Yongye International Announces Voluntary Dismissal of Class Action Lawsuit Filed by Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP

BEIJING, March 8, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Yongye International, Inc. (Nasdaq: YONG) ("Yongye" or the "Company"), a leading developer, manufacturer, and distributor of crop nutrient products in the People's Republic of China ("PRC"), today announced that the previously announced class action lawsuit filed against the Company by Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP in the United States District Court Southern District of New York in May 2011 was voluntarily dismissed by the lead plaintiffs, with prejudice to themselves as named plaintiffs, on March 5, 2012.

Yongye did not incur any material legal fees, charges or costs related to this class action lawsuit or its voluntary dismissal.

Mr. Zishen Wu, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Yongye stated, "We are pleased to announce the dismissal of this lawsuit. We are dedicated to transparency and best practices regarding all matters of corporate governance and financial reporting. Moving forward, we will continue to focus on the development of our business and delivering positive results for our shareholders."

About Yongye International

Yongye International is a leading crop nutrient company headquartered in Beijing, with its production facilities located in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China. Yongye's principal product is a liquid crop nutrient, from which the Company derived substantially all of the sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. The Company also produces powder animal nutrient product which is mainly used for dairy cows. Both products are sold under the trade name "Shengmingsu," which means "life essential" in Chinese. The Company's patented formula utilizes fulvic acid as the primary compound base and is combined with various micro and macro nutrients that are essential for the health of the crops. The Company sells its products primarily to provincial level distributors, who sell to the end-users either directly or indirectly through county-level and village-level distributors. For more information, please visit the Company's website at www.yongyeintl.com.

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