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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

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

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2007

or

o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the transition period from ___________________ to ____________________
 
Commission File Number : 333-112111

Zhongpin Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
 
54-2100419
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

21 Changshe Road, Changge City, Henan Province, People’s Republic of China
   
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)

011 86 374-6216633
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past ninety (90) days. YES x NO o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check One):

Large accelerated filer  o Accelerated filer  x Non-accelerated filer  o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). YES o NO x
 
As of November 1, 2007, 25,751,613 shares of the registrant’s common stock, and 3,125,000 shares of the registrant’s Series A preferred stock, each such share convertible into one share of the registrant’s common stock, were outstanding.



ZHONGPIN INC.

FORM 10-Q

INDEX

Part I
 Financial Information
Page
       
 
Item 1.
Unaudited Financial Statements:
 
       
   
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2007 (unaudited) and December 31, 2006
2
       
   
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (unaudited) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006
3
       
   
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity (unaudited) for the nine months ended September 30, 2007
 4
   
 
 
   
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006
5
   
 
 
   
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
6
       
 
Item 2.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition  and Results of Operations
24
   
 
 
 
Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
39
       
 
Item 4.
Controls and Procedures
40
       
Part II
Other Information
 
       
 
Item 1.
Legal Proceedings
41
       
 
Item 1A.
Risk Factors
41
       
 
Item 2.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
41
       
 
Item 3.
Defaults Upon Senior Securities
41
       
 
Item 4.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
41
       
 
Item 5.
Other Information
41
       
 
Item 6.
Exhibits
42
       
Signatures
43

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ZHONGPIN INC.

Part I – Financial Information

Item 1. Financial Statements

The accompanying unaudited consolidated balance sheets, statements of operations and comprehensive income, of changes in stockholders’ equity, and of cash flows and related notes thereto, have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and in conjunction with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Accordingly, they do not include all of the disclosures required by GAAP for complete financial statements. The financial statements reflect all adjustments consisting only of normal, recurring adjustments, which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation for the interim periods.

The accompanying financial statements should be read in conjunction with the notes to the aforementioned financial statements and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and the financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006.

The results of operations for the three-and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2007 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the entire fiscal year or any other period.



ZHONGPIN INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Amounts in U.S. dollars)

   
September 30, 2007
 
December 31, 2006
 
ASSETS
 
(Unaudited)
     
Current assets
             
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
36,714,734
 
$
21,692,814
 
Accounts receivable and other receivables
   
21,716,853
   
13,471,450
 
Purchase deposits
   
373,723
   
-
 
Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
   
465,308
   
200,436
 
Inventories
   
16,396,917
   
10,077,479
 
Tax refund receivables
   
1,574,021
   
1,079,002
 
Total current assets
   
77,241,556
   
46,521,181
 
               
Property, plant and equipment (net)
   
45,964,124
   
32,597,150
 
Other receivables
   
4,054,827
   
2,056,642
 
Construction contracts
   
32,732,747
   
12,016,823
 
Intangible assets
   
16,849,397
   
9,030,077
 
               
Total assets
 
$
176,842,651
 
$
102,221,873
 
               
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
             
Current liabilities
             
Accounts payable and other payables
   
30,598,365
   
20,712,794
 
Accrued liabilities
   
2,808,814
   
1,597,557
 
Short term loans payable
   
48,756,457
   
23,845,198
 
Taxes payable
   
61,346
   
378,705
 
Deposits from clients
   
5,770,544
   
683,814
 
Research and development grants payable
   
236,958
   
248,572
 
Long term loans payable-current portion
   
145,671
   
145,671
 
Total current liabilities
   
88,378,155
   
47,612,311
 
               
Long term loans payable
   
1,844,740
   
1,912,343
 
               
Total liabilities
   
90,222,895
   
49,524,654
 
               
Equity
             
Preferred stock: par value $0.001; 25,000,000 authorized; 3,125,000 and 6,900,000 shares issued and outstanding
   
3,125
   
6,900
 
Common stock: par value $0.001; 100,000,000 authorized; 19,386,769 and 12,132,311shares issued and outstanding
   
19,387
   
12,133
 
Additional paid in capital
   
52,724,502
   
32,538,535
 
Retained earnings
   
29,492,558
   
18,456,884
 
Accumulated other comprehensive income
   
4,380,184
   
1,682,767
 
Total equity
   
86,619,756
   
52,697,219
 
               
Total liabilities and equity
 
$
176,842,651
 
$
102,221,873
 

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

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ZHONGPIN INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Amount in U.S. dollars) (Unaudited)

   
Three Months Ended
             September 30,             
 
Nine Months Ended
           September 30,             
 
   
2007
 
2006
 
2007
 
2006
 
Revenues
                         
Sales revenues
 
$
71,312,992
 
$
33,829,525
 
$
190,783,230
 
$
96,100,380
 
Cost of sales
   
61,641,917
   
28,674,782
   
165,192,668
   
81,641,757
 
Gross profit
   
9,671,075
   
5,154,743
   
25,590,562
   
14,458,623
 
                           
Operating expenses
                         
General and administrative expenses
   
1,857,047
   
2,528,877
   
4,801,207
   
5,007,525
 
Non-cash compensation expenses
   
-
   
-
   
4,134,573
   
-
 
Operating expenses
   
1,067,048
   
883,696
   
3,311,409
   
2,403,932
 
Total operating expenses
   
2,924,095
   
3,412,573
   
12,247,189
   
7,411,457
 
                           
Income from operations
   
6,746,980
   
1,742,170
   
13,343,373
   
7,047,166
 
                           
Other income (expense)
                       
Interest income
   
42,932
   
23,456
   
169,856
   
268,794
 
Other income (expenses)
   
78,591
   
(724
)
 
209,420
   
35,512
 
Allowances income
   
36,540
   
6,664
   
39,989
   
1,233,509
 
Exchange gain
   
22,748
   
15,020
   
28,895
   
33,048
 
Interest expense
   
(701,616
)
 
(300,855
)
 
(1,772,957
)
 
(908,670
)
Total other income (expense)
   
(520,805
)
 
( 256,439
)
 
(1,324,797
)
 
662,193
 
                           
Net income before taxes
   
6,226,175
   
1,485,731
   
12,018,576
   
7,709,359
 
Provision for income taxes
   
370,509
   
124,625
   
982,902
   
441,815
 
                           
Net income after taxes
   
5,855,666
   
1,361,106
   
11,035,674
   
7,267,544
 
Minority interest
   
-
   
2,390
   
-
   
21,685
 
                           
Net income
 
$
5,855,666
 
$
1,358,716
 
$
11,035,674
 
$
7,245,859
 
                           
Foreign currency translation adjustment
 
$
1,162,162
 
$
479,389
 
$
2,697,417
 
$
744,480
 
Comprehensive income
 
$
7,017,828
 
$
1,838,105
 
$
13,733,091
 
$
7,990,339
 
                           
Basic earnings per common share
 
$
0.26
 
$
0.07
 
$
0.55
 
$
0.41
 
Diluted earnings per common share
 
$
0.25
 
$
0.06
 
$
0.52
 
$
0.33
 
Basic weighted average shares outstanding
   
19,259,575
   
11,752,568
   
15,604,355
   
11,752,568
 
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding
   
23,421,587
   
23,237,568
   
21,259,956
   
21,911,457
 

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

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ZHONGPIN INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
(Amount in U.S. dollars) ( Unaudited)

   
       Preferred Stock       
 
        Common Stock        
 
Additional
Paid In
 
Retained
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
     
   
Shares
 
Par value
 
Shares
 
Par value
 
Capital
 
Earnings
 
Income
 
Total
 
December 31, 2006
   
6,900,000
 
$
6,900
   
12,132,311
 
$
12,133
 
$
32,538,535
 
$
18,456,884
 
$
1,682,767
 
$
52,697,219
 
                                                   
Preferred stock converted to common
   
(3,775,000
)
 
(3,775
)
 
3,775,000
   
3,775
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
 
Increase in common stock - warrant exercise
   
-
   
-
   
3,479,458
   
3,479
   
16,007,032
   
-
   
-
   
16,010,511
 
Warrant expense
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
15,950
   
-
   
-
   
15,950
 
One time non-cash compensation adjustment
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
4,134,573
   
-
   
-
   
4,134,573
 
Stock option compensation expense
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
28,412
   
-
   
-
   
28,412
 
Net income for the period
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
11,035,674
   
-
   
11,035,674
 
Foreign currency translation adjustment
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
2,697,417
   
2,697,417
 
Balance September 30, 2007
   
3,125,000
 
$
3,125
   
19,386,769
 
$
20,587
 
$
52,724,502
 
$
29,492,558
 
$
4,380,184
 
$
86,619,756
 

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

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ZHONGPIN INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Amount in U.S. dollars) ( Unaudited)

   
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
   
2007
 
2006
 
Cash flows from operating activities:
             
Net income
 
$
11,035,674
 
$
7,245,859
 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operations:
             
Minority interest
   
-
   
21,685
 
Depreciation
   
1,318,451
   
650,132
 
Amortization
   
247,493
   
84,246
 
Exchange gain (loss)
   
-
   
(33,048
)
Provision for allowance for bad debt
   
-
   
(76
)
Warrants issued for services
   
15,950
   
12,760
 
One-time non-cash compensation adjustments
   
4,134,573
   
-
 
Non-cash compensation adjustment
   
28,412
   
-
 
               
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
             
Accounts receivable and other receivables
   
(9,431,574
)
 
(3,482,695
)
Purchase deposits
   
(366,173
)
 
(275,523
Prepaid expense and deferred charges
   
(254,292
)
 
(33,237
)
Inventories
   
(5,799,057
)
 
(7,782,998
)
Tax refunds receivable
   
(443,004
)
 
(279,514
)
Accounts payable and Other payable
   
8,933,316
   
96,754
 
Accrued liabilities
   
1,130,281
   
-
 
Taxes payable
   
(325,604
)
 
(973,392
)
Deposits from clients
   
4,956,464
   
(82,716
)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
   
15,180,910
   
(4,831,763
)
               
Cash flows from investing activities:
             
Construction in progress
   
(27,345,849
)
 
( 6,725,968
)
Additions to fixed assets
   
(5,627,248
)
 
(5,070,015
)
Additions to intangible assets
   
( 7,556,552
)
 
(3,976,049
)
Net cash used in investing activities
   
(40,529,649
)
 
(15,772,032
)
               
Cash flows from financing activities:
             
Repayment of bank overdraft
   
-
   
(619,579
)
Repayment of bank notes
   
( 65,214
)
 
-
 
Proceeds from short-term loans
   
44,214,892
   
24,390,081
 
Repayment of short-term loans
   
(20,737,958
)
 
(21,435,425
)
Repayment of long-term loans
   
(146,188
)
 
(154,497
)
Proceeds from preferred stock
   
-
   
23,110,703
 
Proceeds from exercise of warrants
   
16,010,511
   
-
 
Net cash provided by financing activities
   
39,276,043
   
25,291,283
 
               
Effect of rate changes on cash
   
1,094,616
   
777,605
 
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
   
15,021,920
   
5,465,093
 
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
   
21,692,814
   
10,142,394
 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
 
$
36,714,734
 
$
15,607,487
 
               
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
             
Cash paid for interest
 
$
1,791,177
 
$
901,642
 
Cash paid for income taxes
 
$
673,165
 
$
313,540
 

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

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ZHONGPIN INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1.
ORGANIZATION AND NATURE OF OPERATIONS
 
Zhongpin Inc. (“Zhongpin”) was incorporated on February 4, 2003 as Strong Technical Inc. in the State of Delaware for the purpose of operating a personnel outsourcing service that provides skilled workers to industry. On March 30, 2005, an 82.4% controlling interest in our company was acquired by Halter Capital Corporation and all previous operations were discontinued. On January 30, 2006, we acquired Falcon Link Investment Limited (“Falcon”) in a stock exchange by issuing 11,250,000 shares of our common stock in exchange for all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Falcon. The acquisition transaction was accounted for as a reverse acquisition resulting in the recapitalization of Falcon. Accordingly, the historical financial statements of Falcon have been retroactively restated to give effect to the recapitalization as if it had occurred at the beginning of the first period presented. Zhongpin and its subsidiaries are collectively referred to herein as “our company,” “we,” “us” and “our.”

Falcon was incorporated in the Territory of the British Virgin Islands (“BVI”) on July 21, 2005 as a holding company for the purpose of owning all of the equity interests of Henan Zhongpin Food Co., Ltd. (“HZFC”), a People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) company. Falcon acquired 100% ownership of HZFC by paying 20,940,000 Renminbi (“RMB”) ($2,528,986) to the stockholders of HZFC, who also were the stockholders of Falcon. The transaction was accounted for as a transfer of entities under common control, wherein HZFC was the continuing entity. The historical financial statements of Falcon are essentially those of HZFC and are shown as if the transfer had taken place at the beginning of the first period presented.

HZFC was established in the PRC on May 20, 2005 for the sole purpose of holding the capital stock of Henan Zhongpin Food Share Company Limited (“Food Share”) and its subsidiaries. The owners of Food Share formed HZFC by investing 16,000,000 RMB ($1,932,367). HZFC acquired Food Share by paying 15,040,000 RMB ($1,816,425) to the stockholders of Food Share, who were also the stockholders of HZFC, in exchange for 100% ownership of Food Share. The transaction was accounted for as a transfer of entities under common control, wherein Food Share was the continuing entity with an increase in registered capital of 960,000 RMB ($115,942). The historical financial statements of HZFC are essentially those of Food Share shown with an increase in capital as if the transfer had taken place at the beginning of the first period presented.

Food Share was incorporated in the PRC. It is headquartered in Henan Province in the PRC and its corporate office is in Changge City. Through our subsidiaries, we are principally engaged in the production of pork, pork products and vegetables, and the retail sales of pork, processed pork products, vegetables and other grocery items to customers throughout the PRC and other export countries, either directly or through our subsidiaries.

On January 30, 2006, we consummated an agreement with the shareholders of Falcon whereby we issued 11,250,000 shares of our common stock in exchange for all of the issued and outstanding stock of Falcon. Immediately prior to the transaction there were 502,568 shares outstanding as compared to 11,752,568 shares outstanding immediately following the transaction. Consequently, Falcon became a wholly-owned subsidiary of our company. The transaction was accounted for as a reverse acquisition resulting in a recapitalization of Falcon, wherein Falcon’s historical financial statements became those of our company, retrospectively restated to reflect the adopted capital structure of our company as if the transaction had occurred at the beginning of the first period presented. These financial statements have been adjusted to reflect such restatement.

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ZHONGPIN INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
1.
ORGANIZATION AND NATURE OF OPERATIONS (continued)
 
In conjunction with our acquisition of Falcon, on January 31, 2006, we sold for $8.00 per unit 3.45 million units, each consisting of two shares of Series A convertible preferred stock and a five-year warrant to purchase one common share at a purchase price of $5.00 per share. Each preferred share is convertible into one common share. The outstanding shares of Series A convertible preferred stock are convertible into an aggregate of 6,900,000 common shares and the outstanding warrants are exercisable to purchase an aggregate of 3,450,000 common shares.

On February 16, 2006, we amended our articles of incorporation to change our name from Strong Technical, Inc. to Zhongpin Inc. In the same amendment, we changed our authorized common stock to 100,000,000 shares with a par value of $0.001 per share and our authorized preferred stock to 25,000,000 shares with a par value of $0.001 per share.

On February 16, 2006, we effected a 1:35.349 reverse split of our outstanding common stock. Immediately prior to the split, 415,442,354 common shares were outstanding as compared to 11,752,568 common shares outstanding immediately following the split. The aggregate number of shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of our outstanding shares of Series A convertible preferred stock was reduced from 243,908,100 common shares to 6,900,000 common shares, and the aggregate number of shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise of our outstanding warrants was reduced from 121,954,050 common shares to 3,450,000 common shares. These financial statements have been adjusted to show all stock transactions using post-split amounts.

In June 2006, Zhumadian Zhongpin Food Company Limited was registered with a registered capital of 5,000,000 RMB ($625,344), which is 100%-owned by Henan Zhongpin Food Share Company Limited. In August 2006, Anyang Zhongpin Food Company Limited was registered with a registered capital of 4,800,000 RMB ($606,927), which is 100%-owned by Henan Zhongpin Food Share Company Limited. In September 2006, Henan Zhongpin Fresh Food Logistics Company Limited, Deyang Zhongpin Food Company Limited and Henan Zhongpin Business Development Company Limited were registered with the registered capitals of 1,500,000 RMB ($189,665), 1,000,000 RMB ($126,443) and 5,000,000 RMB ($632,215), respectively, which are all 100%-owned by Henan Zhongpin Food Share Company Limited. In October 2006, Heilongjiang Zhongpin Food Company Limited was registered with a registered capital of 1,000,000 RMB ($126,406), which is 100%-owned by Henan Zhongpin Food Share Company Limited. In April 2007, Luoyang Zhongpin Food Company Limited was registered with a registered capital of 5,000,000 RMB ($647,677), which is 100%-owned by Henan Zhongpin Food Share Company Limited. In June 2007, Yongcheng Zhongpin Food Company Limited was registered with a registered capital of 1,000,000 RMB ($130,724), which is 100%-owned by Henan Zhongpin Food Share Company Limited. In September 2007, Tianjin Zhongpin Food Company Limited was registered with a registered capital of 5,000,000 RMB ($664,699), which is 100%-owned by Henan Zhongpin Food Share Company Limited.

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ZHONGPIN INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
Details of Food Share’s subsidiaries are as follows:

NAME
 
DOMICILE/DATE
OF
INCORPORATION
 
REGISTERED CAPITAL
 
PERCENTAGE
OF OWNERSHIP
             
Henan Zhongpin Industrial Company Limited
 
PRC/Jan. 17, 2004
 
18,000,000 RMB
 
100.00%
 
 
 
 
($2,173,913)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Henan Zhongpin Import and Export Trading Company
 
PRC/Aug. 11, 2004
 
5,060,000 RMB
($611,111)
 
100.00%
             
Zhumadian Zhongpin Food Company Limited
 
PRC/June 7, 2006
 
5,000,000 RMB
($625,344)
 
100.00%
             
Anyang Zhongpin Food Company Limited
 
PRC/Aug. 21, 2006
 
4,800,000 RMB
($606,927)
 
100.00%
             
Henan Zhongpin Fresh Food Logistics Company Limited
 
PRC/Sept. 14, 2006
 
1,500,000 RMB
($189,665)
 
100.00%
             
Deyang Zhongpin Food Company Limited
 
PRC/Sept. 25, 2006
 
1,000,000 RMB
($126,443)
 
100.00%
             
Henan Zhongpin Business Development Company Limited
 
PRC/Sept. 27, 2006
 
5,000,000 RMB
($632,215)
 
100.00%
             
Heilongjiang Zhongpin Food Company Limited
 
PRC/Oct.17, 2006
 
1,000,000 RMB
($126,406)
 
 
100.00%
Luoyang Zhongpin Food Company Limited
 
PRC/April 26, 2007
 
5,000,000 RMB
($647,677)
 
 
100.00%
             
Yongcheng Zhongpin Food Company Limited
 
PRC/June 1, 2007
 
1,000,000 RMB
($130,724)
 
 
100.00%
             
Tianjin Zhongpin Food Company Limited
 
PRC/Sept. 14, 2007
 
5,000,000 RMB
( $664,699 )
 
 
100.00%

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Zhongpin Inc. (formerly Strong Technical, Inc.), Falcon Link Investment Limited, Henan Zhongpin Food Co., Ltd., Henan Zhongpin Food Share Company Limited, Henan Zhongpin Industrial Company Limited, Henan Zhongpin Import and Export Trading Company, Zhumadian Zhongpin Food Company Limited, Anyang Zhongpin Food  Company Limited, Henan Zhongpin Business Development Company Limited, Henan Zhongpin Fresh Food Logistics Company Limited, Deyang Zhongpin Food Company Limited ,Heilongjiang Zhongpin Food Company Limited, Luoyang Zhongpin Food Company Limited, Yongcheng Zhongpin Food Company Limited and Tianjin Zhongpin Food Company Limited. All material intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.


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2.
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
 
The consolidated financial statements were prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of  the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. U.S. GAAP differs from that used in the statutory financial statements of our PRC subsidiaries, which were prepared in accordance with the relevant accounting principles and financial reporting regulations as established by the Ministry of Finance of the PRC.
 
The Renminbi of the People’s Republic of China (RMB) has been determined to be our functional currency. The balance sheets of our company and our subsidiaries were translated at quarter end exchange rates. Expenses were translated at moving average exchange rates in effect during the quarters. The effects of rate changes on assets and liabilities are recorded as accumulated other comprehensive income.
 
FISCAL YEAR

Our financial statements have been prepared using December 31 as the fiscal year end.
 
MINORITY INTEREST IN SUBSIDIARIES
 
We record minority interest expense, which reflects the minority shareholders’ portion of the earnings of Henan Zhongpin Industrial Company Limited and Henan Zhongpin Import and Export Trading Company. During 2004, Henan Zhongpin Industrial Company Limited increased its registered capital from 5,000,000 RMB ($603,864) to 18,000,000 RMB ($2,173,913), which required the minority holders to increase their investment by 1,560,000 RMB ($188,406), effectively increasing the minority interest shown on our balance sheet by $188,406. In November 2006, Henan Zhongpin Food Share Co. Limited acquired the minority interest shares of Henan Zhongpin Industrial Company Limited and Henan Zhongpin Import and Export Trading Company and became the 100% owner of Henan Zhongpin Industrial Company Limited and Henan Import and Export Trading Company.

RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER OF ASSETS OUT OF THE PRC

Dividend payments by HZFC are limited by certain statutory regulations in the PRC. No dividends may be paid by HZFC without first receiving prior approval from the Foreign Currency Exchange Management Bureau. Dividend payments are restricted to 85% of profits, after tax.

CONTROL BY PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS

Our directors and executive officers and their affiliates or related parties own, beneficially and in the aggregate, the majority of the voting power of the outstanding shares of our common stock. Accordingly, if our directors and executive officers and their affiliates or related parties vote their shares uniformly, they would have the ability to control the approval of most corporate actions, including increasing our authorized capital stock and the dissolution or merger of our company or the sale of our assets.

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2.
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

START-UP COSTS

In accordance with the provisions of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants’ Statement of Position (SOP) 98-5, “Reporting on the Costs of Start-up Activities,” we expense all start-up and organizational costs as they are incurred.
 
USE OF ESTIMATES
 
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

SIGNIFICANT ESTIMATES

Several areas require significant management estimates relating to uncertainties for which it is reasonably possible there will be a material change in the near term. The more significant areas requiring the use of management estimates relate to the valuation of receivables, equipment and accrued liabilities, and the useful lives for amortization and depreciation.

CASH EQUIVALENTS

We consider all highly-liquid debt instruments purchased with a maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.

ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

Accounts receivable are stated at cost, net of allowance for doubtful accounts. Based on our experience and current practice in the PRC, management provides for an allowance for doubtful accounts equivalent to those accounts that are not collected within one year plus 5% of receivables less than one year old.

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2.
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

INVENTORIES

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost, determined on a weighted average basis, and net realizable value. Work-in-progress and finished goods are composed of direct material, direct labor and an attributable portion of manufacturing overhead. Net realizable value is the estimated selling price, in the ordinary course of business, less estimated costs to complete and dispose.
 
LAND USE RIGHTS

We adopted the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (“SFAS”) No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets” (“SFAS 142”), effective January 1, 2002. Under SFAS 142, goodwill and indefinite lived intangible assets are not amortized, but are reviewed annually for impairment, or more frequently, if indications of possible impairment exist. We have performed the requisite annual impairment tests on intangible assets and determined that no impairment adjustments were necessary.


We recognize revenue on the sales of our products as earned when the customer takes delivery of the product according to previously agreed upon pricing and delivery arrangements, and when we believe collectibility is reasonably assured. We sell primarily perishable and frozen food products. As such, any right of return is only for a few days and has been determined to be insignificant by management. Accordingly, no provision has been made for returnable goods.

EARNINGS PER SHARE

Basic earnings per common share (“EPS”) are calculated by dividing net income available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Our Series A convertible preferred stock is a participating security. Consequently, the two-class method of income allocation is used in determining net income available to common stockholders.

Diluted EPS is calculated by using the treasury stock method, assuming conversion of all potentially dilutive securities, such as stock options and warrants. Under this method, (i) exercise of options and warrants is assumed at the beginning of the period and shares of common stock are assumed to be issued, (ii) the proceeds from exercise are assumed to be used to purchase common stock at the average market price during the period, and (iii) the incremental shares (the difference between the number of shares assumed issued and the number of shares assumed purchased) are included in the denominator of the diluted EPS computation. 

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2.
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
 
The numerators and denominators used in the computations of basic and diluted EPS are presented in the following table:

 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,    
 
Nine months Ended
    September 30,     
 
 
 
2007
 
2006
 
2007
 
2006
 
 
 
 (Unaudited)
 
 (Unaudited)
 
(Unaudited)
 
(Unaudited) 
 
NUMERATOR FOR BASIC AND DILUTED EPS
                         
Net income (numerator for Diluted EPS)
 
$
5,855,666
 
$
1,358,716
 
$
11,035,674
 
$
7,245,859
 
Net income allocated to preferred stock
   
(819,793
)
 
(502,619
)
 
(2,410,191
)
 
(2,484,708
)
Net income to common stockholders (Basic)
 
$
5,035,873
 
$
856,097
 
$
8,625,483
 
$
4,761,151
 
                           
DENOMINATORS FOR BASIC AND DILUTED EPS
                         
Common stock outstanding after recapitalization and 1:35.349 reverse stock split
   
19,259,575
   
11,752,568
   
15,604,355
   
11,752,568
 
DENOMINATOR FOR BASIC EPS
   
19,259,575
   
11,752,568
   
15,604,355
   
11,752,568
 
Add: Weighted average preferred as if converted
   
3,125,000
   
6,900,000
   
4,359,249
   
6,133,333
 
Add: Weighted average stock warrants outstanding
   
1,037,012
   
4,585,000
   
915,331
   
4,025,556
 
DENOMINATOR FOR DILUTED EPS
   
23,421,587
   
23,237,568
   
21,259,956
   
21,911,457
 
                           
EPS – Basic
 
$
0.26
 
$
0.07
 
$
.055
 
$
0.41
 
EPS – Diluted
 
$
0.25
 
$
0.06
 
$
0.52
 
$
0.33
 
 
SHIPPING AND HANDLING COSTS

Shipping and handling amounts billed to customers in related sales transactions are included in sales revenues. Direct shipping costs are included in operating expenses, which were approximately $419,500 and $518,600 for the three months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively, and $1,536,100 and $1,224,100 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Handling costs are included in costs of sales, which were approximately $550,400 and $385,100 for the three months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively, and $1,153,400 and $661,900 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

ADVERTISING COSTS

Advertising costs are expensed as incurred. Advertising expenses were approximately $202,700 and $105,200 for the three months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively, and $703,100 and $199,700 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COSTS

The PRC government has made a cash grant to our company specifically to fund research and development. We have recorded this grant as a liability titled “Research & development grants payable” on our balance sheet. Qualifying research and development costs reduce the liability while non-qualifying research and development costs are expensed as incurred. Research and development costs were approximately $416,600 and $423,600 for the three months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively, and $1,233,000 and $895,600 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

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2.
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
Impairment of long-lived assets is recognized when events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount of an asset, or related groups of assets, may not be recoverable. Under the provisions of SFAS No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to Be Disposed Of,” we recognize an “impairment charge” when the expected net undiscounted future cash flows from an asset’s use and eventual disposition are less than the asset’s carrying value and the asset’s carrying value exceeds its fair value. Measurement of fair value for an asset, or related group of assets, may be based on appraisals, market values of similar assets or estimated discounted future cash flows resulting from the use and ultimate disposition of the asset or assets.

Expenditures for maintenance, repairs and betterments, which do not materially extend the normal useful life of an asset, are charged to operations as incurred. Upon sale or other disposition of assets, the cost and related accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and any resulting gain or loss is reflected in income.

Depreciation and amortization are provided for financial reporting purposes primarily on the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives, ranging from five to 50 years.

OPERATING LEASES

Operating leases represent those leases under which substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of the leased assets remain with the lessors. Rental payments under operating leases are charged to expense on the straight-line basis over the period of the relevant leases.

INCOME TAXES

Income tax expense is based on reported income before income taxes. Deferred income taxes reflect the effect of temporary differences between assets and liabilities that are recognized for financial reporting purposes and the amounts that are recognized for income tax purposes. In accordance with SFAS No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes,” these deferred taxes are measured by applying currently-enacted tax laws. We recorded income tax expenses of $370,500 and $124,600 for the three months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively, and $982,900 and $441,800 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
 
We withhold and pay income taxes on our employees’ wages, which fund the Chinese government’s sponsored health and retirement programs for all of our employees. For our employees, we were obligated to make contributions to the social insurance bureau under the laws of the PRC for pension and retirement benefits.

 
On August 11, 2004, Food Share formed Henan Zhongpin Import and Export Trading Company as a joint venture with Li Jun Wei, an individual, to facilitate exporting of our goods. Initially, Food Share owned 88.93% of Henan Zhongpin Import and Export Trading Company. In November 2006, Food Share acquired Li Jun Wei’s share interest in, and became the 100% owner of, Henan Zhongpin Import and Export Trading Company.

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3.
BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS (continued)
 
During 2001, Food Share acquired Yanlin Meat Factory and established Zhongpin Industrial Company Limited as a joint venture with three individuals. Initially, Food Share owned 88% of Zhongpin Industrial Company Limited. In November 2006, Food Share acquired the three individuals’ share interests in, and became the 100% owner of, Zhongpin Industrial Company Limited.
 
 
We accrue an allowance for bad debts related to our receivables. The receivable and allowance balances at September 30, 2007 and 2006 were as follows:
 
   
September 30, 2007
 
December 31, 2006
 
Accounts receivable
 
$
22,020,236
 
$
13,763,260
 
Other receivables
   
4,179,811
   
2,176,858
 
Allowance for bad debts
   
(428,367
)
 
(412,026
)
   
$
25,771,680
 
$
15,528,092
 
               
Current
 
$
21,716,853
 
$
13,471,450
 
Non-current
   
4,054,827
   
2,056,642
 
   
$
25,771,680
 
$
15,528,092
 
 
Other receivables consist primarily of cash advances to suppliers to ensure preferential pricing and delivery. These advances bear no interest and are expected to be repaid in cash. Repayment is typically required to be made in less than one year. Advances that are not expected to be repaid within one year are classified as non-current.
 
5.
INVENTORIES
 
Inventories at September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 consisted of:

   
September 30, 2007
 
December 31, 2006
 
Raw materials
 
$
1,383,132
 
$
307,202
 
Low value consumables & packaging
   
1,009,466
   
401,177
 
Work-in-progress
   
2,764,851
   
487,930
 
Finished goods
   
11,239,468
   
8,881,170
 
Net inventories
 
$
16,396,917
 
$
10,077,479
 
 

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6.
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
 
Property, plant and equipment at cost at September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 consisted of:
 
   
September 30, 2007
 
December 31, 2006
 
Machinery and equipment
 
$
17,912,945
 
$
12,453,177
 
Furniture and office equipment
   
639,787
   
434,128
 
Motor vehicles
   
881,792
   
416,479
 
Buildings
   
31,286,109
   
22,584,113
 
Subtotal
 
$
50,720,633
   
35,887,897
 
Less: Acquisition gain
   
(85,533
)
 
(92,510
)
Less: accumulated depreciation
   
(4,670,976
)
 
(3,198,237
)
Net property and equipment
 
$
45,964,124
 
$
32,597,150
 
Depreciation expense
 
$
1,329,342
 
$
973,618
 
 
 
Intangible assets consist of prepaid land use rights. According to the laws of the PRC, the government owns all of the land in the PRC. Companies or individuals are authorized to possess and use the land only through land use rights granted by the PRC government. Accordingly, we paid in advance for certain land use rights. Prepaid land use rights are being amortized and recorded as lease expense using the straight-line method over the use terms of 20 to 50 years. Intangible assets at September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 consisted of the following:

   
September 30, 2007
 
December 31, 2006
 
Land use rights
 
$
17,331,112
 
$
9,250,410
 
Accumulated amortization
   
(481,715
)
 
(220,333
)
   
$
16,849,397
 
$
9,030,077
 
Amortization expense
 
$
247,493
 
$
127,449
 

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8.
CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS
 
Construction in progress at September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 consisted of:

 
 
Construction Project
 
Date or
Estimated Date
Put in Service(1)
 
 
 
September 30, 2007
 
 
 
December 31, 2006
 
                     
Production line for chilled and frozen pork (in Zhumadian)
   
December 2007
 
$
6,787,073
 
$
9,313,544
 
Production line for chilled and frozen pork (in Anyang)
   
March 2008
   
12,175,845
   
1,161,339
 
Land use right of Industrial Park No.4 land
   
March 2008
   
1,413,967
   
970,147
 
Production line for prepared pork (in industrial plant)
   
November 2007
   
2,764,381
   
542,493
 
Logistic Software
   
December 2007
   
30,463
   
29,300
 
Production Line for chilled and frozen pork (in Luoyang)
   
December 2008
   
5,923,171
   
-
 
Logistic Hub and Cooling Storage
   
May 2008
   
3,637,847
   
-
 
         
$
32,732,747
 
$
12,016,823
 
___________________
 
(1)
Represents the date on which all regulatory permits and approvals have been, or are expected to be, received and the project has been, or is expected to be, placed in service. In certain cases, construction of a project may be substantially completed and the project may be operational during a testing period prior to such date.
 
9. LOANS PAYABLE
 
SHORT-TERM LOANS
 
Short-term loans are due within one year. Of the $48.90 million aggregate principal amount of short-term loans at September 30, 2007, loans in the principal amount of $12.78 million were secured by our land and plants located in the PRC and loans in the aggregate principal amount of $35.95 million were guaranteed by Henan Zhongpin Industry Co., Ltd. These loans bear interest at prevailing lending rates in the PRC ranging from 5.85% to 8.40% per annum. At September 30, 2007, there was approximately $113.70 million in available unused lines of credit.
 
LONG-TERM LOANS
 
Our long-term loan bears interest at the rate of 6.02% per annum.

The balances of loans payable at September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 were as follows:

   
September 30, 2007
December 31, 2006
 
Short-Term Loans Payable
 
$
48,756,457
$
23,845,198
Total Long-Term Loans Payable
1,990,411
2,058,014
   
$
50,746,868
$
25,903,212
 

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9.
LOANS PAYABLE (continued)
 
Long-Term Repayment Schedule
 
Payments due in 2007 – current portion
 
$
72,836
 
Payments due in 2008 – current portion
   
72,835
 
Payments due in 2008
   
72,836
 
Payments due in 2009
   
145,671
 
Payments due in 2010
   
145,671
 
Payments due in 2011 
   
145,671
 
Payments due thereafter
   
1,334,891
 
   
$
1,990,411
 
 
10.
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
 
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
 
From time to time, we have disputes that arise in the ordinary course of our business. As of September 30, 2007, there was no material legal proceeding to which we were a party or to which any of our property was subject that will have a material adverse effect on our financial condition.
 
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
 
Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) to effect such registration was declared effective by the SEC. On June 29, 2006, such registration statement had not become effective, and in July 2006 we began to accrue a liability in the amount of $414,000 per month for this contingency because a loss was reasonably possible and a loss amount could reasonably be estimated.

On December 22, 2006, we amended the registration rights agreement and agreed to pay an aggregate of $1,044,357 in cash and to issue an aggregate of 379,743 shares of our common stock to settle in full our obligations under such agreement to have the registration statement required thereunder declared effective by the SEC in an timely manner. At the same time, in order to obtain the consent of investors to remove from such registration statement certain shares of common stock underlying our stock purchase warrants, we issued to such investors warrants to purchase an aggregate of 884,796 shares of common stock with an exercise price of $5.50 per share. The total expenses related to the penalty were $1,044,357 in cash, $2,848,073 related to the shares of common stock and $4,461,775 related to the warrants. In February and May 2007, the registration statements we filed pursuant to the registration rights agreement to register in full all shares required to be registered pursuant to the registration rights agreement were declared effective by SEC.

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11.
ALLOWANCES INCOME

“Allowances income” consists of grants from the government of the PRC for our participation in specific programs, such as import and export, branding, and city maintenance and construction. We received allowances income for the three months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 and the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 as follows:

   
Three Months Ended  
September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 
 
2007
 
2006
 
2007
 
2006
 
Allowance income
 
$
36,540
 
$
6,664
 
$
39,989
 
$
1,233,509
 
 
In addition to paying our company for our participation in ongoing programs, the PRC government has made a cash grant to our company specifically to fund research and development. We recorded this grant as a liability titled “Research & development grants payable” on our balance sheet rather than as revenue. As qualifying research and development costs are incurred, we reduce the liability rather than recording an expense.
 
12.
FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
 
SFAS No. 107, “Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments” (“SFAS 107”) requires entities to disclose the fair values of financial instruments except when it is not practicable to do so. Under SFAS No. 107, it is not practicable to make this disclosure when the costs of formulating the estimated values exceed the benefit when considering how meaningful the information would be to financial statement users.
 
As a result of the difficulties presented in the valuation of the loans payable to related entities/parties because of their related party nature, estimating the fair value of these financial instruments is not considered practical. The fair values of all other assets and liabilities do not differ materially from their carrying amounts. None of the financial instruments held are derivative financial instruments and none were acquired or held for trading purposes during the nine months ended September 30, 2007 or during fiscal 2006 or 2005.
 
13.
NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
 
In February 2007, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities - an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115. This statement permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value. The objective is to improve financial reporting by providing entities with the opportunity to mitigate volatility in reported earnings caused by measuring related assets and liabilities differently without having to apply complex hedge accounting provisions. This Statement is expected to expand the use of fair value measurement, which is consistent with the Board’s long-term measurement objectives for accounting for financial instruments. We expect the Statement will have no material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In September 2006, Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued SFAS No. 158, “Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans - an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106 and 132(R).This Statement improves financial reporting by requiring an employer to recognize the overfunded or underfunded status of a defined benefit postretirement plan (other than a multiemployer plan) as an asset or liability in its statement of financial position and to recognize changes in that funded status in the year in which the changes occur through comprehensive income of a business entity or changes in unrestricted net assets of a not-for-profit organization. This Statement also improves financial reporting by requiring an employer to measure the funded status of a plan as of the date of its year-end statement of financial position, with limited exceptions. We expect the Statement will have no material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

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13.
NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS (continued)
 
In September 2006, Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements.” This Statement defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. This Statement applies under other accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements, the Board having previously concluded in those accounting pronouncements that fair value is the relevant measurement attribute. Accordingly, this Statement does not require any new fair value measurements. However, for some entities, the application of this Statement will change current practice. We expect the Statement will have no material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
 
14.
PREFERRED STOCK
 
The principal terms of our Series A convertible preferred stock are as follows.
 
Dividends. The holders of our Series A convertible preferred stock are entitled to receive, when and as declared by our board of directors, dividends in such amounts as may be determined by our board of directors from time to time out of funds legally available therefor. No dividends (other than those payable solely in common stock) will be paid to the holders of common stock until there shall have been paid or declared and set apart during that fiscal year for the holders of our Series A convertible preferred stock a dividend in an amount per share that the holders would have received for the shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of their shares of Series A convertible preferred stock.
 
Preference on Liquidation. In the event of our merger or consolidation or the sale of all or substantially all of our assets or other liquidation of our company, holders of our Series A convertible preferred stock shall get a priority in payment over all other classes of stock. In such event, the Series A convertible preferred stock would be entitled to receive the greater of (i) the original purchase price of the Series A convertible preferred stock or (ii) the amount the holder would get if such holder converted all of such holder’s Series A convertible preferred stock into common stock.
 
Voting. The holder of each share of Series A convertible preferred stock (i) shall be entitled to the number of votes with respect to such share equal to the number of shares of common stock into which such share of Series A convertible preferred stock could be converted on the record date for the subject vote or written consent (or, if there is no such record date, then on the date that such vote is taken or consent is effective) and (ii) shall be entitled to notice of any stockholders’ meeting in accordance with our by-laws.
 
Appoint and Elect a Director. So long as the number of shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the outstanding shares of Series A convertible preferred stock is greater than 10% of the number of outstanding shares of common stock (on a fully diluted basis), the holders of record of the shares of Series A convertible preferred stock, exclusively and as a separate class, shall be entitled to elect one of our directors.

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ZHONGPIN INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
14.
PREFERRED STOCK (continued)
 
Conversion Right. The holders of Series A convertible preferred stock may convert each share of Series A convertible preferred stock into common stock at an initial conversion price of $4.00. The conversion price will be adjusted for stock dividends, stock splits and similar events.

Automatic Conversion. Each share of Series A convertible preferred stock will automatically be converted into shares of common stock at the conversion price at the time in effect if (i) we consummate an underwritten public offering of our common stock giving us at least $30 million in net proceeds, (ii)(A) the closing price of our common stock equals or exceeds $10.00 (as adjusted) for the twenty (20) consecutive-trading-day period ending within two (2) days of the date on which we provide notice of such conversion as hereinafter provided and (B) either a registration statement registering for resale the shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the Series A convertible preferred stock has been declared effective and remains effective and available for resale for the twenty (20)-day period, or Rule 144(k) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, is available for the resale of such shares, or (iii) by consent of at least 67% of the then-outstanding shares of Series A convertible preferred stock.

Protective Provisions. So long as at least 1,750,000 shares of Series A convertible preferred stock are outstanding (subject to adjustment for stock splits, combinations and the like), the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Series A convertible preferred stock shall be required (in addition to any consent or approval otherwise required by law) for us to take certain actions, including (1) the liquidation, dissolution or wind up of our company, (2) the amendment, alteration or repeal of any provision of our certificate of incorporation so as to affect the rights, preferences or privileges of the Series A convertible preferred stock, (3) the creation of a new class of preferred stock or any increase in the number of shares of Series A convertible preferred stock that can be issued, or (4) the purchase or redemption, or the payment or declaration of any dividend or the making of any distribution on, any securities junior in priority to the Series A convertible preferred stock; or (5) making any change in the size of our board of directors.

15.
WARRANTS

In conjunction with the issuance of preferred stock discussed in Note 14, we issued warrants for the purchase of 3,450,000 shares of our common stock.

Also in conjunction with the issuance of preferred stock, we issued warrants to purchase 345,000 units at an initial exercise price of $8.00 per unit. The units that may be acquired upon exercise of such warrants consist of two shares of Series A convertible preferred stock and one warrant to purchase one share of common stock at an initial exercise price per share of $5.00. These warrants, if fully exercised and converted, would require the issuance of 1,035,000 shares of common stock.

On June 15, 2006, in conjunction with a one-year consulting agreement, we issued three-year warrants to purchase 100,000 shares of common stock at a price of $6.50 per share. The warrants vest monthly over a one-year period. These warrants were accounted for using the fair value method, with the expense being recognized ratably over the requisite service period of one year. Consulting expense related to the warrants amounted to $9,570 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007.


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ZHONGPIN INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
15.
WARRANTS (continued)

On December 22, 2006, in conjunction with an amendment to a registration rights agreement, we issued to investors warrants to purchase 884,796 shares of common stock at a price of $5.50 per share. The warrants were accounted for using the fair value method. Penalty expense related to the warrants amounted to $4,461,775 for the year ended December 31, 2006. There was no penalty expense accrued for the nine months ended September 30, 2007.

On August 23, 2007, we issued stock purchase options to an executive officer to purchase 100,000 shares of common stock and to a director to purchase 30,000 shares of common stock, in each case at an initial exercise price of $9.20 per share. These options were accounted for using the fair value method, with the expense being recognized ratably over the requisite service period (three years for the executive officer and one year for the director). The compensation expense for these options amounted to $28,412 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007.

On September 30, 2007, in conjunction with a one-year consulting agreement, we issued three-year warrants to purchase 50,000 shares of common stock at an initial exercise price per share of $10.00. The warrants vest monthly over a one-year period. These warrants were accounted for using the fair value method, with the expense being recognized ratably over the requisite service period of one year. Consulting expense related to the warrants amounted to $536 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007.

The following table provides certain information with respect to the above-referenced warrants outstanding at September 30, 2007:

   
Exercise Price
 
Number
Outstanding
 
Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
 
Weighted
Average Life -
Years
 
Warrants
 
$
4.00 - $10.00
   
2,040,338
 
$
4.91
   
3.34
 
Options
 
$
9.20
   
130,000
 
$
9.20
   
4.90
 

The following table provides certain information with respect to warrants exercisable at September 30, 2007:

   
Exercise Price
 
Number
Outstanding
 
Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
 
Warrants
 
$
4.00 - $10.00
   
2,040,338
 
$
4.91
 
Options
   
N/A
 
 
None
 
 
N/A
 

The weighted average fair value at date of grant for warrants and options granted during 2007 and 2006 was $4.09 and $0.38, respectively, and was estimated using the Black-Scholes option valuation model with the following assumptions:

Expected life in years
   
3 - 5
 
Interest rate
   
4% - 4.52%
 
Volatility
   
6.1% - 68.5%
 
Dividend yield
   
0%
 

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ZHONGPIN INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
16.
SEGMENT REPORTING
 
We operate in two business segments: pork and pork products, and vegetables and fruits.

Our pork and pork products segment is involved primarily in the processing of live market hogs into fresh, frozen and processed pork products. Our pork and pork products segment markets its products domestically to our branded stores and to food retailers, foodservice distributors, restaurant operators and noncommercial foodservice establishments, such as schools, hotel chains, healthcare facilities, the military and other food processors, as well as to international markets.

Our vegetables and fruits segment is involved primarily in the processing of fresh vegetables and fruits. We contract with more than 120 farms in Henan Province and nearby areas to produce high-quality vegetable varieties and fruits suitable for export purposes. The proximity of the contracted farms to our operations ensures freshness from harvest to processing. We contract to grow more than 20 categories of vegetables and fruits, including asparagus, sweet corn, broccoli, mushrooms, lima beans and strawberries.

   
Sales by Segment
(U.S. dollars in millions)
 
 
   
Three Months Ended
               September 30,            
 
 
Net Change
 
Percentage
Change
 
   
2007
 
2006
 
2007/2006
 
2007/2006
 
Pork and Pork Products
                     
Chilled Pork
 
$
37.01
 
$
11.98
 
$
25.03
   
209
%
Frozen Pork
   
24.78
   
15.88
   
8.90
   
56
%
Prepared Pork Products
   
6.72
   
3.72
   
3.00
   
81
%
Vegetables and Fruits
   
2.80
   
2.25
   
0.55
   
24
%
Total
 
$
71.31
 
$
33.83
 
$
37.48
   
111
%
 
 
   
Sales by Segment
(U.S. dollars in millions)
 
 
   
Nine months Ended
               September 30,            
 
Net Change
 
Percentage
Change
 
   
2007
 
2006
 
2007/2006
 
2007/2006
 
Pork and Pork Products
                         
Chilled Pork
 
$
98.37
 
$
32.91
 
$
65.46
   
199
%
Frozen Pork
   
67.27
   
48.27
   
19.00
   
39
%
Prepared Pork Products
   
18.55
   
10.47
   
8.08
   
77
%
Vegetables and Fruits
   
6.59
   
4.45
   
2.14
   
48
%
Total
 
$
190.78
 
$
96.10
 
$
94.68
   
99
%

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ZHONGPIN INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
16.
SEGMENT REPORTING (continued)
 
   
Operating Income by Segment
(U.S. dollars in millions)
 
 
   
 
Three Months Ended
         September 30,       
 
 
 
Change
 
Operating Margin
 Three Months
  Ended September 30,    
 
   
2007
 
2006
 
2007/2006
 
2007
 
2006
 
Pork and Pork Products
                               
Chilled Pork
 
$
3.45
 
$
0.59
 
$
2.86
   
9.33
%
 
4.95
%
Frozen Pork
   
1.99
   
0.69
   
1.30
   
8.01
%
 
4.33
%
Prepared Pork Product
   
0.97
   
0.30
   
0.67
   
14.43
%
 
8.06
%
Vegetables and Fruits
   
0.34
   
0.16
   
0.18
   
12.14
%
 
7.11
%
Total
 
$
6.75
 
$
1.74
 
$
5.01
   
9.47
%
 
5.14
%

   
Operating Income by Segment
(U.S. dollars in millions)
 
 
   
 
Nine Months Ended
         September 30,       
 
 
 
Change
 
Operating Margin
Nine Months  Ended
 September 30,      
 
   
2007
 
2006
 
2007/2006
 
2007
 
2006
 
Pork and Pork Products
                               
Chilled Pork
 
$
6.38
 
$
2.32
 
$
4.06
   
6.49
%
 
7.05
%
Frozen Pork
   
4.03
   
3.23
   
0.80
   
5.99
%
 
6.69
%
Prepared Pork Product
   
2.32
   
1.10
   
1.22
   
12.51
%
 
10.51
%
Vegetables and Fruits
   
0.62
   
0.39
   
0.23
   
9.41
%
 
8.76
%
Total
 
$
13.35
 
$
7.04
 
$
6.31
   
7.00
%
 
7.33
%

17.
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On October 9, 2007, we completed a private placement in which we sold for an aggregate purchase price of $50.0 million, 6,250,000 shares of our common stock at a purchase price of $8.00 per share. We received net proceeds from the offering in the amount of approximately $46.4 million. In connection with this offering, we issued to the placement agents warrants to purchase an aggregate of 437,500 shares of common stock that are exercisable for a period of five years at an exercise price of $8.00 per share, subject to adjustment for certain antidilutive events.

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

Disclosure Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

The statements contained in this Report with respect to our financial condition, results of operations and business that are not historical facts are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). We intend such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in Section 21E of the Exchange Act. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, such as “estimates,” “projects,” “plans,” “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” or the negative thereof or other variations thereon, or by discussions of strategy that involve risks and uncertainties. Management wishes to caution the reader of the forward-looking statements that such statements, which are contained in this Report, reflect our current beliefs with respect to future events and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, including, but not limited to, economic, competitive, regulatory, technological, key employee, and general business factors affecting our operations, markets, growth, services, products, licenses and other factors discussed in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and that these statements are only estimates or predictions. No assurances can be given regarding the achievement of future results, as actual results may differ materially as a result of risks facing our company, and actual events may differ from the assumptions underlying the statements that have been made regarding anticipated events.

These forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties that may cause our actual results to be materially different from any future results expressed or implied by us in those statements. Some of these risks are described in “Risk Factors” in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006.
 
These risk factors should be considered in connection with any subsequent written or oral forward-looking statements that we or persons acting on our behalf may issue. All written and oral forward looking statements made in connection with this Report that are attributable to our company or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements. Given these uncertainties, we caution investors not to unduly rely on our forward-looking statements. We do not undertake any obligation to review or confirm analysts’ expectations or estimates or to release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this Report or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. Further, the information about our intentions contained in this Report is a statement of our intention as of the date of this Report and is based upon, among other things, the existing regulatory environment, industry conditions, market conditions and prices, the economy in general and our assumptions as of such date. We may change our intentions, at any time and without notice, based upon any changes in such factors, in our assumptions or otherwise.

General

During the period from March 31, 2005 to January 30, 2006, we did not generate any significant revenue, and accumulated no significant assets, as we explored various business opportunities. On January 30, 2006, in exchange for a controlling interest in our publicly-held “shell” corporation, we acquired all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Falcon Link Investment Limited (“Falcon Link”). This transaction is commonly referred to as a “reverse acquisition.” For financial reporting purposes, Falcon Link was considered the acquirer in such transaction. As a result, our historical financial statements for all periods prior to January 30, 2006 included in this Report are those of Falcon Link.

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Overview

We are principally engaged in the meat and food processing and distribution business in the PRC. Currently, we have nine processing plants located in Henan, Heilongjiang and Sichuan Provinces in the PRC, with a total of 15 production lines. Our current total production capacity for chilled pork and frozen pork, including the average production capacity from OEM partners, is 997 metric tons per day, including the average production capacity of approximately 104 metric tons per day from OEM partners, based on an eight-hour working day, or approximately 359,000 metric tons on an annual basis. We also have production capacity for prepared meats of 70 metric tons per eight-hour day (or approximately 25,200 metric tons on an annual basis) and for fruits and vegetables, including the average production capacity from OEM partners, of 73 metric tons per eight-hour day, including the average production capacity of approximately eight metric tons per day supplied by OEM partners (or approximately 26,280 metric tons on an annual basis). We utilize state-of-the-art equipment in all of our abattoirs and processing facilities.

On April 26, 2007, Henan Zhongpin formed a new wholly-owned subsidiary, Luoyang Zhongpin Food Company Limited, for the purpose of constructing a production facility to be located in western Henan Province. We plan to invest approximately $14.5 million to construct this facility, which is planned to have a production capacity of 195 metric tons per eight-hour working day, or approximately 70,000 metric tons on an annual basis. Approximately 60% of the production capacity will be designed for the chilled pork and the remaining approximately 40% will be designed for the frozen pork. We plan to put the new facility into operation in the third quarter of fiscal 2008.

On June 30, 2007, Henan Zhongpin formed a wholly-owned subsidiary, Shangqiu Zhongpin Food Company Limited, through which we plan to invest approximately $15 million to construct a new production facility in eastern Henan Province that will be designed with a production capacity for chilled or frozen pork of 222 metric tons per eight-hour working day, or approximately 80,000 metric tons on an annual basis. Approximately 75% of the production capacity will be designed for the production of chilled pork and approximately 25% will be designed for the production of frozen pork. We plan to put this new plant into production in the third quarter of fiscal 2008.

On September 14, 2007, Henan Zhongpin formed a wholly-owned subsidiary, Tianjin Zhongpin Food Company Limited, for the purpose of running a leased production facility located in the Special Economic Development Zone in Tianjin City. The total production capacity for chilled and frozen pork at the leased facility is 147 metric tons per day, based on an eight-hour working day, or approximately 53,000 metric tons on an annual basis. Approximately 80% of the facility’s production capacity will be dedicated to the production of chilled pork and approximately 20% will be dedicated to the production of frozen pork. We began production at the leased facility in September 2007.

Our products are sold under the “Zhongpin” brand name. Our customers include over 17 international or domestic fast food companies in the PRC, over 39 export-registered processing factories and over 1,592 school cafeterias, factory canteens, army posts and national departments. We also sell directly to over 2,902 retail outlets, including supermarkets, within the PRC.

Since 2001, we have been one of the “leading agricultural industrial enterprises” in the PRC. Over the past five fiscal years, we achieved a compound annual growth rate of 56% in terms of revenues and 57% in terms of net profits. We have established distribution networks in more than 24 provinces, including four cities with special legal status, in the North, East, South and South Midland of the PRC, and also have formed strategic partnerships with leading supermarket chains and the catering industry in the PRC. In addition, we export products to the European Union, Southeast Asia, Russia and South Africa.

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Critical Accounting Policies

Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based on our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. We evaluate, on an on-going basis, our estimates for reasonableness as changes occur in our business environment. We base our estimates on experience, the use of independent third-party specialists, and various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

Critical accounting policies are defined as those that are reflective of significant judgments, estimates and uncertainties, and potentially result in materially different results under different assumptions and conditions. We believe the following are our critical accounting policies:

Accounts Receivable. We state accounts receivable at cost, net of allowance for doubtful accounts. Based on our past experience and current practice in the PRC, management provides for an allowance for doubtful accounts equivalent to those accounts that are not collected within one year plus 5% of receivables less than one year old. As of September 30, 2007, we were successful in collecting $147,200, or approximately 72%, of doubtful accounts that were outstanding at December 31, 2006 for longer than one year. It is management’s belief that the current bad debt allowance adequately reflects an appropriate estimate based on management’s judgment.

Inventory Valuation. We value our pork inventories at the lower of cost, determined on a weighted average basis, and net realizable value (the estimated market price). When the carcasses are disassembled and transferred from primary processing to various manufacturing departments, we adjust the net realizable value for product specifications and further processing, which becomes the basis for calculating inventory values. In addition, substantially all inventory expenses, packaging and supplies are valued by the weighted average method.

Income Taxes. We account for income taxes in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes.” We compute our provision for income taxes based on the statutory tax rates and tax planning opportunities available to us in the PRC. Significant judgment is required in evaluating our tax positions and determining our annual tax position.

Results of Operations

In fiscal 2007, we intend to continue to focus on the implementation of our strategic plan to continue the growth we have experienced in the last five years. In February 2006, we completed the construction of a new, fresh-chilled meat processing facility in the Zhongpin Industrial Park II, in November 2006, we added an additional processing plant by leasing a meat processing plant in Heilongjiang Province, in June 2007, we completed the construction of a new fresh meat processing facility in Zhumadian, Henan Province and acquired a meat processing facility in Sichuan Province and in September 2007, we added an additional processing plant by leasing a meat processing plant in the Special Economic Development Zone in Tianjin City and we completed the construction of a new fresh meat processing facility in Anyang, Henan Province. In addition, and we are currently constructing additional processing facilities in Henan Province. We also are expanding our capability in temperature-controlled, physical logistic systems. We expect to continue to scale up operations and to develop new markets, streamline our supply chain management, continue the development of our information technology systems, invest in training and human resources development and accelerate revenue and profit growth.

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In fiscal 2007, we expect the results of the pork and pork products segment of our business to remain strong. While supply is expected to be ample, live hog prices are expected to remain at their current relatively-high levels. We anticipate that our gross profit margin will not change significantly during the remainder of fiscal 2007. We anticipate strong demand for pork throughout the remainder of fiscal 2007. We also expect to increase our market share in the meat and meat products segment in our target markets in fiscal 2007.
 
The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, certain statement of operations data:

   
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
Nine months Ended
September 30,
 
   
2007
 
2006
 
2007
 
2006
 
   
(U.S. dollars in thousands)
 
     
Revenues:
                         
Sales revenues 
 
$
71,313
 
$
33,830
 
$
190,783
 
$
96,100
 
Cost of sales 
   
61,642
   
28,675
   
165,193
   
81,642
 
Gross profit 
   
9,671
   
5,155
   
25,590
   
14,458
 
                           
Operating expenses:
                         
General and administrative expenses 
   
1,857
   
2,529
   
4,801
   
5,007
 
One time non-cash compensation adjustment
   
   
   
4,135
   
 
Operating expenses 
   
1,607
   
884
   
3,311
   
2,404
 
Total operating expenses 
   
2,924
   
3,413
   
12,247
   
7,411
 
                           
Income from operations 
   
6,747
   
1,742
   
13,343
   
7,047
 
                           
Other income (expense):
                         
Interest income 
   
43
   
24
   
170
   
269
 
Other income 
   
79
   
(1
)
 
210
   
35
 
Allowance income 
   
36
   
7
   
40
   
1,234
 
Exchange gain (loss)  
   
23
   
15
   
29
   
33
 
Interest expense 
   
(702
)
 
(301
)
 
(1,773
)
 
(909
)
Total other income (expense)
   
(521
)
 
(256
)
 
(1,324
)
 
662
 
                           
Net income before taxes 
   
6,226
   
1,486
   
12,019
   
7,709
 
Provision for income taxes 
   
370
   
125
   
983
   
441
 
                           
Net income after taxes 
   
5,856
   
1,361
   
11,036
   
7,268
 
Minority interest in gain 
   
   
2
   
--
   
22
 
Net income 
   
5,856
   
1,359
   
11,036
   
7,246
 
Foreign currency translation adjustment 
   
1,162
   
479
   
2,697
   
744
 
Comprehensive income 
 
$
7,018
 
$
1,838
 
$
13,733
 
$
7,990
 

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Comparison of Three Months Ended September 30, 2007 and September 30, 2006

Revenue. Total revenue increased from $33.83 million for the three months ended September 30, 2006 to $71.31 million for the three months ended September 30, 2007, which represented an increase of $37.48 million, or approximately 111%. The increase in revenues was primarily due to increased sales in our meat and meat products segment resulting from the effects of the continued increase in the number of branded stores sales and increased sales to restaurants and non-commercial customers and to increased market prices for pork products in the PRC during the three months ended September 30, 2007. During the three months ended September 30, 2007, two new showcase stores, 11 new “branded” retail stores and 26 new supermarket counters were opened, as compared to nine new showcase stores, 72 new “branded” retail stores and 106 new supermarket counters opened during the three months ended September 30, 2006. As of September 30, 2007, our total number of showcase stores, “branded” retail stores and supermarket counters were 109, 912 and 1,881, respectively, compared to 88, 651 and 1,745, respectively, as of September 30, 2006. In addition, during the three months ended September 30, 2007, we expanded our marketing and sales efforts to include five additional second-tier cities (for a total of 89 second-tier cities at September 30, 2007) and 12 additional third-tier cities (for a total of 267 third-tier cities at September 30, 2007) compared to the six additional second-tier cities (for a total of 64 second-tier cities at September 30, 2006) and 13 additional third-tier cities (for a total of 205 third-tier cities at September 30, 2006) during the three months ended September 30, 2006.

During the three months ended September 30, 2007, revenues from sales to branded stores increased to $32.52 million, which represented an increase of $16.79 million, or approximately 107%, as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2006. During the three months ended September 30, 2007, revenues from sales to food service distributors increased to $13.12 million, which represented an increase of $6.93 million, or approximately 112%, as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2006. During the three months ended September 30, 2007, revenues from sales to restaurants and non-commercial customers increased to $20.89 million, which represented an increase of $11.62 million, or approximately 125%, as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2006. During the three months ended September 30, 2007, revenues from export sales increased to $4.78 million, which represented an increase of $2.14 million, or approximately 81%, as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2006.

Cost of sales. Cost of sales increased from $28.67 million for the three months ended September 30, 2006 to $61.64 million for the three months ended September 30, 2007, which represented an increase of $32.97 million, or approximately 115%. The increase of cost of sales was primarily due to the corresponding increase in sales. The gross profit margin (gross profit divided by total sales revenue) decreased from 15.24% for the three months ended September 30, 2006 to 13.56% for the three months ended September 30, 2007. The decrease in gross profit margin was primarily due to an increase in the cost of raw materials, which was offset, in part, by an increase in the market prices for pork products during the three months ended September 30, 2007.

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General and administrative expenses. General and administrative expenses decreased from $2.53 million for the three months ended September 30, 2006 to $1.86 million for the three months ended September 30, 2007, which represented a decrease of $0.67 million, or approximately 26%. As a percentage of revenues, general and administrative expenses decreased from 7.48% for the three months ended September 30, 2006 to 2.60% for the three months ended September 30, 2007. The decrease in the net amount of general and administrative expenses was primarily the result of the accrual of a liability in the amount of $1.27 million in three months ended September 30, 2006 because of our failure to register in a timely manner for resale under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the shares of our common stock issuable upon the conversion or exercise of such securities.

Operating expenses. Operating expenses increased from $0.88 million for the three months ended September 30, 2006 to $1.07 million for the three months ended September 30, 2007, which represented an increase of $0.19 million, or approximately 22%. As a percentage of revenue, operating expenses decreased from 2.61% for the three months ended September 30, 2006 to 1.50% for the three months ended September 30, 2007. The increase in operating expenses was primarily the result of the increased scale of our operations.

Interest expense. Interest expense increased from $0.30 million for the three months ended September 30, 2006 to $0.70 million for the three months ended September 30, 2007, which represented an increase of $0.40 million, or approximately 133%. The increase in interest expense was primarily a result of increased short-term bank loans. Our average outstanding bank debt increased by approximately $19.95 million from $23.35 million for the three months ended September 30, 2006 to $43.30 million for the three months ended September 30, 2007, primarily due to our increased working capital requirements and our investment in new facilities. Our weighted average borrowing rate increased from 5.16% for the three months ended September 30, 2006 to 6.48% for the three months ended September 30, 2007, primarily due to an increase in interest rates, including the interest rate issued by the People’s Bank of China.

Interest income, allowance income, other income and exchange gain. Interest income, allowance income, other income and exchange gain increased from $0.04 million for the three months ended September 30, 2006 to $0.18 million for the three months ended September 30, 2007, which represented an increase of $0.14 million, or approximately 350%. This increase was primarily due to a increase of $0.08 million in other income and $0.03 million in allowance income.

Income Taxes. The effective tax rate in the PRC on income generated from the sale of prepared products is 33% and there is no income tax on income generated from the sale of raw products including raw meat products and raw fruits and vegetable products. The increase of $0.25 million in the provision for income taxes for the three months ended September 30, 2007 over the three months ended September 30, 2006 resulted from an increase of $0.74 million in our income from the sale of prepared products for the three months ended September 30, 2007.

Comparison of Nine months Ended September 30, 2007 and September 30, 2006

Revenue. Total revenue increased from $96.10 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 to $190.78 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, which represented an increase of $94.68 million, or approximately 99%. The increase in revenues was primarily due to increased sales in our meat and meat products segment resulting from the effects of the continued increase in the amount of branded stores sales and increased sales to food service distributors and to increased market prices for pork products in the PRC during the nine months ended September 30, 2007. During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, 13 new showcase stores, 56 new “branded” retail stores and 112 new supermarket counters were opened, as compared to 19 new showcase stores, 131 new “branded” retail stores and 171 new supermarket counters opened during the nine months ended September 30, 2006. As of September 30, 2007, our total number of showcase stores, “branded” retail stores and supermarket counters were 109, 912 and 1,881, respectively, compared to 88, 651 and 1,745, respectively, as of September 30, 2006. In addition, during the nine months ended September 30, 2007, we expanded our marketing and sales efforts to include 14 additional second-tier cities (for a total of 89 second-tier cities at September 30, 2007) and 41 additional third-tier cities (for a total of 267 third-tier cities at September 30, 2007), compared to the 28 additional second-tier cities (for a total of 72 second-tier cities at September 30, 2006) and 76 additional third-tier cities (for a total of 218 third-tier cities at September 30, 2006) during the nine months ended September 30, 2006.

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During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, revenues from sales to branded stores increased to $88.4 million, which represented an increase of $42.2 million, or approximately 91%, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2006. During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, revenues from sales to food service distributors increased to $35.1 million, which represented an increase of $19.1 million, or approximately 119%, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2006. During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, revenues from sales to restaurants and non-commercial customers increased to $53.5 million, which represented an increase of $27.7 million, or approximately 107%, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2006. During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, revenues from export sales increased to $13.8 million, which represented an increase of $5.7 million, or approximately 70%, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2006. Within these four distribution channels, the percentage of growth was highest for food service distributors.

Cost of sales. Cost of sales increased from $81.64 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 to $165.19 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, which represented an increase of $83.55 million, or approximately 102%. The gross profit margin (total sales revenue divided by cost of sales) decreased from 15.05% for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 to 13.41% for the nine months ended September 30, 2007. The decrease in gross profit margin was primarily due to an increase in the cost of raw materials, which was offset, in part, by an increase in the market prices for pork products, during the nine months ended September 30, 2007.

General and administrative expenses. General and administrative expenses decreased from $5.01 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 to $4.80 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, which represented a decrease of $0.21 million, or approximately 4%. As a percentage of revenues, general and administrative expenses decreased from 5.21% for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 to 2.52% for the nine months ended September 30, 2007. As discussed above, the decrease in the net amount of general and administrative expenses was primarily the result of the accrual of a liability in the amount of $1.82 million in nine months ended September 30, 2006 because of our failure to register in a timely manner for resale under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the shares of our common stock issuable upon the conversion or exercise of such securities.

Non-cash compensation adjustment. During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, we incurred a one-time, non-cash compensation expense in the amount of $4.1 million in connection with the release from escrow to certain of our employees of shares of common stock that had been deposited into escrow by such employees in connection with our January 2006 private placement, as described below. No such compensation expense was recorded during the nine months ended September 30, 2006.

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On January 31, 2006, we completed a private placement in which we sold for an aggregate purchase price of $27.6 million, 3.45 million units, each unit consisting of two shares of our Series A convertible preferred stock and a warrant to purchase one share of our common stock. In connection with this financing, nine individuals, including six of our employees, including Mr. Xianfu Zhu, our Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President, and Mr. Baoke Ben, our Executive Vice President and a director of our company, deposited into escrow an aggregate of 1,125,056 shares of our common stock. Under the terms of such escrow arrangement, 50% of such shares were to be released to the investors in the private placement if our audited net income for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, subject to certain adjustments, was less than $7.927 million, and the remaining 50% are to be released to such investors if our audited net income for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, subject to certain adjustments, is less than $15 million. Under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, the release of any of such escrow shares to any of our employees based on our fulfillment of stated performance thresholds constitutes a compensatory plan to such employees, which requires us to record a corresponding compensation expense in our financing statements. As we satisfied the performance threshold for fiscal 2006 for the release of 50% of the escrowed shares, and a portion of such shares were released to employee stockholders in April 2007, a $4.1 million non-cash expense was recorded at that time.

Operating expenses. Operating expenses increased from $2.40 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 to $3.31 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, which represented an increase of $0.91 million, or approximately 40%. As a percentage of revenue, operating expenses decreased from 2.50% for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 to 1.74% for the nine months ended September 30, 2007. The increase in operating expenses was primarily the result of the increased scale of our operations.

Interest expense. Interest expense increased from $0.91 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 to $1.77 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, which represented an increase of $0.86 million, or approximately 95%. The increase in interest expense was primarily a result of increased short-term bank loans. Our average outstanding bank debt increased by approximately $17.14 million from $20.26 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 to $37.40 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, primarily due to our increased working capital requirements and our investment in new facilities. Our weighted average borrowing rate increased from 6.00% for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 to 6.23% for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, primarily due to the high-interest-rate loans that were outstanding during the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2006, which were repaid during that quarter with a portion of the net proceeds of our equity private placement that was completed during that quarter.

Interest income, allowance income, other income and exchange gain. Interest income, allowance income, other income and exchange gain decreased from $1.57 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 to $0.45 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, which represented a decrease of $1.12 million or approximately 71%. This decrease was primarily the result of a decrease of $1.19 million in allowance income.

Income Taxes. The effective tax rate in the PRC on income generated from the sale of prepared products is 33% and there is no income tax on income generated from the sale of raw products including raw meat products and raw fruits and vegetable products. The increase of $0.54 million in the provision for income taxes for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 over the nine months ended September 30, 2006 resulted from an increase of $1.62 million in our income from the sale of prepared products during the nine months ended September 30, 2007.

Pro Forma Results of Operations

As discussed above, during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2007, we incurred a one-time, non-cash compensation expense of $4.1 million in connection with the release from escrow in April 2007 to certain of our employees of shares of common stock that had been deposited into escrow by such employees. Excluding such non-cash charge, our pro forma income from operations and pro forma net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 would have been $17,477,946 and $15,170,247, respectively. In addition, excluding such charge, our pro forma basic earnings per common share and pro forma diluted earnings per common share for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 would have been $0.76 and $0.71, respectively.

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Set forth below is certain pro forma statement of operations data for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2006 and 2007 assuming no compensation expense relating to the release of escrowed shares to our employees in April 2007.
 
   
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
   
2007
 
2006
 
   
(U.S. dollars in thousands)
 
               
Revenues:
             
Sales revenues 
 
$
190,783
 
$
96,100
 
Cost of sales 
   
165,193
   
81,642
 
Gross profit 
   
25,590
   
14,458
 
               
Operating expenses:
             
General and administrative expenses 
   
4,801
   
5,007
 
Operating expenses 
   
3,311
   
2,404
 
Total operating expenses 
   
8,112
   
7,411
 
               
Income from operations 
   
17,478
   
7,047
 
               
Other income (expense):
             
Interest income 
   
170
   
269
 
Other income 
   
290
   
36
 
Allowance income 
   
40
   
1,234
 
Exchange gain (loss) 
   
29
   
33
 
Interest expense 
   
(1,773
)
 
(909
)
Total other income (expense)
   
(1,325
)
 
662
 
               
Net income before taxes 
   
16,153
   
7,209
 
Provision for income taxes 
   
9,831
   
442
 
               
Net income after taxes 
   
15,170
   
7,267
 
Minority interest in gain (loss) 
   
   
22
 
Net income 
   
15,170
   
7,245
 
Foreign currency translation adjustment 
   
2,697
   
744
 
Comprehensive income 
   
17,867
   
7,989
 
               
Basic earnings per common share
 
$
0.76
 
$
0.41
 
Diluted earnings per common share
 
$
0.71
 
$
0.33
 
Basic weighted average shares outstanding
   
15,604,355
   
11,752,568
 
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding
   
21,259,956
   
21,911,457
 
 
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Segment Information

We operate in two business segments: pork and pork products, and vegetables and fruits.
 
Our pork and pork products segment is involved primarily in the processing of live market hogs into fresh, frozen and processed pork products. Our pork and pork products segment markets its products domestically to our branded stores, food retailers, foodservice distributors, restaurant operators and noncommercial foodservice establishments, such as schools, hotel chains, healthcare facilities, the military and other food processors, as well as to international markets.
 
Our vegetables and fruits segment is involved primarily in the processing of fresh vegetables and fruits. We contract with more than 120 farms in Henan Province and nearby areas to produce high-quality vegetable varieties and fruits suitable for export purposes. The proximity of the contracted farms to our operations ensures freshness from harvest to processing. We contract to grow more than 20 categories of vegetables and fruits, including asparagus, sweet corn, broccoli, mushrooms, lima beans, strawberries and capsicum.
 
The following tables set forth our revenues, sales in metric tons, operating income and production processed in metric tons by segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, and the percentage increases for each segment between two periods. The data for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the entire year, for any other interim period or for any future year.

   
Sales by Segment
(U.S. dollars in millions)
 
 
   
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
 
Net Change
 
Percentage
Change
 
   
2007
 
2006
 
2007/2006
 
2007/2006
 
Pork and Pork Products
                     
Chilled Pork
 
$
37.01
 
$
11.98
 
$
25.03
   
209
%
Frozen Pork
   
24.78
   
15.88
   
8.90
   
56
%
Prepared Pork Products
   
6.72
   
3.72
   
3.00
   
81
%
Vegetables and Fruits
   
2.80
   
2.25
   
0.55
   
24
%
Total
 
$
71.31
 
$
33.83
 
$
37.48
   
111
%


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Sales by Segment
(in metric tons)
 
 
   
Three Months Ended
              September 30,             
 
 
Net Change
 
Percentage
Change
 
   
2007
 
2006
 
2007/2006
 
2007/2006
 
Pork and Pork Products
                         
Chilled Pork
 
$
21,348
 
$
9,727
 
$
11,621
   
119
%
Frozen Pork
   
15,039
   
13,409
   
1,630
   
12
%
Prepared Pork Products
   
3,756
   
2,416
   
1,340
   
55
%
Vegetables and Fruits
   
5,257
   
4,347
   
910
   
21
%
Total
 
$
45,400
 
$
29,899
 
$
15,501
   
52
%
 
   
Operating Income by Segment
(U.S. dollars in millions)
 
 
   
Three Months Ended
         September 30,       
 
 
Change
 
Operating Margin
Three Months
    Ended September 30,   
 
   
2007
 
2006
 
2007/2006
 
2007
 
2006
 
Pork and Pork Products
                               
Chilled Pork
 
$
3.45
 
$
0.59
 
$
2.86
   
9.33
%
 
4.95
%
Frozen Pork
   
1.99
   
0.69
   
1.30
   
8.01
%
 
4.33
%
Prepared Pork Product
   
0.97
   
0.30
   
0.67
   
14.43
%
 
8.06
%
Vegetables and Fruits
   
0.34
   
0.16
   
0.18
   
12.14
%
 
7.11
%
Total
 
$
6.75
 
$
1.74
 
$
5.01
   
9.47
%
 
5.14
%
 
   
Production by Segment
(in metric tons)
 
 
   
Three Months Ended
                 September 30,                
 
Net Change
 
Percentage
Change
 
   
2007
 
2006
 
2007/2006
 
2007/2006
 
Pork and Pork Products
                         
Chilled Pork
   
21,700
   
9,693
   
12,007
   
124
%
Frozen Pork
   
16,721
   
13,475
   
3,246
   
24
%
Prepared Pork Products
   
3,779
   
2,458
   
1,321
   
54
%
Vegetables and Fruits
   
5,948
   
4,226
   
1,722
   
41
%
Total
   
48,148
   
29,852
   
18,296
   
61
%

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Sales by Segment
(U.S. dollars in millions)
 
 
   
Nine Months Ended
               September 30,            
 
Net Change
 
Percentage
Change
 
   
2007
 
2006
 
2007/2006
 
2007/2006
 
Pork and Pork Products
                         
Chilled Pork
 
$
98.37
 
$
32.91
 
$
65.46
   
199
%
Frozen Pork
   
67.27
   
48.27
   
19.00
   
39
%
Prepared Pork Products
   
18.55
   
10.47
   
8.08
   
77
%
Vegetables and Fruits
   
6.59
   
4.45
   
2.14
   
48
%
Total
 
$
190.78
 
$
96.10
 
$
94.68
   
99
%
 
   
Sales by Segment
(in metric tons)
 
 
   
Nine Months Ended
              September 30,             
 
 
Net Change
 
Percentage
Change
 
   
2007
 
2006
 
2007/2006
 
2007/2006
 
Pork and Pork Products
                         
Chilled Pork
   
65,091
   
28,441
   
36,650
   
129
%
Frozen Pork
   
46,027
   
42,375
   
3,652
   
9
%
Prepared Pork Products
   
10,442
   
6,919
   
3,523
   
51
%
Vegetables and Fruits
   
9,927
   
6,818
   
3,109
   
46
%
Total
   
131,487
   
84,553
   
46,934
   
56
%
 
   
Operating Income by Segment
(U.S. dollars in millions)
 
 
   
Nine Months Ended
         September 30,       
 
Change
 
Operating Margin
Nine Months  Ended
 September 30,      
 
   
2007
 
2006
 
2007/2006
 
2007
 
2006
 
Pork and Pork Products
                               
Chilled Pork
 
$
6.38
 
$
2.32
 
$
4.06
   
6.49
%
 
7.05
%
Frozen Pork
   
4.03
   
3.23
   
0.80
   
5.99
%
 
6.69
%
Prepared Pork Product
   
2.32
   
1.10
   
1.22
   
12.51
%
 
10.51
%
Vegetables and Fruits
   
0.62
   
0.39
   
0.23
   
9.41
%
 
8.76
%
Total
 
$
13.35
 
$
7.04
 
$
6.31
   
7.00
%
 
7.33
%
 
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Production by Segment
(in metric tons)
 
 
   
Nine Months Ended
                 September 30,                
 
 
Net Change
 
Percentage
Change
 
   
2007
 
2006
 
2007/2006
 
2007/2006
 
Pork and Pork Products
                         
Chilled Pork
   
65,443
   
29,010
   
36,433
   
126
%
Frozen Pork
   
47,846
   
44,586
   
3,260
   
7
%
Prepared Pork Products
   
10,724
   
7,066
   
3,658
   
52
%
Vegetables and Fruits
   
11,399
   
7,098
   
4,301
   
61
%
Total
   
135,412
   
87,760
   
47,652
   
54
%
 
Additional Operating Data

In assessing our existing operations and planning our future growth and the development of our business, management considers, among other factors, our revenue growth and growth in sales volume by market segment, as well as our sales by distribution channel and geographic market coverage.

The following table sets forth our revenues by sales channel for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2007 and 2006.

   
Sales by Distribution Channel
(U.S. dollars in millions)
 
 
   
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
Distribution Channel
 
               2007              
 
             2006             
 
              2007           
 
           2006              
 
   
Amount
 
Percent
 
Amount
 
Percent
 
Amount
 
Percent
 
Amount
 
Percent
 
Branded stores
 
$
32.5
   
45.6
%
$
15.7
   
46.5
%
$
88.4
   
46.4
%
$
46.2
   
48.1
%
Food services distributors
   
13.1
   
18.4
   
6.2
   
18.3
   
35.1
   
18.4
   
16.0
   
16.6
 
Restaurants and non-commercial
   
20.9
   
29.3
   
9.3
   
27.4
   
53.5
   
28.0
   
25.8
   
26.8
 
Export
   
4.8
   
6.7
   
2.6
   
7.8
   
13.8
   
7.2
   
8.1
   
8.5
 
Total
 
$
71.3
   
100.0
%
$
33.8
   
100.0
%
$
190.8
   
100.0
%
$
96.1
   
100.0
%

The following table sets forth information with respect to the average number of products offered by our company, the average number of stores in our retail network and the number of provinces and cities in the PRC in which we offered and sold our products for each of the three years ended December 31, 2004, 2005 and 2006 and the nine months ended September 30, 2007.

   
            Year Ended December 31,             
 
Nine Months Ended
 
   
2004
 
2005
 
2006
 
September 30, 2007
 
No. of products
   
125
   
168
   
229
   
298
 
No. of retail stores
   
978
   
2,100
   
2,721
   
2,902
 
Expansion of Market Coverage
                         
No. of Provinces
   
23
   
24
   
24
   
24
 
No. of first-tier cities
   
23
   
29
   
29
   
29
 
No. of second-tier cities  
   
36
   
44
   
75
   
89
 
No. of third-tier cities
   
109
   
142
   
226
   
267
 
 
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Liquidity and Capital Resources

We have financed our operations over the three years ended December 31, 2006 and the nine months ended September 30, 2007 primarily through cash from operating activities and borrowings under our lines of credit with various lending banks in the PRC and the exercise of certain of our outstanding stock purchase warrants. In January 2006, we completed a private placement of our Series A convertible preferred stock and common stock purchase warrants and received net proceeds of approximately $23.11 million. At December 31, 2004, 2005 and 2006 and at September 30, 2007, we had cash and cash equivalents of $5.20 million, $10.14 million, $21.69 million and $36.71 million, respectively. In October 2007, we completed a private placement of our common stock and received net proceeds of approximately $46.40 million.
 
Net cash provided by operating activities was $15.18 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2007. Cash provided by operating activities in the nine months ended September 30, 2007 consisted primarily of net profit of $11.04 million due to increased revenue, an increase of $4.13 million in non-cash compensation expense adjustment, an increase of $8.93 million in accounts payable and other payables due to improved payment terms to suppliers, an increase of $4.96 million in deposits from clients, an increase of $1.13 million in accrued liability and the $1.32 million depreciation expense. Cash used in operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 was primarily attributable to an increase of $9.43 million in accounts receivable and other receivables and an increase of $5.80 million in inventory. The increase in both accounts receivable and inventory levels during the period was primarily due to our increased sales. Over the past year, management focused on reducing the average age of our accounts receivable. Our average accounts receivable turnover days decreased from approximately 33 days during the three months ended September 30, 2006 to approximately 23 days during the three months ended September 30, 2007. At the same time, our average inventory turnover days decreased from approximately 20 days during the three months ended September 30, 2006 to approximately 19 days during the three months ended September 30, 2007. Our average accounts receivable turnover days decreased from approximately 34 days during the nine months ended September 30, 2006 to approximately 24 days during the nine months ended September 30, 2007. However, our average inventory turnover days increased from approximately 15 days during the nine months ended September 30, 2006 to approximately 19 days during the nine months ended September 30, 2007 because we had a relatively higher inventory level during the nine months ended September 30, 2007.

Net cash used in investing activities was $40.53 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2007. At September 30, 2007, our investment in facility construction in progress increased by approximately $27.35 million as compared to the amount of such investment at December 31, 2006. During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, a total of $5.63 million was invested in the purchase of fixed assets. In addition, we expended an additional $7.56 million for an investment in land use rights during the nine months ended September 30, 2007.

Net cash provided by financing activities was $39.28 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2007. During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, cash provided by financing activities included the net proceeds from short-term loans of $44.21 million and the net proceeds of $16.01 from the exercise of certain of our outstanding stock purchase warrants. The net cash used in financing activities included the repayment of indebtedness in the aggregate amount of $20.95 million.

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At September 30, 2007, our subsidiary, Henan Zhongpin, had short-term bank and governmental loans in the aggregate amount of $48.76 million with a weighted average interest rate per annum of 6.90%, and lines of credit with aggregate credit availability of $113.70 million, as follows:
 
Bank
 
Maximum 
Credit
Availability
 
Amount 
Borrowed 
 
Interest Rate
 
Maturity Date
 
Agriculture Bank of China
 
$
23,965,490
 
$
2,662,832
   
7.34
%
 
12/25/2007
 
           
931,991
   
7.34
   
12/29/2007
 
                           
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
   
26,628,322
   
1,997,124
   
6.12
%
 
10/11/2007
 
           
1,997,124
   
6.12
   
01/23/2008
 
           
1,997,124
   
5.85
   
01/23/2008
 
                           
China Construction Bank
   
11,982,745
   
2,662,832
   
6.12
%
 
01/10/2008
 
           
2,396,549
   
6.12
   
01/17/2008
 
                           
CITIC Industrial Bank
   
6,657,080
   
2,662,832
   
8.40
   
10/28/2007
 
                           
Agriculture Development Bank of China
   
63,907,973
   
7,988,497
   
7.29
%
 
06/26/2008
 
     
   
13,314,161
   
7.29
   
06/28/2008
 
                           
Shanghai Pudong development Bank of China
   
6,657,080
   
798,850
   
6.12
%
 
01/18/2008
 
           
3,994,248
   
6.39
   
03/29/2008
 
                           
Bank of China
   
13,314,161
   
-
             
                           
Commercial Bank of China
   
2,662,832
   
2,662,832
   
6.57
%
 
06/19/2008
 
Guangdong Development Bank
   
3,994,248
   
-
             
                           
China Communication Bank
   
2,662,832
   
2,662,832
   
6.52
%
 
11/22/2007
 
                           
City Finance – short-term
   
-
   
26,628
   
0.00
%
 
Extendable
 
Total 
 
$
162,432,763
 
$
48,756,457
             
                           
Canadian Government Transfer Loan
       
$
1,707,604
   
*
   
05/15/2043
 
Canadian Government Transfer Loan – Current portion
       
$
145,671
   
6.02
%
 
05/15/2008
 
                           
City Finance
       
$
137,136
   
0.00
%
 
None
 
 

* 58% of the principal amount of this loan bears interest at the rate of 6.02% per annum and the remaining principal amount of this loan is interest free. All repayments are applied first to the interest-bearing portion of this loan.

Of our outstanding short-term indebtedness at September 30, 2007, $12.78 million aggregate principal amount of loans was secured by our land and plants located in the PRC and $35.95 million aggregate principal amount of loans was guaranteed by Henan Zhongpin Industrial Co., Ltd.

We believe our existing cash and cash equivalents, including the net proceeds we received from the private placement of our common stock in October 2007, together with our available lines of credit, will be sufficient to finance our operating requirements and anticipated capital expenditures of approximately $39 million over the next 12 months. We also intend to use a portion of such funds over the next 12 months to fund additional acquisitions of operating assets or complementary businesses.

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Contractual Commitments

The following table summarizes our contractual obligations at September 30, 2007 and the effect those obligations are expected to have on our liquidity and cash flow in future periods.

       
Payments Due by Period
(in thousands)
 
 
Contractual Obligations
 
 
Total
 
Less Than
1 Year
 
 
1-3 Years
 
 
3-5 Years
 
More Than
5 Years
 
Long-term debt obligations
 
$
1,990
 
$
146
 
$
292
 
$
292
 
$
1,260
 
Capital lease obligations
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
 
Operating lease obligations
   
604
   
263
   
341
   
-
   
-
 
Purchase obligations
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
 
Other obligations
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
 
Total
 
$
2,594
 
$
409
 
$
633
 
$
292
 
$
1,260
 

Inflation and Seasonality

While demand for our products in general is relatively high before the Chinese New Year in January or February each year and lower thereafter, we do not believe our operations have been materially affected by inflation or seasonality.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Disclosures About Market Risk. We may be exposed to changes in financial market conditions in the normal course of business. Market risk generally represents the risk that losses may occur as a result of movements in interest rates and equity prices. We currently do not use financial instruments in the normal course of business that are subject to changes in financial market conditions.

Currency Fluctuations and Foreign Currency Risk. Substantially all of our operations are conducted in the PRC, with the exception of our export business and limited overseas purchases of raw materials. Most of our sales and purchases are conducted within the PRC in Renminbi, which is the official currency of the PRC. As a result, the effect of the fluctuations of exchange rates is considered minimal to our business operations.

Substantially all of our revenues and expenses are denominated in Renminbi. However, we use the United States dollar for financial reporting purposes. Conversion of Renminbi into foreign currencies is regulated by the People’s Bank of China through a unified floating exchange rate system. Although the PRC government has stated its intention to support the value of the Renminbi, there can be no assurance that such exchange rate will not again become volatile or that the Renminbi will not devalue significantly against the U.S. dollar. Exchange rate fluctuations may adversely affect the value, in U.S. dollar terms, of our net assets and income derived from our operations in the PRC.

Interest Rate Risk. We do not have significant interest rate risk, as our debt obligations are primarily short-term in nature, with fixed interest rates.
 
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Credit Risk. We have not experienced significant credit risk, as most of our customers are long-term customers with superior payment records. Our receivables are monitored regularly by our credit managers.
 
Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Disclosure Controls and Procedures. Our management, with the participation our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on such evaluation, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer have concluded that, as of the end of such period, our disclosure controls and procedures are effective in recording, processing, summarizing and reporting, on a timely basis, information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act.

Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. There have not been any changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the fiscal quarter to which this report relates that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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ZHONGPIN INC.

Part II – Other Information

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

None.
 
Item 1A. Risk Factors

During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, there were no material changes to the risk factors previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006, except as follows:

Recent amendments to the corporate income tax law in the PRC may increase the income taxes payable by our operating subsidiaries located in the PRC, which could adversely affect our profitability.

On March 16, 2007, the National People’s Congress of the PRC adopted a new corporate income tax law in its fifth plenary session. The new corporate income tax law unifies the application scope, tax rate, tax deduction and preferential policy for both domestic and foreign-invested enterprises. The new corporate income tax law will be effective on January 1, 2008. According to the new corporate income tax law, the applicable income tax rate for our operating subsidiaries is subject to change. As the implementation detail has not yet been announced, we cannot be sure of the potential impact of such new corporate income tax law on our financial position or operating results.

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

(a) None.

(b) Not Applicable.

(c) None.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

Not Applicable.

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

Not Applicable.

Item 5. Other Information

(a) None.

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(b) None.

Item 6. Exhibits
The exhibits required by this item are set forth on the Exhibit Index attached hereto.

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ZHONGPIN INC.

Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, we have duly caused this report to be signed on our behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

Zhongpin Inc.
(Company)
   
Date:
November 9, 2007
   
   
By:
/s/ Xianfu Zhu
 
Xianfu Zhu
 
Chief Executive Officer
   
By:
/s/ Yuanmei Ma
 
Yuanmei Ma
 
Chief Financial Officer

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Exhibit Index

Exhibit
Number
 
Exhibit Title
 
 
 
31.1
 
Certification of our Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
 
31.2
 
Certification of our Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
 
32.1
 
Certification of our Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
     
32.2
 
Certification of our Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
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EX-31.1 2 v093153_ex31-1.htm
Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350
(Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)

I, Xianfu Zhu, Chief Executive Officer of ZHONGPIN INC., certify that:

1.
I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of ZHONGPIN INC.;

2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.
I am responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 
a)
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under my supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to me by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 
b)
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 
c)
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report my conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 
d)
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
 
 
 

 
 
5.
I have disclosed, based on my most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 
a)
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 
b)
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: November 9, 2007
By:
/s/ Xianfu Zhu
   
Xianfu Zhu
   
Chief Executive Officer

 
 

 

EX-31.2 3 v093153_ex31-2.htm
Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350
(Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)

I, Yuanmei Ma, Chief Financial Officer of ZHONGPIN INC., certify that:

1.
I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of ZHONGPIN INC.;

2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.
I am responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 
a)
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under my supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to me by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 
b)
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 
c)
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report my conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 
d)
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
 
 
 

 
 
5.
I have disclosed, based on my most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 
a)
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 
b)
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: November 9, 2007
By:
/s/ Yuanmei Ma
   
Yuanmei Ma
   
Chief Financial Officer

 
 

 

EX-32.1 4 v093153_ex32-1.htm
Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION
Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350
(Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of ZHONGPIN INC. (the “Company”) for the quarter ended September 30, 2007, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), Xianfu Zhu, as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
 
 
(1)
The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 
(2)
The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: November 9, 2007
By:
/s/ Xianfu Zhu
   
Xianfu Zhu
   
Chief Executive Officer
 


This certification accompanies each Report pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not, except to the extent required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, be deemed filed by the Company for purposes of §18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

 
 

 

EX-32.2 5 v093153_ex32-2.htm
Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION
Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350
(Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of ZHONGPIN INC. (the “Company”) for the quarter ended September 30, 2007, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), Yuanmei Ma, as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
 
 
(1)
The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 
(2)
The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

By:
/s/ Yuanmei Ma
   
Yuanmei Ma
   
Chief Financial Officer


 
This certification accompanies each Report pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not, except to the extent required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, be deemed filed by the Company for purposes of §18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.
 
 
 

 
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