As prescribed in ASC Topic 260 “Earnings per Share”, Basic Earnings per Share (“EPS”) is computed by dividing net income available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common stock shares outstanding during the year. Diluted EPS is computed by dividing net income available to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of common stock shares outstanding during the year plus potential dilutive instruments such as stock options and warrants. The effect of stock options on diluted EPS is determined through the application of the treasury stock method, whereby proceeds received by the Company based on assumed exercises are hypothetically used to repurchase the Company’s common stock at the average market price during the period.
   
For the three months ended September  30, 2011 and 2010, basic earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations attributable to Sino Agro Food, Inc. and subsidiaries common stockholders amount to $0.11 and $0.05, respectively. For the nine months ended September  30, 2011 and 2010, basic earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations attributable to Sino Agro Food, Inc. and subsidiaries common stockholders amount to $0.17 and $(0.07), respectively.
  
For the three months ended September  30, 2011 and 2010, diluted earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations attributable to Sino Agro Food, Inc. and subsidiaries common stockholders amount to $0.10 and $0.05, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, diluted earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations attributable to Sino Agro Food, Inc. and subsidiaries common stockholders amount to $0.15 and $(0.07), respectively.
 
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2.27 EARNINGS PER SHARE(CONTINUED)

For the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, basic earnings per share from continuing and discontinued operations attributable to Sino Agro Food, Inc. and subsidiaries common stockholders amount to $0.11 and $0.12, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, basic earnings (loss) per share from continuing and discontinued operations attributable to Sino Agro Food, Inc. and subsidiaries common stockholders amount to $0.34 and $0.06, respectively.

For the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, diluted earnings (loss) per share from continuing and discontinued operations attributable to Sino Agro Food, Inc. and subsidiaries common stockholders amount to $0.10 and $0.11, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, diluted earnings per share from continuing and discontinued operations attributable to Sino Agro Food, Inc. and subsidiaries common stockholders amount to $0.31 and $0.05, respectively.

2.28 ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

ASC Topic 220 “Comprehensive Income” establishes standards for reporting and displaying comprehensive income and its components in financial statements. Comprehensive income is defined as the change in stockholders’ equity of a business enterprise during a period from transactions and other events and circumstances from non-owner sources. The comprehensive income for all periods presented includes both the reported net income and net change in cumulative translation adjustments.

2.29 RETIREMENT BENEFIT COSTS

PRC state managed retirement benefit programs are defined contribution plans and the payments to the plans are charged as expenses when employees have rendered service entitling them to the contribution.

2.30 STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
 
The Company adopts both ASC Topic 718, “Compensation - Stock Compensation” and ASC Topic 505-50,“Equity-Based Payments to Non-Employees” using the fair value method in which an entity issues its equity instruments to acquire goods and services from employees and non-employees. Stock compensation for stock granted to non-employees has been determined in accordance with this accounting standard and the accounting standard regarding accounting for equity instruments that are issued to other than employees for acquiring, or in conjunction with selling goods or services, as the fair value of the consideration received or the fair value of equity instruments issued, whichever is more reliably measured. This accounting standard allows the“simplified” method to determine the term of employee options when other information is not available. Under ASC Topic 718 and ASC Topic 505-50, stock compensation expenses is measured at the grant date on the value of the option or restricted stock and is recognized as expenses, less expected forfeitures, over the requisite service period, which is generally the vesting period.
 
2.31 FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
 
The Company follows paragraph 825-10-50-10 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification for disclosures about fair value of its financial instruments and paragraph 820-10-35-37 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“Paragraph 820-10-35-37”) to measure the fair value of its financial instruments. Paragraph 820-10-35-37 establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP), and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. To increase consistency and comparability in fair value measurements and related disclosures, Paragraph 820-10-35-37 establishes a fair value hierarchy which prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three (3) broad levels. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs. The three (3) levels of fair value hierarchy defined by Paragraph 820-10-35-37 are described below:-

 
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Level 1
Quoted market prices available in active markets for identical assets or liabilities as of the reporting date.

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2.31 FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (CONTINUED)

 
Level 2
Pricing inputs other than quoted prices in active markets included in Level 1, which are either directly or indirectly observable as of the reporting date.
 
 
Level 3
Pricing inputs that are generally observable inputs and not corroborated by market data.

The carrying amounts of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities, such as cash and accrued expenses, approximate their fair values because of the short maturity of these instruments.

The Company does not have any assets or liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring or a non-recurring basis, consequently, the Company did not have any fair value adjustments for assets and liabilities measured at fair value as of September 30, 2011 or December 31, 2010, nor gains or losses are reported in the statements of income and comprehensive income that are attributable to the change in unrealized gains or losses relating to those assets and liabilities still held as of the reporting date for the fiscal period ended September 30, 2011 or September 30, 2010.
 
2.32 NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

The Company does not expect any recent accounting pronouncements to have a material effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

In April 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-03, Transfers and Servicing (Topic 860): Reconsideration of Effective Control for Repurchase Agreements (ASU 2011-03), intended to improve financial reporting of repurchase agreements and refocus the assessment of effective control on a transferor’s contractual rights and obligations rather than practical ability to perform those rights and obligations. The guidance in ASU 2011-03 is effective for the first interim or annual period beginning on or after December 15, 2011. The Company does not expect the adoption of ASU 2011-03 to have a significant impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-04, Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs (ASU 2011-04). ASU 2011-04 represents the converged guidance of the FASB and the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) on fair value measurement. A variety of measures are included in the update intended to either clarify existing fair value measurement requirements, change particular principles requirements for measuring fair value or for disclosing information about fair value measurements. For many of requirements, the FASB does not intend to change the application of existing requirements under Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements. ASU 2011-04 is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011 and early application is not permitted. The Company is evaluating the impact adoption of ASU 2011-04 and does not expect the adoption of ASU 2011-04 will have significant impact on its consolidated financial statements.

In June 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-05, Presentation of Comprehensive Income (ASU 2011-05), intended to increase the prominence of items reported in other comprehensive income and to facilitate convergence of accounting guidance in this area with that of the IASB. The amendments require that all non-owner changes in stockholders’ equity be presented in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. Amendments under ASU 2011-05 for public entities should be applied retrospectively for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning December 15, 2011. The Company is evaluating the impact adoption of ASU 2011-05 and does not expect the adoption of ASU 2011-05 will have significant impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 
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3. SEGMENT INFORMATION

The Company establishes standards for reporting information about operating segments on a basis consistent with the Company’s internal organization structure as well as business segments and major customers in financial statements. The Company operates in four principal reportable segments: Fishery Development Division, the HU Plantation Division, Cattle Farm Development and Organic Fertilizer, and Bread Grass Division and discontinued Dairy Production Division since January 1, 2011.
 
   
For the three months ended September 30, 2011
       
   
Continuing operations
   
Discontinued
operations
       
   
Fishery
Development
Division
   
HU Plantation
Division
   
Organic
Fertilizer and
Bread Grass
Division
   
Cattle Farm Development
Division
   
Corporate and
others
   
Dairy
Production
Division
   
Total
 
    $     $     $     $     $     $     $  
                                                         
Revenue
    10,789,890       3,240,399       4,592,078       2,078,099       -       -       20,700,466  
                                                         
Net income (loss)
    3,724,359       1,764,726       1,015,818       1,091,074       (1,322,504 )     -       6,273,473  
                                                         
Total assets
    29,093,904       26,039,074       13,086,816       6,780,853       75,222,029       -       150,222,676  
                                                         
   
For the three months ended September 30, 2010
         
   
Continuing operations
   
Discontinued
operations
         
   
Fishery
Development
Division
   
HU Plantation
Division
   
Organic
Fertilizer and
Bread Grass
Division
   
Cattle Farm Development
Division
   
Corporate and
others
   
Dairy
Production
Division
   
Total
 
    $     $     $     $     $     $     $  
                                                         
Revenue
    1,320,223       3,509,397       683,967       -       -       9,669,581       15,183,168  
                                                         
Net income (loss)
    845,161       1,849,860       211,535       -       (77,462 )     3,599,034       6,428,128  
                                                         
Total assets
    15,811,315       15,687,210       3,356,686.00       -       18,244,608       44,653,524       97,753,343  

 
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3. SEGMENT INFORMATION (CONTINUED)

   
For the nine months ended September 30, 2011
       
   
Continuing operations
   
Discontinued
operations
       
   
Fishery
Development
Division
   
HU Plantation
Division
   
Organic
Fertilizer and
Bread Grass
Division
   
Cattle Farm Development
Division
   
Corporate and
others
   
Dairy
Production
Division
   
Total
 
   
$
   
$
   
$
   
$
   
$
   
$
   
$
 
                                           
Revenue
    14,905,109       4,462,640       8,126,943       3,032,675       -       -       30,527,367  
                                                         
Net income (loss)
    6,190,049       2,318,151       1,839,163       1,364,432       (4,455,348 )     10,203,951       17,460,398  
                                                         
Total assets
    29,093,904       26,039,074       13,086,816       6,780,853       43,453,049       -       118,453,696  
                                                         
   
For the nine months ended September 30, 2010
         
   
Continuing operations
   
Discontinued
operations
         
   
Fishery
Development
Division
   
HU Plantation
Division
   
Organic
Fertilizer and
Bread Grass
Division
   
Cattle Farm Development
Division
   
Corporate and
others
   
Dairy
Production
Division
   
Total
 
   
$
   
$
   
$
   
$
   
$
   
$
   
$
 
                                                         
Revenue
    2,015,753       3,509,397       683,968       -       -       18,356,639       24,565,757  
                                                         
Net income (loss)
    1,513,335       1,542,488       211,535       -       (7,325,148 )     6,989,091       2,931,301  
                                                         
Total assets
    15,811,315       15,687,210       3,356,686       -       18,244,748       44,653,524       97,753,483  

4. INCOME TAXES

United States of America

SIAF was incorporated in the United States of America. SIAF has no trading operations in United States of America and no US corporate tax has been provided in the financial statements of SIAF.

China

Beginning January 1, 2008, the new Enterprise Income Tax (“EIT”) law replaced the existing laws for Domestic Enterprises (“DEs”) and Foreign Invested Enterprises (“FIEs”). The new standard EIT rate of 25% replaced the 33% rate currently applicable to both DEs and FIEs. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that the new EIT will have on its financial condition. Beginning January 1, 2008, China unified the corporate income tax rule on foreign invested enterprises and domestic enterprises. The unified corporate income tax rate is 25%.

 
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Under new tax legislation of China beginning January 2008, the agriculture, dairy and fishery sectors are exempted from enterprise income taxes.

No EIT has been provided in the financial statements of CA, ZX, JHST, HSA and SJAP since they are exempted from EIT for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 as they are within the agriculture, dairy and fishery sectors and ZX had been disrecognized as a subsidiary since January 1, 2011.

Belize and Malaysia
 
CA, CS and CH are international business companies incorporated in Belize, and are exempted from corporation tax of Belize.

All sales invoices of CA were issued by its representative office in Malaysia and its trading and service activities are conducted in China. As the Malaysia tax law imposed on a territorial basis and not on a worldwide basis, CA’s income is not subject to Malaysia corporation tax.

No Belize and Malaysia corporation tax have been provided in the financial statements of CA for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010.

Hong Kong

No Hong Kong profits tax has been provided in the financial statements of PMH and TRW, since they did not earn any assessable profits for the for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 and PHM was dissolved on January 28, 2011.

Macau

No Macau Corporation tax has been provided in the financial statements of HYT, APWAM and MEIJI since they did not earn any assessable profits for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 and HYT had been disrecognized as a subsidiary since January 1, 2011.

5. NET INCOME FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

On February 15, 2011 and on March 29, 2011, the Company entered the agreement and memorandum of understanding, respectively to sell 100% equity interest in HYT group (including HYT and ZX) to Mr. Xin Ming Sun, a director of ZhongXingNong Nu Co., Ltd for $45,000,000 with the effective date of the sale of subsidiaries being January 1, 2011. HYT group contributed revenue and net income from the Dairy Production Division. Prior to sale of HYT group, the Dairy Production Division represented a separate business segment. The disposal group has been treated as discontinued operations in the financial statements of the Company. The post-tax result of the Dairy Production Division has been disclosed as a discontinued operations in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income.

 
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Nine months ended
   
Nine months ended
 
   
Note
 
September 30, 2011
   
September 30, 2010
 
       
(Unaudited)
   
(Unaudited)
 
        $     $  
Revenue
        -       18,356,639  
                     
Cost of goods sold
        -       8,375,683  
                     
Gross profit
        -       9,980,956  
                     
General and administrative expenses
        -       (728,829 )
Net income from operations
        -       9,252,127  
                     
Interest expense
        -       (285,540 )
Net income  before income taxes
        -       8,966,587  
                     
Gain from sale of  discontinued operations
 
(a)
    10,203,951       -  
Net income  before income taxes
        10,203,951       8,966,587  
Provision for income taxes
        -       -  
Net income from discontinued operations
        10,203,951       8,966,587  
Less: Net income attributable to the non - controlling interest
        -       (1,801,178 )
Net income from discontinued operations attributable to the Sino Agro Food, Inc. and subsidiaries
        10,203,951       7,165,409  

5. NET INCOME FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)

(a)
 
Net gain on sale of subsidiaries, HYT and ZX
             
               
Nine months ended
 
     
Note
       
September 30, 2011
 
                   
          $     $  
   
Consideration received and receivable
(b)
            45,000,000  
   
Net assets of HYT and ZX group as of December 31, 2010 disposed of
(c)
    47,985,152          
   
Less: Non controlling interest  of ZX as of December 31, 2010
      (9,737,929 )        
                    38,247,223  
                    6,752,777  
   
Cumulative exchange gain in respect of net assets of subsidiares reclassified from other comprehensive income to net gain on sale  of subsidiaries
              3,451,174  
   
Net gain on sale of  subsidiaries, HYT and ZX
              10,203,951  

Sale proceeds of HYT and ZX were not subject to business tax of PRC and income tax of PRC and Macau.

 
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(b)
 
Consideration received
     
       
Nine months ended
 
       
September 30, 2011
 
       
$
 
   
Consideration received in cash and cash equivalents
    10,526,095  
   
Disposal proceeds receivable from sale of subsidiaries
    34,473,905  
   
Total consideration proceeds
    45,000,000  

6. NET INCOME FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)

(c)
 
Analysis of consolidated assets and liabilities of subsidiaries, HYT and ZX as of December 31, 2010
 
       
December 31, 2010
 
       
$
 
   
ASSETS
     
   
Current assets
     
   
Cash and cash equivalents
    3,137,885  
   
Inventories
    7,495,794  
   
Deposits and prepaid expenses
    8,874,285  
   
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts
    6,044,666  
   
Other receivables
    2,069,514  
   
Total current assets
    27,622,144  
   
Property and equipment
       
             
   
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation
    14,612,953  
   
Goodwill
    11,275,060  
   
Land use rights, net of accumulated amortization
    9,441,158  
   
Total property and equipment
    35,329,171  
             
   
Total assets
    62,951,315  
             
   
Less:  LIABILITIES
       
             
   
Current liabilities
       
   
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
    22,409  
   
Other payables
    11,167,319  
   
Total current liabilities
    11,189,728  
             
   
Other liabilities
       
   
Long term debt
    3,776,435  
             
   
Total liabilities
    14,966,163  
   
Net assets of subsidiaries, HYT and ZX as of December 31,  2010 disposed of
    47,985,152  

 
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6. NET INCOME FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)
 
(d)
 
Net cash outflow on sale of  subsidiaries, HYT and ZX
     
       
Nine months ended
 
       
September 30, 2011
 
       
$
 
           
   
Less: cash and cash equivalents balance disposed of
    (3,137,885 )
   
Net cash outflow on sale of subsidiaries, HYT and ZX
    (3,137,885 )

(e)
 
Detailed cash flow from discontinued operations
             
         
Nine months ended
   
Nine months ended
 
     
Note
 
September 30, 2011
   
September 30, 2010
 
         
(Unaudited)
   
(Unaudited)
 
         
$
   
$
 
                   
   
Cash flows from operating activities
             
   
Net income for the period
      10,203,951       8,966,587  
                       
   
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operations:
                 
   
Depreciation
      -       449,919  
   
Amortization
      -       390,662  
   
Net gain of sale of subsidiaries, HYT and ZX
      (10,203,951 )     -  
   
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
                 
   
Increase in inventories
      -       (2,023,799 )
   
Increase in deposits and prepaid expenses
      -       (2,571,852 )
   
Increase  in  other payables
      -       123,320  
   
Decrease in accounts payable
              (549,014 )
   
Decrease in accounts  receivable
      -       4,826,739  
   
Decrease in other receivables
      -       1,434,678  
   
Net cash provided by operating activities
      -       11,047,240  
   
Cash flows from investing activities
                 
   
Net cash outflow on sale of  subsidiaries, HYT and ZX
6(d)
    (3,137,885 )     -  
   
Acquisition of property and equipment
              (3,291,605 )
   
Payment for acquisition of land use rights
      -       (1,157,278 )
   
Payment for construction in progress
      -       (244,806 )
   
Net cash used in investing activities
      (3,137,885 )     (4,693,689 )
   
Cash flows from financing activities
                 
   
Repayment of long term debts
      -       (3,154,338 )
   
Net cash used in financing activities
      -       (3,154,338 )
                       
   
Effects on exchange rate changes on cash
      -       477,379  
   
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents
      (3,137,885 )     3,676,592  
                       
   
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
      3,137,885       2,037,949  
                       
   
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
      -       5,714,541  
                       
   
Supplementary disclosures of cash flow information:
                 
   
Cash paid for interest
      -       235,826  
   
Cash paid for income taxes
      -       -  
   
Non - cash transactions
                 
   
Disposal proceeds receivable of sale of subsidiaries, HYT and ZX
      17,973,905       -  

 
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7. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

   
September 30, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
 
   
$
   
$
 
             
Cash and bank balances
    1,522,509       3,890,026  

8. INVENTORIES

 As of September 30, 2011, inventories are as follows:

   
September 30, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
 
   
$
   
$
 
             
Bread grass
    47,525       54,096  
Beef cattle
    298,279       3,338,237  
Organic fertilizer
    239,932       56,593  
Raw materials for bread grass and organic fertilizer
    404,336       141,839  
Raw materials for HU plantation
    -       64,353  
Immature seeds
    835,035       801,596  
Harvested HU plantation
    43,084       199,234  
Unharvested HU plantation
    78,286       29,079  
Forage for milk cows and consumable
    -       4,228,100  
      1,946,477       8,913,127  

9. DEPOSITS AND PREPAID EXPENSES

   
September 30, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
 
   
$
   
$
 
             
Deposits for:-
           
-  acquisition of land use rights
    4,453,665       4,453,665  
-  inventory purchases
    3,169,985       648,303  
- lease agreements
    -       2,129  
-  materials used for construction in progress
    -       251,329  
Prepaids for employee compensaion and professional fees
    3,208,586       -  
Prepaids for purchases of milk cows, dairy farm  and  containers
    -       8,874,285  
      10,832,236       14,229,711  

 
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10.
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

The company has performed an analysis on all of its accounts receivable and determined that all amounts are collectible by the company. As such, all trade receivables are reflected as a current asset and no allowance for bad debt has been recorded as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010. Bad debts written off for the period ended September 30, 2011 and year ended December 31, 2010 are $0.

Aging analysis of accounts receivable is as follows:

   
September 30, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
 
   
$
   
$
 
             
0 - 30 days
    16,641,415       5,083,928  
31 - 90 days
    3,538,846       175,843  
91 - 120 days
    4,149,610       1,093,642  
over 120 days and less than 1 year
    335,005       6,450,358  
over 1 year
    6,571,639       8,459,044  
      31,236,515       21,262,815  
Less:  amounts reclassified as long term accounts receivable
    (6,571,639 )     (8,459,044 )
      24,664,876       12,803,771  

11. OTHER RECEIVABLES

   
September 30, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
 
   
$
   
$
 
             
Due from employees
    3,450,242       374,622  
Disposal proceeds  receivable from  sale of subsidiaries
    17,973,905       -  
Due from third parties
    2,008,562       2,636,966  
Due from HYT
    10,434,519       -  
Temporary payments for potential investment
    956,092       956,092  
      34,823,320       3,967,680  
 
 Due from employees and third parties are unsecured, interest free and without fixed terms of repayment. Due from employees are the amounts advanced for handling business transactions on behalf of the Company, and are reconciled once the business transactions have been completed. Due from HYT is an amount owned which is unsecured, interest free and will be repayable within one year.
  
Disposal proceeds receivable from sale of subsidiaries is due from Mr. Xi Ming Sun, a director of ZhongXingNong Nu Co., Ltd, with $27,026,095 being collected during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 leaving an outstanding balance of $17,973,905 as of September 30, 2011.
  
 
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12. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

   
September 30, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
 
   
$
   
$
 
             
Milk cows
    -       7,659,263  
Plant and machinery
    1,855,068       11,604,975  
Structure and leasehold improvements
    27,211       110,801  
Mature seeds
    503,663       498,824  
Furniture and equipment
    754,159       263,981  
Motor vehicles
    106,298       47,568  
      3,246,399       20,185,412  
                 
Less: Accumulated depreciation
    (557,256 )     (3,029,630 )
Net booking value
    2,689,143       17,155,782  

Depreciation expense was $53,485 and $281,523 for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Depreciation expense was $139,241 and $1,268,409 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

13.
CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS

   
September 30, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
 
   
$
   
$
 
             
Construction in progress
           
- Oven room for production of dried flowers
    819,852       479,559  
- Organic fertilizer and bread grass production plant
    2,009,214       1,751,916  
- Shenghua Yili office buildings
    26,436       -  
      2,855,502       2,231,475  

14.
LAND USE RIGHTS
  
Private ownership of land is not permitted in the PRC.  Instead, the Company has leased several lots of land. The cost of the first lot of land use rights acquired in 2007 was $6,194,505 which consisted of 1,985.06 acres in the Hebei Province and the leases expire in 2036, 2051, 2067 and 2077. The costs of the second lot of land use rights acquired in 2007 in the Guangdong Province, PRC was $6,408,289 and consists of 174.94 acres and the lease expires in 2067. The cost of the third lot of land use rights acquired in 2008 in the Guangdong Province, PRC was $764,128 which consists of 33.68 acres and the lease expires in 2068. The cost of the fourth lot of land use rights acquired in 2010 in the Hebei  Province, PRC was $3,223,411 which consisted of 825.00 acres and the lease expires in 2066. The first lot of land use rights with the original cost of $6,194,505 and the fourth lot of land use rights with the original cost of $3,223,411 were disposed upon sale of a subsidiary of ZX. The cost of the fifth and sixth lot of land use rights acquired in 2011 were for $7,042,831 and $4,848,146, respectively  which consisted of 92.78 acres  in the Guangdong Province, PRC and both leases  expire in 2037. The cost of the seventh lot of land use rights acquired in 2011 was $35,405,750 which consisted of 279.50 acres in the Hunan Province, PRC and the leases expire in 2061.

 
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14.
LAND USE RIGHTS (CONTINUED)

Land use rights are amortized on the straight line basis over their respective lease periods. The lease period of agriculture land is 30 to 60 years.
   
September 30, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
 
   
$
   
$
 
             
Cost
    56,096,195       18,776,139  
Less: Accumulated amortization
    (823,921 )     (1,946,729 )
Net book value
    55,272,274       16,829,410  

Amortization of land use rights was $306,405 and $1,108,360 for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Amortization of land use rights was $435,049 and $1,781,496 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

15. GOODWILL

Goodwill represents the fair value of the assets acquired the acquisitions over the cost of the assets acquired. It is stated at cost less accumulated impairment losses. Management tests goodwill for impairment on an annual basis or when impairment indicators arise. In these instances, the Company recognizes an impairment loss when it is probable that the estimated cash flows are less than the carrying value of the assets. To date, no such impairment loss has been recorded. On February 15, 2011 and on March 29, 2011, the Company entered the agreement and memorandum of understanding, respectively to sell its 100% equity interest in HYT group (including HYT and ZX) for $45,000,000. Net amount of goodwill attributable to HYT group amounting to $11,275,060 was disposed accordingly.

   
September 30, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
 
   
$
   
$
 
             
Goodwill
    724,940       38,444,099  
Less: Accumulated impairment losses
    -       (26,444,099 )
Net carrying amount
    724,940       12,000,000  

16. PROPRIETARY TECHNOLOGIES

By an agreement dated November 12, 2008, TRW acquired an enzyme technology master license, registered under a China patent, for the manufacturing of livestock feed and bio-organic fertilizer and its related labels for $8,000,000.

    September 30, 2011    
December 31, 2010
 
   
$
   
$
 
             
Proprietary technologies
    8,000,000       8,000,000  
Less: Accumulated amortisation
    (960,548 )     (712,117 )
Net carrying amount
    7,039,452       7,287,883  

 
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Amortization of proprietary technologies was $79,692 and $79,794 for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Amortization of proprietary technologies was $257,786 and $239,383 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. No impairment of proprietary technologies has been identified by management.

17. UNCONSOLIDATED EQUITY INVESTEE

On February 11, 2011. CA applied to form a corporate joint venture, Enping City Bi Tao A Power Prawn Culture Development Co. Limited (“EBTPCD”), incorporated in the People’s Republic of China. CA has the right to take up up to 75% equity interest in EBTPCD. EBTPCD has not commenced its business of cultivation of prawn.

On February 28, 2011, TRW applied to form a corporate joint venture, Enping City Bi Tao A Power Fishery Development Co., Limited (“EBAPCD”), incorporated in the People’s Republic of China. TRW had 25% equity interest in EBAPCD. As of September 30, 2011, the Company invested $1,256,555 in EBAPCD and it has commenced its business of cultivation of fish.
     
On April 15th, 2011, MEIJI applied to form a corporate joint venture, Enping City A Power Cattle Farm Co., Limited (“ECF”), incorporated in the People’s Republic of China. MEIJI had 25% equity interest in ECF. As of September 30, 2011, the Company has not invested an amount in ECF and ECF had not commenced its operations.

18. VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITY

On Septembter 28, 2009, APWAM acquired the PMH’s 45% equity interest in the Sino - Foreign joint venture company, Qinghai Sanjiang A Power Agriculture Co. Limited (“SJAP”), which was incorporated in the People’s Republic of China. As of December 31, 2010, the Company has invested $1,168,829 into this joint venture. SJAP has not commenced its business of the manufacturing of organic fertilizer, livestock feed, and beef cattle and plantation of crops and pastures. On December 31, 2010, the Company evaluated VIE testing results and concluded that the Company is the primary beneficiary of SJAP’s expected losses or residual returns and SJAP qualifies as a VIE of the Company. As result, the company had consolidated SJAP as a VIE of the Company, and the investment of $2,251,359 was eliminated in the consolidated financial statements.

Continuous assessment of its VIE relationship with SJAP

The Company may have a controlling financial interest in an entity through an arrangement that does not involve voting interests, such as a variable interest entity (“VIE”). The Company evaluates entities deemed to be VIEs using a risk and rewards model to determine whether to consolidate. A VIE is an entity (1) that has total equity at risk that is not sufficient to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support from other entities, (2) where the group of equity holders does not have the power to direct the activities of the entity that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance, or the obligation to absorb the entity’s expected losses or the right to receive the entity’s expected residual returns, or both, or (3) where the voting rights of some investors are not proportional to their obligations to absorb the expected losses of the entity, their rights to receive the expected residual returns of the entity, or both, and substantially all of the entity’s activities either involve or are conducted on behalf of an investor that has disproportionately few voting rights.

 
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The Company also quantitatively and qualitatively examined if SJAP is considered a VIE. Qualitative analyses considered the extent to which the nature of its variable interest exposed the Company to losses. For quantitative analyses, the Company also used internal cash flow models to determine if SJAP was a VIE and, if so, whether the Company was the primary beneficiary. The projection of these cash flows and probabilities thereof requires significant management judgment because of the inherent limitations that relate to the use of historical data for the projection of future events.
 
On September 30, 2011, the Company evaluated the above VIE testing results and concluded that the Company is the primary beneficiary of SJAP ’s expected losses or residual returns and SJAP qualifies as a VIE of the Company.

18. VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITY (CONTINUED)

The reasons for the consolidation of SJAP as a VIE are as follows:

 
·
Originally, the board of directors of Sanjiang A Power (SJAP) consisted of 7 members; 3 appointees from Qinghai Sanjiang( one of stockholder), 1 from Garwor (one of stockholder), and 3 from the Company such that the Company did not have majority interest represented in the board of directors of SJAP.
 
 
·
On May 7, 2010, Qinghai Sanjiang sold and transferred its equity interest in SJAP to Garwor. The aforesaid sale and transfer was approved by the State Administration for Industry And Commerce of Xining City Government of the People’s Republic of China.
 
Consequently Garwor and the Company agreed that the new board of directors of SJAP would consist of 3 members; 1 appointee from Garwor and 2 appointees from the Company, such that the Company now had a majority interest in the board of directors of SJAP. Also, and in accordance with the Company’s Sino Joint Venture Agreement, the financial officer of SJAP was appointed by SIAF’s management.
 
As result, the financial statements of SJAP were included in the consolidated financial statements of the Company.

19.
LICENSE RIGHTS

Pursuant to an agreement dated August 1, 2006 between Infinity Environmental Group Limited (“Infinity”) and the Company, the Company was granted an A Power Technology License with a condition that the Company was required to pay the license fee covering 500 units of APM as performance payment to Infinity on or before July 31, 2008 and this performance payment of 500 units of APM would be allowed to be deduct from any future sales of the APM units (i.e. this performance payment was contrasted later on with the sales of the 500 APM units sold to Client 1, as such CA did not need to pay to Infinity for the sales of its first 500 APM units). This license allows the Company to develop service, manage and supply A Power Technology Farms in the PRC using the A Power Technology, but subject to a condition that the Company is required to pay a license fee to Infinity once the Company has sold the license to its customer. Under the said license, the Company has the right to authorize developers and/or joint venture partners to develop A Power Technology Farms in the PRC. Infinity is a company incorporated in Australia.

 
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20.
OTHER PAYABLES

   
September 30, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
 
   
$
   
$
 
             
Due to third parties
    1,454,444       1,077,738  
Due to related parties
    1,409       223,884  
Due to employees and others
    176,123       110,668  
Land use rights payable
    21,332,904       -  
      22,964,880       1,412,290  

Due to third parties, related parties, employees and others are unsecured, interest free and have no fixed terms of repayment.

20.
COSTS AND ESTIMATED EARNINGS IN EXCESS OF BILLINGS ON UNCOMPLETED CONTRACTS/ BILLINGS ON UNCOMPLETED CONTRACTS IN EXCESS OF COSTS AND ESTIMATED EARNINGS

 
(i)
The net liabilities/(assets) position for contracts in progress consisted of the following at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010:

   
September 30, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
 
   
$
   
$
 
             
Billings
    16,183,547       -  
Less:  Costs
    (5,985,038 )     -  
Estimated earnings
    (7,072,226 )     -  
Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts
    3,126,283       -  

 
(ii)
      

   
September 30, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
 
   
$
   
$
 
             
Billings
    13,175,849       -  
Less:  Costs
    (4,438,937 )     -  
Estimated earnings
    (5,586,877 )     -  
Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts
    3,150,035       -  
 
 
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(iii)
 

   
September 30, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
 
   
$
   
$
 
             
Costs
    1,546,101       -  
Estimated earnings
    1,485,349       -  
Less:  Billings
    (3,007,698 )     -  
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts
    23,752       -  

21.
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

On March 23, 2010, the Company authorized 100 shares of Series A preferred stock at $0.001 par value. As of the same date, 100 shares of Series A preferred stock were issued at $1 per share for cash in the amount of $100.

On various dates through January 1, 2010 to September 30, 2010,(i) 11,932,000 shares of common stock were issued for $10,879,130 at stated value in settlement of debts due to third parties; (ii)2,190,002 shares of common stock were voided for $nil.

21.
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (CONTINUED)
  
On March 22, 2010, the Company authorized 10,000,000 shares of Series B convertible preferred stock at $0.001 at par value. Series B convertible  preferred stock is redeemable, the stockholders are not entitled to receive any dividend and voting rights but are entitled to rank senior over common stockholders on liquidation, and can convert to common stock on a one for one basis at any time. On June 26, 2010, 7,000,000 shares of common stock were cancelled and the Company issued 7,000,000 shares of Series B convertible preferred stock of $1 per share. The company has authorized 10,000,000 shares of Series B convertible preferred stock with 7,000,000 and 0 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.
  
Series A preferred stock stockholders

(i)    are not entitled to receive any dividend;

(ii)   vote together with the shares of Common Stock of the Corporation as a single class and, regardless of the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock outstanding and as long as at least one of such shares of Series A Preferred Stock is outstanding, shall represent eighty percent (80%) of all votes entitled to be voted at any annual or special meeting of shareholders of the Corporation or action by written consent of shareholders. Each outstanding share of the Series A Preferred Stock shall represent its proportionate share of the 80% which is allocated to the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock.

(iii)  are entitled to rank senior over common stockholders , other class or Series B convertible preferred stockholders on liquidation. The company has authorized 100 shares of Series A preferred stock with 100 and 0 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.

On May 4, 2010, the Company issued employees a total of 497,059 shares of common stock valued at fair value of $1.00 per share for $497,059 as stock based compensation. On October 30, 2010, the Company issued employees a total of 22,500 shares of common stock valued at fair value of $1.50 per share for $33,750 as stock based compensation. The Company recognized $530,809 of stock based compensation relating to these transactions.
 
During the nine months ended September 30, 2011,(i) the Company reacquired 1,000,000 shares of treasury stock for $1,250,0000 at price $1.25 per share; (ii) the Company issued 3,382,329 shares of common stock for $4,550,369 at values ranging from $0.82 to $1.50 per share to settle debts due to third parties; (iii) the Company purchased 1,000,000 shares for $780,000 at price $0.78 for cancellation; (iv) the Company issued employees a total of 2,760,729 shares of common stock valued at fair value of range from $0.895 per share to $1.01per share; (v) the Company issued 1,800,000 shares of common stock to certain companies for consulting services for the benefit of the Company at $0.895 per share; and (v) the Company issued 1,000,000 shares for $820,000 at $0.82 to third parties to raise share capital.
 
 
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22.
BANK BORROWINGS

There are no provisions in the group’s bank borrowings that would accelerate repayment of debt as a result of a change in credit ratings or a material adverse change in the Company’s business.

Name of bank
 
Interest rate
 
Term
 
Security
 
Amount
 
               
September 30, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
 
                $     $  
                               
Agricultural Development Bank of China
    6.75 %
4/29/2007-4/28/2012
 
Corporate guarantee by third party
    -       3,776,435  

23.
OBLIGATION UNDER OPERATING LEASES

The Company leases (i) 2,178 square feet of agriculture space used for offices, currently with a monthly rent of $479 in Enping City, Guangdong Province, PRC, and the lease expires on March 31, 2014 and (ii)2,300 square feet of office space in Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, PRC, currently with a monthly rent of $4,238 and the lease expires on October 15, 2012.

Lease expense was $28,182 and $28,182 for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Lease expense was $84,546 and $84,546 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

The future minimum lease payments as of September 30, 2011, are as follows:

   
September 30, 2011
 
   
$
 
       
Year ended December 31,2011
    14,091  
Year ended December 31,2012
    56,364  
Year ended December 31,2013
    5,160  
Year ended December 31,2014
    5,160  
Thereafter
    -  
      80,775  

 
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24.
STOCK BASED COMPENSATION

On May 4, 2010, the Company issued employees a total of 497,059 shares of common stock valued at fair value of $1.00 per share for $497,059 value as stock based compensation. On October 30, 2010, the Company issued employees a total of 22,500 shares of common stock valued at fair value of $1.50 per share for $33,750 as stock based compensation. The Company recognized $530,809 of stock based compensation as this was the dollars amount of the service rendered to the Company .

On July 1, 2011 and July 11, 2011, the Company issued employees a total of 2,760,729 shares of common stock valued from $0.895 per share to $1.00 per share.

On July 11, 2011, the Company issued 1,800,000 shares of common stock to certain company for consulting services for the benefit of the Company at the fair value of $0.895 per share.

 
 The Company calculated stock based compensation of $4,278,114 and recognized $1,069,528 for the three months ended and nine months ended September 30, 2011. As of September 30, 2011, the deferred compensation balance was $3,208,586, and the deferred compensation balance of $3,208,586 is being amortized over 9 months beginning October 1, 2011.

25.
CONTINGENCIES

As of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the Company did not have any pending claims, charges, or litigation that it expects would have a material adverse effect on its consolidated balance sheets, consolidated statements of incomes and comprehensive income or cash flows.

26.
GAIN (LOSS) ON EXTINGUISHMENT OF DEBTS

The Company entered several agreements with third parties to settle debts by issuance of the Company’s common stock. The shares issued by the Company were valued at the trading price of the stock on the date the shares were issued. The Company has reported $49,265 and $0 as gain on the extinguishment of debts for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The Company has reported an gain on the extinguishment of debts in the amount of $631,691 and a loss on the extinguishment of debts in the amount of $6,151,180 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010.

 
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27.
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

In addition to the transactions and balances as disclosed elsewhere in these consolidated financial statements, during the year, the Company had the following significant related party transactions:-

Name of related party
 
Nature of transactions
     
Mr. Solomon Yip Kun Lee, Chairman
 
Included in due to a director, due to Mr. Solomon Yip Kun Lee is $1,693,662 and $926,196 as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 respectively. The amount is unsecured, interest free and has no fixed term of repayment.
     
Mr. Xi Ming Sun, director of ZhongXingNong Nu Co., Ltd
 
During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Company sold its 100% equity interest in HYT group (including HYT and ZX) for $45,000,000.
     
   
Included in other receivables, due from Mr. Xi Ming Sun is $17,973,905 and $0 as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 respectively. The amount is unsecured, interest free and has fixed term of repayment.
     
   
Included in other payables, due to Mr. Xi Ming Sun is $0 and $213,223 as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 respectively. The amount is unsecured, interest free and has no fixed term of repayment.
     
Mr. Yi Lin Zhao, director of Qinghai Sanjiang A Power Agriculture Co., Ltd
 
Included in other payables, due to Mr. Yi Lin Zhao is $0 and $19,661 as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 respectively. The amount is unsecured, interest free and has no fixed term of repayment.
     
Mr. Xiang Jun Fang , director of Jiang Men City Heng Sheng Tai Agriculture Development Co. Ltd, subsidiary of the Company
 
Included in other payables, due to Mr. Xiang Jun Fang is $1,409 and $0 as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 respectively. The amount is unsecured, interest free and has no fixed term of repayment.
     
Mr. Rui Xiong He , director of Jiang Men City Heng Sheng Tai Agriculture Development Co. Ltd, subsidiary of the Company
 
During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, Mr. Rui Xiong He sold his land use rights to the Company for $7,042,831.
     
Enping Bi Tao A Power Prawn Culture Development Co., Ltd (under application), equity investee
 
During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Company entered into a prawn farm contract with Enping Bi Tao A Power Prawn Culture Development Co., Ltd (under application) with billings amount of $8,6650,980 and recognized income of $3,179,113 .
     
   
Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contract, due to Enping Bi Tao A Power Prawn Culture Development Co. Ltd (under application) is $1,934,704 and $0 as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively. The amount is unsecured, interest free and has no fixed term of repayment.
     
Enping City Bi Tao A Power Fishery Development Co., Limited (under application), equity investee
 
During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Company entered into a fishery farm contract with Enping Bi Tao A Power Fishery Development Co., Ltd (under application) with billings amount of $4,509,869 and recognized income of $2,407,764.
     
   
Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contract, due to Enping Bi Tao A Power Fishery Development Co., Ltd (under application) is $1,215,331 and $0 as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively. The amount is unsecured, interest free and has no fixed term of repayment.
 
 
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27.
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (CONTINUED)

Enping City A Power Cattle Farm Co., Limited, equity investee
 
During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Company entered into a cattle farm contract with Enping Bi Tao A Power Cattle Farm Co., Ltd (under application) with billings amount of $3,007,699 and recognized income of $1,485,349.
     
 
  
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contract, due to Enping Bi Tao A Power Cattle Farm Co., Ltd (under application) is $23,752 and $0 as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively. The amount is unsecured, interest free and has no fixed term of repayment.

28.
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On October 26, 2011, the Company announced a dividend at $0.01 for every issued and outstanding share, payable to the shareholders of record of October 31, 2011 with an expected payment date of November 15, 2011.

 
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

You should read the following discussion together with our consolidated financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. This discussion contains forward-looking statements, which involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results may differ materially from those we currently anticipate as a result of many factors.

Forward Looking Statements

Some of the information in this section contains forward-looking statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. You can identify these statements by forward-looking words such as "may," "will," "expect," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate" and "continue," or similar words. You should read statements that contain these words carefully because they:

 
discuss our future expectations;
 
contain projections of our future results of operations or of our financial condition; and
 
state other "forward-looking" information.

We believe it is important to communicate our expectations. However, there may be events in the future that we are not able to accurately predict or over which we have no control. Our actual results and the timing of certain events could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors, including those set forth under "Risk Factors," "Business" and elsewhere in this Report. See "Risk Factors."

Unless stated otherwise, the words “we,” “us,” “our,” “the Company” or “Sino Agro” in this Report collectively refers to the Company, Sino Agro Food, Inc.

The following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and the related notes, and other financial information included in this Report.

Our Management’s Discussion and Analysis contains not only statements that are historical facts, but also statements that are forward-looking (within the meaning of section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934). The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 is not available to us as a non-reporting issuer. Further, Section 27A(b)(2)(D) of the Securities Act and Section 21E(b)(2)(D) of the Securities Exchange Act expressly state that the safe harbor for forward looking statements does not apply to statements made in connection with an initial public offering.

Forward-looking statements are, by their very nature, uncertain and risky. These risks and uncertainties include international, national, and local general economic and market conditions; our ability to sustain, manage, or forecast growth; our ability to successfully make and integrate acquisitions; new product development and introduction; existing government regulations and changes in, or the failure to comply with, government regulating statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, the actual results and outcomes may differ materially from the results and outcomes discussed in the forward-looking statements. You are urged to carefully review and consider the various disclosures made by us in this report and in our other reports as we attempt to advise interested parties of the risks and factors that may affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations and prospects.
 
Overview

We are an integrated developer, producer and distributor of organic produce and agriculture/aquaculture products of high quality standards, with our subsidiaries operating in China.

Currently we are generating revenues from five (5) divisional businesses, among which a total of nine (9) profits centers are operating:

The Plantation Division: Enping site

A combination of businesses, both of Macau Eiji Company Limited (Macau EIJI) and Jiang Men City Heng Sheng Tai Agriculture Development Co. Ltd. (HST) operate the business of growing and processing of HU Flowers.

 
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Profit Center (1): Sales of fresh and processed HU Flowers.

The Fishery Division: Enping site

A combination of businesses, both of Capital Award Inc. (CA) and Enping City Bai Tao A Power Fishery Development Co. Ltd., operate the first APM Fish Farm with 600 Mu open Dam Fish Farm.

Profit Center (2): CA’s Consulting and On-site Services, and selling of fish in its capacity as Marketing and Sales agent.

Profit Center (3): Triway’s 25% equity interest in the Enping City Bai Tao A Power Fishery Development Co. Ltd which operates the business of the First APM Fish Farm.

Profit Center (4): CA’s selling of fish from the 600 Mu open-dam Fish Farm.

The 1stBeef Division: Xining site

Business operation - manufacturing of organic fertilizer, live-stock feed and rearing of Cattle by Qinghai Sanjiang A Power Agriculture Co. Ltd. (SJAP);

Profit Center (5): Selling of organic fertilizer

Profit Center (6): Selling of live-stock feed

Profit Center (7): Selling of cattle

Profit Center (8): Restaurant & Catering services (effective 15th November 2011)

The 2nd Beef Division: HunanLinli site

The combination of SJAP, Macau EIJI and a group of Chinese businessmen formed the new SJVC namely Hunan Shenghua A Power Agriculture Co. Ltd. (HSA).

Profit Center (9): Selling of Fertilizer (effective in November 2011).

The 3rd Beef Division: Enping site

The combination of Macau EIJI and another group of Chinese businessmen operates the first demonstration cattle farm at Enping that will be named Enping City A Power Cattle Farm Co. Ltd. pending on approval by the Authority.

Profit Center (9): Macau EIJI’s “Consulting and On-site services”.
 
Consolidated Results of Operations
 
Three Months ended September 30th, 2011 Compared to Three Months ended September30th, 2010

Revenue:

Revenue including continued and discontinued operations increased by $5,517,298 or 36.34% to $20,700,466 for the three months ended September 30, 2011 from $15,183,168 for the three months ended September 30, 2010. The increase was primarily due to the increase of revenue generated from the fishery, cattle farm, beef and the maturity of other sectors’ businesses improving their revenues even though the Company discontinued the dairy segment effective January 2011. The Company earned revenue $0 for the three months ended September 30, 2011 from the discontinued segment – dairy as compared with revenue of $9,669,581 for the three months ended September 30, 2010 from the discontinued segment - dairy.

 
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The following chart illustrates the changes by category from the three months ended September 30, 2011 to September 30, 2010.

Revenue
                 
   
2011
   
2010
       
Category
 
Q3
   
Q3
   
Difference
 
   
$
   
$
   
$
 
Fishery
    10,789,890       1,320,223       9,469,667  
                         
Dairy
    -       9,669,581       (9,669,581 )
                         
Plantation
    3,240,399       3,509,397       (268,998 )
                         
Cattle farm
    2,078,099       -       2,078,099  
                         
Beef
    4,592,078       683,967       3,908,111  
                         
Totals
    20,700,466       15,183,168       5,517,298  

Revenue – Fishery: Revenue from fishery increased by $9,469,667 or 717.27% from $1,320,223 for the three months ended September 30, 2010 to $10,789,890 for the three months ended September 30, 2011. The increase in fishery was primarily due to our increased contract service income from fishery and prawn development contract and sale of fish and prawn for the three months ended September 30, 2011 instead of consulting income and sale of fingerlings for the three months ended September 30, 2010.

Revenue – Dairy: Revenue from dairy decreased by $9,669,581 from $9,669,581 for the three months ended September 30, 2010 to $0 for the three months ended 30 September 30, 2011. The decrease in dairy was primarily due to the sale of the dairy segment in January of 2011.

Revenue – Plantation: Revenue from our plantation slightly decreased by $268,998 from $3,509,397 for the three months ended September 30, 2010 to $3,240,399 for the three months ended September 30, 2011. The slight decrease in plantation revenue was primarily due to a decrease in the harvest in the third quarter of 2011.

Revenue – Cattle farm: Revenue from cattle farm development increased by $2,078,099 from $0 for the three months ended September 30, 2010 to $2,078,099. The increase in cattle farm was primarily due to the commencement of our contract services in the cattle farm industry for the three months ended September 30, 2011.

Revenue - Beef: Revenue from beef increased by $3,908,111 from $683,967 for the three months ended September 30, 2010 to $4,592,078 for the three months ended September 30, 2011.

Cost of Goods Sold

Cost of goods sold included in continued and discontinued operations increased by $4,812,778 or 77.84% to $10,995,486 for the three months ended September 30, 2011 from $6,182,708 for the three months ended September 30, 2010. The increase was primarily due to the Company increasing its scale of operation from continued operations - fishery, plantation, cattle farm and beef for three months ended September 30, 2011as compared for the three months ended September 30, 2010. During the three months ended September 30, 2010 the cost of sales related to our discontinued operations – dairy segment amounted to $ 4,498,673 as compared to $0 for the quarter ended September 30, 2011.

 
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The following chart illustrates the changes by category from the three months ended September 30, 2011 to September 30, 2010.

Cost of Goods Sold
                 
                   
   
2011
   
2010
       
Category
 
Q3
   
Q3
   
Difference
 
   
$
   
$
   
$
 
Fishery
    7,000,004       472,112       6,527,892  
                         
Dairy
    -       4,498,673       (4,498,673 )
                         
Plantation
    858,473       999,954       (141,481 )
                         
Cattle farm
    926,423       -       926,423  
                         
Beef
    2,210,586       211,969       1,998,617  
                         
Totals
    10,995,486       6,182,708       4,812,778  

Cost of goods sold - Fishery. Cost of goods sold from fishery increased by $6,527,892 from $472,112 for the three months ended September 30, 2010 to $7,000,004 for the three months ended September 30, 2011. The increase in fishery was primarily due to an increase in the sales volume relating to fish and prawn and the development of contracting service for the three months ended September 30, 2011compared to the three months ended September 30, 2010.

Cost of goods sold - Dairy. Cost of goods sold from dairy decreased by $4,498,673 from $4,498.673 for the three months ended September 30, 2010 to $0 for the three months ended September 30, 2011. The decrease in dairy was primarily due to the sale of the dairy segment in January2011.

Cost of goods sold - Plantation. Cost of goods sold from our plantation slightly decreased by $141,481 from $999,954 for the three months ended September 30, 2010 to $858,473 for the three months ended September 30, 2011.This decrease in the cost of goods sold – plantation was primarily due to a decrease in the harvest in the third quarter of 2011.

Cost of goods sold - Cattle farm. Cost of goods sold from cattle farm development increased by $926,423 from $0 for the three months ended September 30, 2010 to $926,423. The increase in cattle farm was primarily due to the commencement of our contract services in the cattle farming industry during the second and third quarters of 2011.

Cost of goods sold - Beef. Cost of goods sold from beef increased by $1,998,617 from $211,969 for the three months ended September 30, 2010 to $2,210,586 for the three months ended September 30, 2011.

Gross Profit

Gross profit, including continued and discontinued operations, increased by $704,520 or 7.83% to $9,704,980 for the three months ended September 30, 2011 from $9,000,460 for the three months ended September 30, 2010. The increase was primarily due to the corresponding increase in revenues from fishery, cattle farm and beef operations.

 
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The following chart illustrates the changes by category from the three months ended September 30, 2011 to September 30, 2010.

Gross profit
                 
                   
   
2011
   
2010
       
Category
 
Q3
   
Q3
   
Difference
 
   
$
   
$
   
$
 
Fishery
    3,789,886       848,111       2,941,775  
                         
Dairy
    -       5,170,908       (5,170,908 )
                         
Plantation
    2,381,926       2,509,443       (127,517 )
                         
Cattle farm
    1,151,676       -       1,151,676  
                         
Beef
    2,381,492       471,998       1,909,494  
                         
Total
    9,704,980       9,000,460       704,520  

Gross profit - Fishery. Gross profit from fishery increased by $2,941,775 from $848,111 for the three months ended September 30, 2010 to $3,798,886 for the three months ended September 30, 2011. The increase in fishery was primarily due to our increased volume of sale of fish and prawn and development contracting services for the three months ended September 30, 2011 instead of consulting income and sale of fingerlings for the three months ended September 30, 2010.

Gross profit - Dairy. Gross profit from dairy decreased by $5,170,908 for the three months ended September 30, 2010 to $0 for the three months ended September 30, 2011. The decrease in dairy was primarily due to the sale of our dairy segment in January 2011.

Gross profit – Plantation: Gross profit from our plantation decreased by $127,517 from $2,509,443 for the three months ended September 30, 2010 to $2,381,296 for the three months ended September 30, 2011. The slight decrease in cost of goods sold – plantation was primarily due to a decrease in the harvest in the third quarter of 2011.

Gross profit - Cattle farm: Gross profit from cattle farm development increased by $1,151,676 from $0 for the three months ended September 30, 2010 to $1,151,676 for the three months ended September 30, 2011. The increase in cattle farm was primarily due to the commencement of our contract services in the cattle farming industry

Gross profit – Beef: Gross profit from beef increased by $1,909,494 from $471,998 for the three months ended September 30, 2010 to $2,381,492 for the three months ended September 30, 2011.

General and Administrative Expenses and Interest Expenses

General and Administrative expenses (including depreciation and amortization) in continuing operations increased by $1,487,158 or 672.69% to $1,708,235 for the three months ended September 30, 2011 from $221,077 for the three months ended September 30, 2010. The increase was primarily due to an increase of Office and Corporate expenses and wages and salaries amounting to $554,713 and $830,095, respectively.
 
 
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The following chart illustrates the changes by category from the three months ended September 30, 2011 to September 30, 2010.

General and Administrative Expenses and Interest Expenses

   
2011
   
2010
       
Category
 
Q3
   
Q3
   
Difference
 
   
$
   
$
   
$
 
Office and corporate expenses
    554,713       26,595       528,118  
                         
Wages and Salaries
    830,095       27,620       802,475  
                         
Traveling and related lodging
    31,592       936       30,656  
                         
Motor vehicles expenses and local transportation
    20,778       837       19,941  
                         
Entertainments and meals
    33,164       8,045       25,119  
                         
Others and miscellaneous
    75,244       9,987       65,257  
                         
Depreciation and amortization
    159,590       96,311       63,279  
                         
Sub-total
    1,705,176       170,331       1,534,845  
                         
Interest expenses
    3,059       50,746       (47,687 )
                         
Total
    1,708,235       221,077       1,487,158  

Gain on extinguishment of debts

The Company entered several agreements with third parties to settle debts by issuance of the Company’s common stock. The shares issued by the Company were valued at the trading price of the stock on the date the shares were issued. The Company has reported $49,265 and $0 as gain on the extinguishment of debts for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011 Compared to Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010

Revenue:

Revenue including continued and discontinued operations increased by $5,961,610 or 24.27% to $27,494,692 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 from $24,565,756 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010. The increase was primarily due to the increase of revenue generated from the fishery, HU plantation, cattle farm, beef and the maturity of other sectors’ businesses improving their revenues.

 
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The following chart illustrates the changes by category from the nine months ended September 30, 2011 to the same period ended September 30, 2010.
 
Revenue
                 
   
2011
   
2010
       
Category
 
Q1 -Q3
   
Q1 -Q3
   
Difference
 
   
$
   
$
   
$
 
Fishery
    14,905,109       2,015,753       12,889,356  
                         
Dairy
    -       18,356,639       (18,356,639 )
                         
Plantation
    4,462,640       3,509,397       953,243  
                         
Cattle farm
    3,032,675       -       3,032,675  
                         
Beef
    8,126,943       683,968       7,442,975  
                         
Totals
    30,527,367       24,565,757       5,961,610  

Revenue –Fishery: Revenue from fishery increased by $12,889,356 or 639.43% from $2,015,753 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 to $14,905,109 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. The increase in fishery was primarily due to our increase in revenue from the sale of fish and prawn and development contracting services for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 compared to the sale of fingerlings and consulting income for the nine months ended September 30, 2010.

Revenue –Dairy: Revenue from dairy decreased by $18,356,639 from $18,356,639 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 to $0 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. The decrease in dairy was primarily due to the sale of our dairy segment sold in January 2011.

Revenue –Plantation: Revenue from our plantation increased by $953,243 from $3,509,397 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 to $4,462,640 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 due to a better than average harvest in Q2.

Revenue – Cattle farm: Revenue from cattle farm development increased by $3,032,675 from $0 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 to $3,032,675. The increase in cattle farm revenue was primarily due to the commencement of our contracting services in the cattle farming industry for the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

Revenue – Beef: Revenue from beef increased by $7,442,975 from $683,968 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 to $8,126,943 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

Cost of Goods Sold
 
Cost of Goods Sold increased by $5,008,031 or 49.78% to $15,067,749 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 from $10,059,718 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010. The increase is attributable to the overall additional sales in the Fishery, Plantation and Beef categories.

 
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The following chart illustrates the changes by category from the nine months ended September 30, 2011 to the same period ended September 30, 2010.

Cost of Goods Sold
                 
   
2011
   
2010
       
Category
 
Q1 -Q3
   
Q1 -Q3
   
Difference
 
   
$
   
$
   
$
 
Fishery
    8,606,585       472,111       8,134,474  
                         
Dairy
    -       8,375,683       (8,375,683 )
                         
Plantation
    1,289,870       999,955       289,915  
                         
Cattle farm
    1,546,897       -       1,546,897  
                         
Beef
    3,624,397       211,969       3,412,428  
                         
Totals
    15,067,749       10,059,718       5,008,031  

Cost of goods sold –Fishery. Cost of goods sold from fishery increased by $8,134,474 from $472,111 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 to $8,606,585 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. The increase in fishery was primarily due to cost of goods sold from the sale of fish and prawn and development contracting services for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 against for the nine months ended September 30, 2010.

Cost of goods sold –Dairy. Cost of goods sold from dairy decreased by $8,375,683 from $8,375,683 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 to $0 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. The decrease in dairy was primarily due to the sale of our dairy segment in January2011.

Cost of goods sold –Plantation. Cost of goods sold from our plantation increased slightly by $289,915 from $999,955 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 to $1,289,870 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

Cost of goods sold – Cattle farm. Cost of goods sold from cattle farm development increased by $1,546,897 from $0 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 to $1,546,897 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. The increase in cattle farm was primarily due to the commencement of our contracting services in the cattle farming industry for the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

Cost of goods sold – Beef. Cost of goods sold from beef increased by $3,412,428 from $211,969 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 to $3,624,397 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011.
Gross Profit
 
Gross Profit increased by $933,579 or 6.57% to $15,459,618 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 from $13,973,840 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010. The decrease was primarily due to discontinuation of dairy segment.

 
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The following chart illustrates the changes by category between the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and the same period ended September 30, 2010.
 
Gross profit
                 
   
2011
   
2010
       
Category
 
Q1 -Q3
   
Q1 -Q3
   
Difference
 
   
$
   
$
   
$
 
Fishery
    6,298,524       1,543,642       4,754,882  
                         
Dairy
    -       9,980,956       (9,980,956 )
                         
Plantation
    3,172,770       2,509,442       663,328  
                         
Cattle farm
    1,485,778       -       1,485,778  
                         
Beef
    4,502,546       471,999       4,030,547  
                         
Total
    15,459,618       14,506,039       953,579  

Gross profit –Fishery: Gross profit from fishery increased by $4,754.882 from $1,543,642 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 to $6,298,524 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. The increase in fishery was primarily due to an increase in the volume of contract service income from fishery and prawn development contracts for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 compared to the sale of fingerlings and consulting income for the nine months ended September 30, 2010.

Gross profit –Dairy: Gross profit from dairy decreased by $9,980,956 from $9,980,956 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 to $0 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. The decrease in dairy was primarily due to the sale of our dairy segment in January 2011.

Gross profit – Plantation: Gross profit from our plantation increased by $663,328 from $2,509,443 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 to$3,172,770 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. The decrease in cost of goods sold -plantation was primarily due to the decrease in the harvest in the third quarter of 2011.

Gross profit – Cattle farm: Gross profit from cattle farm development increased by $1,485,778 from $0 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 to $1,485,778 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. The increase in cattle farm was primarily due to the commencement of our contracting services in the cattle farm industry for the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

Gross profit – Beef: Gross profit from beef increased by $4,030,547 from $471,999 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 to $4,502,546 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

General and Administrative Expenses and Interest Expenses
 
General and Administrative expenses (including depreciation and amortization) in continuing and discontinued operations increased by $2,369,756 or 24.04% to $2,939,417 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 from $2,369,756 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010. The increase was primarily due to an increase of Office and Corporate expenses and wages and salaries amounting to $1,016,523 and $1,208,172 respectively.

 
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General and Administrative Expenses and Interest Expenses

   
2011
   
2011
       
Category
 
Q1 - Q3
   
Q1 - Q3
   
Difference
 
   
$
   
$
   
$
 
Office and corporate expenses
    1,016,523       257,357       759,166  
                         
Wages and Salaries
    1,208,172       961,688       246,484  
                         
Traveling and related lodging
    69,131       33,753       35,378  
                         
Motor vehicles expenses and local transportation
    40,534       7,471       33,063  
                         
Entertainments and meals
    69,800       32,886       36,914  
                         
Others and miscellaneous
    134,795       70,682       64,113  
                         
Depreciation and amortization
    400,462       1,005,919       (605,457 )
                         
Sub-total
    2,939,417       2,369,756       569,661  
                         
Interest expenses
    10,531       291,433       (280,902 )
                         
Total
    2,949,948       2,661,189       288,759  

In this respect, total depreciation and amortization amounted to $832,086 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, with $400,462 of that amount being recorded in General and Administrative expenses and $431,624 was recorded in Cost of Goods Sold; whereas total Depreciation and Amortization amounted to $3,289,289 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 with $1,005,919 being reported in General and Administration expenses and $2,668,590 reported in cost of goods sold.

Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debts

The Company entered several agreements with third parties to settle debts by issuance of the Company’s common stock. The shares issued by the Company were valued at the trading price of the stock on the date the shares were issued. The Company has reported a gain on the extinguishment of debts in the amount of $631,691 and a loss on the extinguishment of debts in the amount of $6,151,180 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010.

Progress Report

1.
HST

The season started off very productive, having harvested over 11 million pieces of fresh flowers during the month of June, which is exceptional compared to the previous year, and this trend continued into late August producing over 29.5 million pieces of fresh flowers during the quarter; making a total harvest exceeding 40.5 million pieces for the June through August period. Larger volume of production during this quarter attributed to lowering the cost of production to RMB 0.125/piece of fresh flowers and RMB 11.95/Kg of dried flowers compared to June’s cost at RMB 0.18/piece of fresh flowers and RMB 13.63/Kg of dried flowers.

During the quarter there were about 10 million pieces of fresh flowers and 357 tons of dried flowers sold resulting in over RMB 20.77 million (US$3.29 million) of revenue generated for the Quarter.

 
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However, the region experienced extremely dry weather conditions throughout September resulting in a scarce harvest throughout the months of September and October.

Therefore, although performance of this year is about 25% better than in 2010, it falls short of our earlier harvest projection (60 million to 75 million pieces of fresh flowers) for 2011.

This experience confirms the management’s opinion quoted in its Q2 report that:

“the Company is convinced that the harvested quantity of HU flowers will be increased rapidly if the plantation can be semi-green housed (meaning enclosed environment during winter months and open top conditions during summer months), because under semi-green house conditions, we can eliminate most of the seasonal factors, achieving easier disease control, grow healthier plants to achieve better yearly yields. Therefore the Company is intending to green house the plantation within 2011, however cost of building materials are increasing progressively in China in 2011 such that the Company may need to use the combination of used and new building materials so that the green houses can be constructed within a capped budget of around US$7 million”

As such, management is more determined than ever to complete the seasonal greenhouse plan for the plantation before the start of next year’s growing season. However, due to the cost of building materials on the rise in China, the budget of US $7 million outlaid for development costs will likely be increased to US $8.5 to 9.0 million.

Significant Event that may affect HST FY 2011 Operational Cash Flow and FY 2012 Sales Revenue:

The new processing and drying facility for the HU flowers and a nursery station for seedlings of the intended asparagus farm, this Development on a block of land measuring up to 40 Mu or equivalent to 26,400 M2 was temporarily halted due to the Company’s permit application to the Land Authority of Enping City has not been completed, and as such, basing on advice from our attorneys, the Development was put on hold in late September pending negotiations between the Company and the Enping Authority.

This event may affect HST’s FY 2011 Cash Flow and FY 2012 Sales Revenue, if unresolved by the end of this year.

2.
FISHERY:

The Company’s fishery operation consists of three (3) profit centers;

2.1
The Enping APM Fish Farm’s “grow-out” fish sales, whereby Triway Industrial (a fully owned subsidiary of the Company) owns a 25% equity interest.

2.2
CA’s fish sales derived from the 600 Mu of open dam fish farm.

2.3
CA’s APM Consulting and On-site services, plus CA’s residual income derived in its capacity as Marketing and Sales agent for the Enping APM Fish Farm.

2.1 The Enping APM Fish Farm

Intensive stocking of over 120,000 fingerlings (each measuring 20-30mm)in our nursery tanks began in March 2011 for the reason stated in our Q2 Report:

“The reason of why we could not house much bigger fish in quantity earlier is that, bacteria in the Bio-filters also need time to grow to a respectable quantity in order that enough soluble waste will be consumed to maintain the water quality of the tank.”

By late June 2011, the improved performance of the bio-filters enabled the farm to grow larger fish in sufficient quantity for a specially designed “grow-out” program generating faster sale turnover from an abbreviated “grow-out” period (i.e. it will require much less time to produce marketable fish from an initial “grow-out” size of 150g than from fingerlings averaging in size from 20-30mm). However the “grow-out program” requires down-stream support for it to be operationally efficient and productive (i.e. a constant supply of 150g fish meeting quality standards for human consumption and the constant supply of live bait-fish suitable for consumption by sleepy Cod, etc.)

 
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A more thorough review and outline of the “grow-out” Program will be made available once it is fully implemented and any remaining issues resolved.

The following table outlines some of the current data recorded at the Enping APM Fish Farm:

    2011  
   
June.
   
July.
   
Aug.
   
Sept.
   
Oct.
 
Opening Balance (Fish-on-Hand)
    -       28,883       157,348       231,501       130,325  
Inflows
                                       
100g/150g / fish
                    13,685       16,325          
151g / 200g / fish
                    16,582                  
201g / 250g / fish
                    22,358       17,768          
251g / 300g / fish
    30,727               15,828                  
301g / 350g / fish
            140,506       9,225       23,525          
Total Inflow
    30,727       169,389       235,026       289,119          
                                         
Outflows
                                       
Mortality
    -1,844       -12,041       -3,525       -1,446          
                                         
Sold (Avarage wt of 623 g / fish)
    -       -       -       -157,348          
                                         
Ending Balance (Fish-on-Hand)
    28,883       157,348       231,501       130,325          
               
Initial Grow-out Weight/
 
Feed consumption to reach Marketable size
 
Market Size Growth Period
    from initial grow-out weight  
201g / 250g / fish = 4 months
    3 Kg of live Baits  
251g / 300g / fish = 3 months
    2 Kg of Live Baits  
301g / 350g / fish = 2 months
    1.5 Kg of live baits  

During the month of September the first batch of 157,348 fish totaling 97.98 MT was sold to CA at RMB130/Kg, generating sales revenue for the quarter of RMB12.7 million (equivalent to US$2.02 Million).

2.2 Operation of the 600 Mu of open Dam Fish Farm

As of the end of this quarter the grow-out fish at this farm have not reached marketable size, but it’s anticipated that some may be sent to market as early as December of this year. Total fish stock at this facility as of 30th September 2011 carries an estimated value of no less than US $2.51 Million.

2.4
CA’s operation

2.4.1
CA’s sales of fish

CA is the Marketing and Sales agent for the APM Fish Farm. During the quarter CA purchased fish (>150g) from external growers and sold them to the APM farm at cost. When the fish reached marketable size, CA purchased them from APM and then sold (97.98MT of fish) at a Gross Profit Margin of RMB20/Kg to wholesalers.

 
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2.4.2 CA’s Consulting and On-site Service Activities

CA’s Consulting and Service contract for the First APM (Fish) Farm has been in effect since Q2 2011 and carries a compensation retainer of RMB 250,000 (US$38,461) per month.

CA’s Consulting and Service contract for the 2nd APM (Prawn) Farm is in progress with targeted completion in Q1 2012. Originally, the estimated completion date had been the end of December 2011, but due to the escalating rise in material, parts and component costs, the deadline to meet this additional financial outlay has been extended.

The following table reflects the current Gross Profit tabulation received from CA’s 2nd APM farm contract:

   
US$
 
Total Contract Amount
    9,067,156  
         
Obligations Paid (thru 30.09.2011)
    3,651,763  
         
Receivable Balance (as of 30.09.2011)
    5,415,393  
         
Estimated Contract Expenses:
    4,795,119  
         
Estimated Gross Profit
    4,272,037  

CA’s Contract on the 3rd APM (Eel and Fish) Farm is also in progress with completion targeted for Q2 2012, pending approval of its building permit application. Land has been acquired for an access road (about 0.5 Km) linking the 3rd APM Farm to CA’s 600 Mu open Dam Farm, and approval for constructing the road was received in Q3.

The following table reflects the current Gross Profit tabulation received from CA’s 3rd APM farm contract:

   
US$
 
Total Contract Amount
    8,730,159  
         
Obligations Paid (thru 30.09.2011)
    834,274  
         
Receivable Balance (as of 30.09.2011)
    7,895,885  
         
Estimated Contract Expenses
    2,449,514  
         
Estimated Gross Profit
    6,280,645  

Note: Estimated costs on the 3rd APM farm are projected lower than the 2nd APM farm due to the cost savings on engineering and design fees, and residual building materials and equipment being used from previous developments.

Significant Events that may affect Fishery Operations’ Cash Flow:

A.
Quoting from the Q2, 2011 Financial Report:

“However result from the application of the Joint Venture Company of the Enping Fish Farm, we received a notice from the tax department that only 50% of its income tax would be exempted regulated by the local Province Government. In this respect we are appealing this out-come with the local Province Government.”

 
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The appeal is still pending as of 31 October 2011, but due to a contradiction in uniformly applying the tax, i.e. in Q3 authorities granted a 100% tax exemption for fish sales generated by the Open Dam Farm, the Company is intensifying its efforts seeking uniform exemption for all fish sales, regardless of their source. Short of obtaining the exemption, the Company will incur tax charges on 50% of its income derived from the Enping Fish Farm.

B.    CA does not carry a Builder or a Developer license in China, and as a result, its contracts are structured based on it providing consulting services, and subcontracting with licensed builders and developers to handle construction and payment of capital improvement taxes.

The profit CA derives from these contracts is retained in China and is recorded as payable to CA by the SJVC, by which CA may later elect to exchange for equity interest in the SJVC as provided within the terms and conditions of each contract. At such time, if and when CA decides to exercise its option to secure equity in the SJVC, certain tax implications might be triggered and have to be accounted for, accordingly.

3.
SJAP (Xining)

As of 31 October 2011, SJAP consists of three (3) profit centers:

Manufacturing and selling of Organic Fertilizer;
Manufacturing and selling of Live-stock feed;
Rearing and selling of beef cattle.

Latest developments as of 31 October 2011:

A newly built restaurant adjacent to SJAP’s existing complex is scheduled to open in mid-November 2011, and will become SJAP’s 4th profit center. It is uniquely designed in a first-class environment where patrons come to appreciate the modern facilities and organic methods used to raise the beef selections served on the menu.

Management is confident that the Huang Yuan consumer, renowned for their spending on higher quality food and goods, will patronize the restaurant on a regular basis.

Construction of the new corporate office building is entering its final phase and expected to be completed before the end of this year.

With government approval providing RMB 5 Million, internal road construction in the compound has begun with expected completion of all roads by June 2012.

The Government has granted SJAP additional Land use Rights (LUR) of 170 Mu (equivalent to about 112,200 m2) at the lowest permitted price rate set by the Central Government calculated at RMB38,235/Mu for a total cost of ~RMB6.5 million (equivalent to US$1.032 Million). SJAP is finalizing the required legalities and the rezoning of this land into commercial property targeting completion of land transfer before 15th December 2011. Current appraised market value of commercial property in this region stands at RMB280,000/Mu. Upon completing land transfer and commercial rezoning, SJAP will realize an immediate capital gain in an amount of no less than RMB41.1 Million (US6.52 Million).

SJAP’s application to construct a “Boning Room and Cold Storage” facility at a 40Mu site next to the Compound was conditionally approved in October by the relevant Authorities subject to the purchase and transfer of the site to SJAP. Negotiations are underway with the site’s existing owner. A sweetener has been provided by the Government to provide a separate 40Mu parcel to the current owner in exchange for the owner to provide SJAP a lower cost for his property. Management will provide future updates on this acquisition as they become available.

Synopsis of Q3 2011 operations

There were 24,244 MT of organic fertilizer produced at a cost of RMB404.75/MT and sold at RMB947.82/MT generating revenue of RMB22.98 Million (US$3.64 Million).
This year’s harvest of field pasture and crops were successful and completed within the months of September and October, harvesting a total of just over 20,000 MT which will provide the raw materials needed to process 30,000 MT of live-stock feed.

 
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During this Quarter, SJAP sold 5,802 MT of Live-stock feed at RMB662.22/MT with a production cost of RMB344.27/MT generating revenue of RMB3.84 million (US$0.61 Million).

There were 216 head of cattle sold at RMB11,996/head, generating RMB2.6 Million (US$0.41 Million) in revenue. The average production cost per head was RMB10,865. These are the first lot of cattle produced and sold at a decent profit margin. With additional experience management will fine-tune its operation, finding solutions that will improve its overall return.

The marginal differences in unit cost and sales figures between Q2 and Q3 are mainly due to fluctuations in the foreign exchange rate between US$ and RMB.

4.
The Enping demonstration Cattle Farm and Macau EIJI:

Construction and development of this farm is still in progress whereby Macau EIJI holds the Consulting and Service Contract for this development, and is a 25% equity owner of this SJVC pending final approval by the relevant Authorities; expected within Q1 2012.

As of 30.09.2011 Macau EIJI’s Consulting and Service Contract reflects the following financial figures:

   
US$
 
Total Contract Amount
    4,166,500  
         
Estimated Contract Costs
    2,300,000  
         
Estimated Gross Profit
    1,866,500  
         
Billable fees (thru 30.09.2011)
    2,773,983  
         
Costs associated with Billable fees (thru 30.09.2011)
    1,713,147  
         
Contract EBITDA as of 30.09.2011
    1,060,836  

Although construction and development work on this farm is still in progress, 125 head of young cattle were brought for rearing on the farm providing management/personnel an opportunity to garner experience in feeding rotation practices between our patented aromatic food supply and natural grasses, which are in abundant supply due to the region’s tropical climate conditions.

5.
Hunan Shenghua A Power Agriculture Co. Ltd. (HSA)

This subsidiary was officially approved on 15th July 2011 with total registered capital of US$2.5 Million invested and owned by Macau EIJI, a group of Chinese businessmen, and SJAP at 26%, 24%, and 50% ownership interest, respectively.

The business activities of HSA are similar to SJAP, which includes the manufacturing of fertilizer (consisting mainly of organic and mixed fertilizer), growing of pasture grasses that will be manufactured into live-stock feed, and cattle rearing (using our rotation system) under a three year development plan, estimated to cost US$5 million.

Pending Authority approval, its first (fertilizer) factory (8,000 m2) is scheduled to commence construction sometime in November 2011.

 
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As of 31 October 2011, 2,000 MT of organic fertilizer were in transit from SJAP (Xining) to HSA where the local Government is providing rental free storage. Management is currently forming a marketing team to begin selling its fertilizer product, and to receive feedback that can be incorporated into its factory operations to meet standards based on local market conditions. In addition, this will provide HSA a means to raise revenue before its factory commences operations.
 
As of 31 October 2011, most of the permit process on the land purchased by HSA has been completed, including the rezoning of 50Mu into commercial property, allowing HSA to move forward with its construction and development plan.

The 50 Mu industrial land granted by the Government was purchased at the lowest price rate permitted by the Central Government at RMB40,000/Mu, totaling ~RMB2 million (US$0.32 Million). Current appraised market value of the 50Mu industrial property in this region stands at RMB188,000/Mu. Upon completing land transfer and commercial rezoning, SHAPA will realize an immediate capital gain in an amount of no less than RMB7.4 Million (US$1.175 Million).

6.
Report on the receivable proceeds from the sale of HYT and the ZX:

Disposal proceeds receivable from sale of subsidiaries is due from Mr. Xi Ming Sun, a director of ZhongXingNong Nu Co., Ltd, with US$27,026,095 being collected during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 leaving an outstanding balance of $17,973,905 as of September 30, 2011.

Off Balance Sheet Arrangements

As of September 30, 2011, there is no long-term debt guaranteed by a third party as previously reflected in the notes to the financial bank loan within our audited financial statements.

OTHER SIGNIFICANT FACTORS THAT MAY AFFECT CASH/LIQUIDITY:

Seasonal/Uncontrolled factors affecting operations

The Chinese lunar year holiday falls during this period in February each year. During the Chinese lunar holiday, Chinese workers take a 30-day holiday (although the Government’s official holiday period is for 10 days).

In China, winter season is from mid-November to mid-March.

The months of March and April are the times for ground preparation and seedling for the new season.

These seasonal factors have certain influences on our overall operations.

Inflation factors affecting operations:

During the past nine months of 2011, prices of building materials have gone up sharply on a monthly basis, yet raw food prices have remained normal, varying only due to fluctuations in market demand. Value-added food items, however, have witnessed continuous price increases mainly due to increased logistics, rents, and labor production costs.

Since part of the Company’s revenue is generated from service contracts that include construction and/or supply costs, inflationary effects on these costs will impact 2011 earnings.

As of September 30, 2011, we had no other significant transactions that may affect our cash/Liquidity other than from those mentioned in the “Progress Report” above and the seasonal variation effects and the inflation factors mentioned earlier and the effects stated herein: “The Company considers all highly liquid securities with original maturities of three months or less when acquired to be cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents kept with financial institutions in People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) are not insured or otherwise protected. Should any of those institutions holding the Company’s cash become insolvent, or the Company is unable to withdraw funds for any reason, the Company could lose the cash on deposit at that institution.”

 
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Income Taxes

There was no income tax payable in both of the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010. Under new tax legislation of China beginning January 2008, the agriculture, dairy and fishery sectors are exempted from enterprise income taxes. However result from the application of the Joint Venture Company of the Enping Fish Farm, we received a notice from the tax department that only 50% of its income tax would exempted regulated by the local Province Government. In this respect we are appealing this out-come with the local Province Government.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of September 30, 2011, we had unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of $1,522,509 (see notes to the consolidated accounts), and our working capital as of September 30, 2011 was at $45,252,766.
 
As of September 30, 2011, our total long term debts are as follows:

Contractual
Obligations
 
Less than
1 year
   
1-3 years
   
3-5
years
   
More
than 5
years
   
Total
 
                               
Long Term Bank Debts
  $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0  

Cash provided by operating activities from continuing operation totaled $4,309,919 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. This compares with cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations totaled $5,994,892 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010. The increase in cash flows from operations primarily resulted from net cash provided by net income for the year after adjustments of non- cash items.

Cash used in investing activities from continuing operations totaled ($1,556,201) for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. This compares with cash provided by investing activities from continuing operations totaled ($1,806,747) for the nine months ended September 30, 2010. The decrease in cash used in investing activities primarily resulted from the receipts of proceeds of disposal of subsidiaries of $557,700 and payment for construction in progress of $624,026 as compared with payment for construction in progress of $1,539,796 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010.

Cash used in financing activities from continuing operations totaled $3,905 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. This compares with cash used in financing activities from continuing operations totaled $0 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010.

Cash provided by operating activities from discontinued operation totaled $0 for the six months ended September 30, 2011. This compares with cash used in operating activities from discontinued operations totaled $10,632,885 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010. The decrease in cash flows from operations primarily resulted from there is no cash generated from the discontinued operations of Dairy Production Division since January 1, 2011.
.
Cash used in investing activities from discontinued operation totaled $3,137,885 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. This compares with cash used in investing activities totaled $4,695,689 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 due to withdrawal of cash and cash equivalents of discontinued dairy segment of $3,137,885 in 2011 Q1 and resulting the decrease in cash used in investing activities by $1,555,804.

Cash provided by financing activities from discontinued operation totaled $0 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. This compares with cash used in financing activities from discontinued operations totaled $3,154,338 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010.

 
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7.
Reports on issuance and sales of unregistered securities

Date
 
Events
 
Issuance
   
Price / share
   
Consideration
   
Investors
 
       
of shares
         
received
   
Non-USA
   
USA
 
       
# of shares
   
US$
   
US$
   
# of persons
 
As at
                                 
31.12.2010
 
Quoted in 10K and Form 10
    55,474,136             50,884,475       136       5,123  
                                             
03.01.2011
 
Debt settlements
    370,000       1.50       562,500               1  
13.01.2011
 
Debt settlements
    491,000       1.50       736,500               1  
10.02.2011
 
Debt Settlements
    425,000       1.50       637,500               1  
10.02.2011
 
Debt settlements
    35,000       1.50       52,500               1  
16.04.2011
 
Debt settlements
    530,000       1.50       795,000               1  
22.04.2011
 
Debt settlements
    400,000       1.50       600,000               1  
08.05.2011
 
Debt settlements
    351,000       1.50       526,500               1  
06.07.2011
 
Brought from third parties for resale
    -500,000       0.78       -390,000       -1          
19.07.2011
 
Brought from third parties for resale
    -500,000       0.78       -390,000       -1          
27.06.2011
 
Re-issue of shares from shares brought
    304,878       0.82       250,000               -  
21.07.2011
 
Re-issue of shares from brought shares
    304,878       0.82       250,000               -  
16.08.2011
 
Re-issue of shares from brought shares
    377,976       0.82       309,940               1  
02.09.2011
 
Re-issue of shares from brought shares
    12,268       0.82       10,060                  
02.09.2011
 
Debt settlements
    353,542       0.84       296,975               1  
02.09.2011
 
Debt settlements
    426,787       0.69       293,629       2          
01.07.2011
 
Worker compensation & adjustments
    1,706,620       1.01       1,723,686       79          
11.7.2011
 
Worker compensation & adjustments
    1,054,109       0.90       943,428                  
11.07.2011
 
Professional services paid in shares and adjustments
    1,800,000       0.90       1,611,000               4  
As at
                                           
30.09.2011
 
Total Common shares issued
    63,417,194               59,703,693       215       5,136  

 
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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

N/A.

Item 4T. Controls and Procedures.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We maintain “disclosure controls and procedures,” as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. We conducted an evaluation (the “Evaluation”), under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Acting Chief Financial Officer (“Acting CFO”), of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (“Disclosure Controls”) as of the end of the period covered by this report pursuant to Rule 13a-15 of the Exchange Act. Based on this Evaluation, our CEO and Acting CFO concluded that our Disclosure Controls were effective as of the end of the period covered by this report.
 
Changes in Internal Controls
 
We have also evaluated our internal controls for financial reporting, and there has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the last fiscal quarter of fiscal three months ended September 30, 2011 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect our internal control over financial reporting
 
Limitations on the Effectiveness of Controls
 
Our management, including our CEO and Acting CFO, does not expect that our Disclosure Controls and internal controls will prevent all errors and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of a simple error or mistake. Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management or board override of the control.
 
The design of any system of controls also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions; over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.

PART II
OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

The Company is currently not a party to any pending legal proceedings and no such action by or to the best of its knowledge, against the Company has been threatened.

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

N/A.

 
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Item 2. Unregistered Sale of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

The Company entered into several agreements with third parties to settle debts by issuance of the Company’s common stock. The shares issued by the Company were valued at the trading price of the stock on the date the shares were issued. Any excess of the fair value of the shares over the carrying cost of the debt has been reported as a gain (loss) on the extinguishment of debts has been charged to operation during the six months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

N/A.

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

N/A.

Item 5. Other Information.

None.

Item 6. Exhibits.

Exhibit No.
 
Description
     
31.1
 
Certification by Lee Yip Kun Solomon, the Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer of Sino Agro Food, Inc., pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
     
32.1
 
Certification by Lee Yip Kun Solomon, the Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer of Sino Agro Food, Inc., pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 
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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

   
SINO AGRO FOOD, INC.
     
November 17, 2011
By:
/s/ LEE YIP KUN SOLOMON
   
Lee Yip Kun Solomon
   
Chief Executive Officer
   
(Principal Executive Officer
   
Principal Financial Officer
   
Principal Accounting Officer)

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this Report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

November 17, 2011
By:
/s/ LEE YIP KUN SOLOMON
   
Lee Yip Kun Solomon
   
Chief Executive Officer, Director
   
(Principal Executive Officer
   
Principal Financial Officer
   
Principal Accounting Officer)

November 17, 2011
By:
/s/ TAN POAY TEIK
   
Tan Poay Teik
   
Chief Officer, Marketing

November 17, 2011
By:
/s/ CHEN BOR HANN
   
Chen Bor Hann
   
Corporate Secretary
 
 
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