Usher Agro, one of the largest rice millers in India, has reported increased rice milling capacity at 543,600 tonnes per annum (tpa) with the addition of 291,600 tpa of enhanced capacity at its facility at Chhata, Mathura.
Mr Vinod Kumar Chaturvedi, Managing Director, Usher Agro said, the company has increased its capacity to process and produce par-boiled rice to 450,000 tpa, which is one of the largest in the country. “The increase will have a positive bearing on the top line and the profitability of the company,” he added.
Besides rice milling, Usher also has wheat flour milling facilities of 75,000 tpa and captive co-generation power plants based on rice husk, a bye product of rice milling activity.
The company's shares were up 10.62 per cent at Rs 102.6 on the BSE on Thursday.
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