Company Description
Yimutian Inc. (NASDAQ: YMT) is an agricultural technology company in the Software – Application industry, focused on digital services for agricultural product transactions in mainland China. The company describes itself as a leading agricultural B2B platform and agricultural industrial internet enterprise that uses digital technology to support the transformation and development of the agricultural industry. Its shares trade on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol YMT through American depositary shares (ADSs).
According to company disclosures, Yimutian has spent more than a decade digitalizing China’s agricultural product supply chain infrastructure to make agricultural product transactions more efficient, transparent, secure, and convenient. It has built an industrial service system that covers key stages of the agricultural value chain, including cultivation, procurement, wholesale, and circulation of agricultural products.
Business model and core platforms
Yimutian operates an agricultural B2B production and sales service platform that connects sellers and buyers of agricultural products. The company reports that it serves tens of millions of merchants and users, and that its platform supports a large number of agricultural product SKUs. It offers digital services that span the transaction process, including search and match functions, transaction facilitation, and settlement services.
Over time, Yimutian has evolved into what it describes as a comprehensive digital group covering the entire agricultural industrial chain. Its business portfolio includes:
- Yimutian APP digital platform – a digital platform for agricultural product B2B transactions.
- Dounniu Intelligent Consignment Service – a service related to consignment of agricultural products.
- Wozhongtian Digital Large-scale Cultivation Base – a digital cultivation base business within the agricultural chain.
- Wolai Cai Origin Sourcing Service – a service focused on sourcing agricultural products from origin locations.
- Regional industrial development services – services that support regional agricultural industrial development.
The company states that it has also ventured into smart farming and agricultural sourcing and trading, which broaden its commercialization channels and support other business lines.
Scale and operating footprint
Yimutian reports that, as of a disclosed date in its public communications, it served over 39 million merchants and hosted approximately 21 million SKUs on its platform. In one reported year, it connected hundreds of thousands of sellers with millions of buyers, illustrating the scale of transactions and engagement on its agricultural B2B platform.
In another company disclosure, Yimutian describes itself as China’s largest agricultural B2B digital service enterprise and notes that it serves nearly 60 million users in more than 2,800 counties across China, with more than 15,000 types of agricultural products on its platform. The company has also indicated that it has established offline stores in mainland China to trade agricultural products at cultivation and production sites with sellers and buyers.
Industry positioning and sector focus
Yimutian operates at the intersection of agricultural supply chains and digital platforms. It positions itself as an agricultural industrial internet enterprise that covers the chain from upstream agricultural cultivation, through midstream circulation and wholesale, to downstream consumption scenarios. Its activities place it within the broader technology sector, specifically the Software – Application industry, with a focus on digital commerce and supply chain services for agricultural products.
The company emphasizes its use of digital technology and accumulated industry know-how to support agricultural product distribution and to build an agricultural industry internet service model. It has described its goal as making every acre of farmland more valuable through technology and industry expertise.
Expansion toward B2B2C and retail-related services
In its public announcements, Yimutian has outlined plans to expand from a pure B2B platform into a “B2B2C” business ecosystem. It has entered into a binding acquisition agreement to acquire Ningbo Xunxi Technology Co., Ltd., a technology-driven comprehensive e-commerce operation service provider. The company states that this acquisition is intended to optimize its strategic layout in B2C businesses, enhance services such as channel development and digital supply chain management, and help construct an integrated industrial chain ecosystem from B2B to B2B2C.
Following the planned acquisition, Yimutian expects to integrate Xunxi Technology’s capabilities in full-category supply chain management, channel client development, and consumer goods supply with its own agricultural digital infrastructure. According to Yimutian’s statements, this integration is intended to support diversified expansion of its online business from a B2B platform to a B2B2C ecosystem, covering upstream agricultural cultivation, midstream circulation, and downstream end consumption.
Digital asset and RWA collaboration
Yimutian has also disclosed a strategic cooperation agreement with BC Technology (Hong Kong) Limited, a company described as active in Hong Kong’s digital asset sector. Under this cooperation, Yimutian and BC Technology plan to work together in areas such as cross-border payment and settlement, development of agricultural RWA (Real-World Asset digitization) products, and exploration of new business scenarios that combine agricultural industry resources with digital asset services.
According to Yimutian’s description, it will provide large-scale high-quality agricultural products, including categories such as rare Chinese medicinal materials, spices, and precious seedlings, as underlying assets for potential agricultural RWA products. BC Technology is expected to contribute technological and platform capabilities for product design, compliance review, risk assessment, and issuance to eligible investors on its platform or that of its affiliates. Yimutian characterizes this cooperation as a way to connect agricultural assets with global capital markets and to promote the digital transformation of global agricultural trade.
IPO and listing information
Yimutian Inc. completed an initial public offering of American depositary shares on the Nasdaq Stock Market, with its ADSs approved for listing under the ticker symbol YMT. The company has stated that the net proceeds from the offering are intended for enhancement and expansion of its digital agricultural commerce services, development of technological infrastructure and product operations for new business initiatives, expansion of agricultural sourcing and trading services, and for working capital and general corporate purposes.
The company has also disclosed that it is a foreign private issuer that files reports with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including Form 20-F and Form 6-K current reports.
Nasdaq compliance and listing status
Yimutian has reported receiving a written notification from the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Department indicating that it no longer met the continued listing requirement for minimum Market Value of Publicly Held Shares for the Nasdaq Global Market over a specified 30-business-day period. The company has described the applicable grace period to regain compliance and noted that management is considering various options to maintain its continued listing on the Nasdaq Global Market. As of the information provided, this notification relates to a listing standard deficiency and does not itself constitute a delisting.
Headquarters and corporate background
Yimutian Inc. was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Beijing, ChinaHow Yimutian fits within the technology and agriculture sectors
Within the technology sector, Yimutian is categorized in the Software – Application industry because its core offerings are digital platforms and services that support transactions, supply chain management, and data-driven operations. Within agriculture, it positions itself as an industrial internet enterprise that connects producers, traders, and other participants through digital tools and platforms.
By combining agricultural domain expertise with software-based services, Yimutian aims to support more efficient agricultural product circulation, sourcing, and trading. Its public statements highlight a focus on digital commerce, industrial chain coverage, and the integration of agricultural resources with emerging areas such as RWA-based digital asset products.