TAXES PAYABLE (Details 3) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010
Pretax income (loss)	$ 52,759,138	$ 41,951,245	$ 25,084,274
Expected income tax expense (benefit)	11,249,501	9,873,005	3,255,057
High-tech income benefits on Jinong	(4,439,873)	(3,416,976)
Losses from subsidiaries in which no benefit is recognized	2,051,401	258,513
Change in valuation allowance on deferred tax asset from US tax benefit	1,940,284	2,322,602	908,297
Actual tax expense	10,801,313	9,037,144	3,794,516
Actual tax expense, percentage	20.50%	21.50%	15.10%
China [Member]
Pretax income (loss)	58,465,856	48,782,427	27,755,696
Expected income tax expense (benefit)	13,189,785	12,195,607	4,163,354
High-tech income benefits on Jinong	(4,439,873)	(3,416,976)
Losses from subsidiaries in which no benefit is recognized	2,051,401	258,513
Change in valuation allowance on deferred tax asset from US tax benefit	0	0	0
Actual tax expense	10,801,313	9,037,144	3,794,516
Expected income tax expense (benefit), percentage	22.60%	25.00%	15.00%
High-tech income benefits on Jinong, percentage	(7.60%)	(7.00%)
Losses from subsidiaries in which no benefit is recognized, percentage	3.50%	0.50%
Actual tax expense, percentage	18.50%	18.50%	13.70%
China [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Effective Income Tax Rate Percentage	25.00%	25.00%	25.00%
China [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Effective Income Tax Rate Percentage	15.00%	15.00%	15.00%
United States [Member]
Pretax income (loss)	(5,706,718)	(6,831,182)	(2,671,463)
Expected income tax expense (benefit)	(1,940,284)	(2,322,602)	(908,297)
High-tech income benefits on Jinong	0	0
Losses from subsidiaries in which no benefit is recognized	0	0
Change in valuation allowance on deferred tax asset from US tax benefit	1,940,284	2,322,602	908,297
Actual tax expense	0	0	0
Expected income tax expense (benefit), percentage	(34.00%)	(34.00%)	(34.00%)
High-tech income benefits on Jinong, percentage	0.00%	0.00%
Losses from subsidiaries in which no benefit is recognized, percentage	0.00%	0.00%
Change in valuation allowance on deferred tax asset from US tax benefit, percentage	34.00%	34.00%	34.00%
Actual tax expense, percentage	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Effective Income Tax Rate Percentage	34.00%	34.00%	34.00%
Jintai [Member]
Income Tax Benefit Of Non Taxable Income			(396,034)
Jintai [Member] \| China [Member]
Income Tax Benefit Of Non Taxable Income			(396,034)
Income Tax Benefit Of Non Taxable Income Percentage			(1.40%)
Jintai [Member] \| United States [Member]
Income Tax Benefit Of Non Taxable Income			0
Income Tax Benefit Of Non Taxable Income Percentage			0.00%
Yuxing [Member]
Income Tax Benefit Of Non Taxable Income			27,196
Yuxing [Member] \| China [Member]
Income Tax Benefit Of Non Taxable Income			27,196
Income Tax Benefit Of Non Taxable Income Percentage			0.10%
Yuxing [Member] \| United States [Member]
Income Tax Benefit Of Non Taxable Income			$ 0
Income Tax Benefit Of Non Taxable Income Percentage			0.00%

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