Yongye International to Present at Upcoming Investor Conferences

BEIJING, May 10 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Yongye International, Inc.

(Nasdaq: YONG), ("Yongye" or the "Company") a leading developer, manufacturer, and distributor of Shengmingsu brand plant and animal nutrient products in the People's Republic of China ("PRC"), today announced that the Company's management team will present at four investment conferences in May 2010.

The date, time and location of Yongye's presentations at the upcoming investor conferences are as follows:

Conference: Seventh Annual Piper Jaffray China Growth Conference

Date: Thursday, May 13, 2010

Time: 3:00 p.m. & 4:00 p.m.

Venue: Le Parker Meridien Hotel

119 West 56th Street

New York, NY 10019

Conference: Second Annual CCG China Rising Investment Conference

Date: Monday, May 17, 2010

Time: 11:00 a.m.

Venue: The Broadway Room

Grand Hyatt New York

109 East 42nd Street

New York, NY 10017

Conference: Oppenheimer 4th Annual China Dragon Call Conference

Date: Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Time: 3:30 p.m.

Venue: Executive Board Room

Oppenheimer & Co., Inc.

300 Madison Avenue

New York, NY 10017

Conference: BMO Capital Markets 2010 Agriculture, Protein & Fertilizer

Conference

Date: Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Time: 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time

Venue: Ballroom V

Grand Hyatt New York

109 East 42nd Street

New York, NY 10017

The Company's presentation at the BMO Capital Markets 2010 Agriculture, Protein & Fertilizer Conference will be webcast live and available in archive for six months following the conference at the following URL: http://tinyurl.com/YONGPresentationatBMO

About Yongye International, Inc.

Yongye International is a Chinese organic agricultural nutrient company headquartered in Beijing, with its production facilities located in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China. Yongye markets two lines of organic nutrient products: a liquid nutrient product which is sprayed on plants and a powder nutrient product which is added to animal feed. Both products are sold under the brand name "Shengmingsu," which means "life essential" in Chinese. The Company's patented and patent pending formulas and proprietary extraction processes allow it to create products that increase crop yields and improve the health of livestock. The Company sells its products to provincial or regional distributors, who then channel those products to a carefully selected network of independently-owned Yongye branded stores in China. For more information, please visit the Company's website at http://www.yongyeintl.com .

For more information, please contact:

Yongye International, Inc.

Mr. Larry Gilmore-VP of Corporate Strategy

Phone: +86-10-8232-8866 x8880

Email: larry.gilmore@yongyeintl.com

CCG Investor Relations, Inc.

Mr. Crocker Coulson, President

Phone: +1-646-213-1915

Email: crocker.coulson@ccgir.com

Athan Dounis, Account Manager

Phone: +1-646-213-1916

Email: athan.dounis@ccgir.com

Web: http://www.ccgirasia.com

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