Mountaire Farms Inc
9 facilities · 3 states · 3.1M lbs total releases
According to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory, Mountaire Farms Inc is the reported parent of 9 Form R facilities across 3 states, disclosing 3.1M lbs of toxic releases. 40 chemicals are reported; none carry a carcinogen classification in this extract. The heaviest-reporting state by release volume is Delaware (2.6M lbs). Those TRI figures remain self-reported disclosure pounds across Mountaire Farms Inc's multi-state Form R set, not a measured public-health risk score.
Release-over-release change
What changed for Mountaire Farms Inc: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
-62.5%
9 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
-62.5%
670.1 thousand lb → 251.3 thousand lb, every facility that filed
- Mountaire Farms Inc's total reported releases fell from 670.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 251.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Mountaire Farms Inc's off-site transfers rose from 30.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 157.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Mountaire Farms Inc's land releases fell from 595.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 51.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Mountaire Farms Inc's air releases fell from 44.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 42.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
TRI parent disclosure trail
Read Mountaire Farms Inc from filing to facility
Largest Form R sites under this parent: Mountaire Farms of Delaware Inc; Mountaire Farms Inc. - Lumber Bridge; Mountaire Farms Inc. - Selbyville Plant; Mountaire Farms Inc.- Statesville Feed Mill. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Pbf Energy Inc; Perdue Farms Inc; Harim USA Ltd. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Ammonia; Hydrogen sulfide; Zinc compounds; Copper And Copper Compounds. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Delaware; North Carolina; Maryland. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Food. Start from those named sites and neighbors rather than a generic parent blurb; pounds stay disclosure, not risk.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) · August 2026
Largest Form R sites under this parent: Mountaire Farms of Delaware Inc; Mountaire Farms Inc. - Lumber Bridge; Mountaire Farms Inc. - Selbyville Plant; Mountaire Farms Inc.- Statesville Feed Mill. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Pbf Energy Inc; Perdue Farms Inc; Harim USA Ltd. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Ammonia; Hydrogen sulfide; Zinc compounds; Copper And Copper Compounds. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Delaware; North Carolina; Maryland. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Food.
Mountaire Farms Inc ranks #362 of 4,988 slug-merged TRI parents, a smaller disclosed-volume parent relative to the national Form R parent set. Mountaire Farms Inc files across 3 states, a regional parent portfolio rather than a single-state discloser. Releases are facility-concentrated: Mountaire Farms of Delaware Inc accounts for most of Mountaire Farms Inc's disclosed pounds, so peer comparisons should weight that site, not an even portfolio average.
Parent aggregation for Mountaire Farms Inc follows facility-reported names. Compare the named neighbors (Pbf Energy Inc; Perdue Farms Inc; Harim USA Ltd) before treating rank as a hazard score; TRI stays self-reported and unweighted by toxicity.
Where Mountaire Farms Inc sits among TRI parents
Mountaire Farms Inc sits on a disclosure ladder beside Pbf Energy Inc and Perdue Farms Inc and Harim USA Ltd. Open those parents for a different facility count, state span, and chemical mix.
Higher disclosed volume
- Pbf Energy Inc · rank #360 · 27.7M lbs
Lower disclosed volume
- Perdue Farms Inc · rank #363 · 2.2M lbs
- Harim USA Ltd · rank #364 · 434.5K lbs
Largest chemicals disclosed by Mountaire Farms Inc
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Ammonia; Hydrogen sulfide; Zinc compounds; Copper And Copper Compounds lead the Form R pound rollup for this parent, including filings such as Mountaire Farms of Delaware Inc. Pound totals, not toxicity-weighted risk.
| Chemical | Disclosed lbs |
|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 2.5M lbs |
| Ammonia | 652.3K lbs |
| Hydrogen sulfide | 10.3K lbs |
| Zinc compounds | 839 lbs |
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 812 lbs |
Where does this company operate?
| State | Facilities | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Delaware | 3 | 2.6M lbs |
| North Carolina | 5 | 468.0K lbs |
| Maryland | 1 | 0 lbs |
Facilities (9)
| Facility | Releases |
|---|---|
| Mountaire Farms of Delaware Inc Millsboro, DE | 2.6M lbs |
| Mountaire Farms Inc. - Lumber Bridge Lumber Bridge, NC | 468.0K lbs |
| Mountaire Farms Inc. - Selbyville Plant Selbyville, DE | 16.2K lbs |
| Mountaire Farms Inc.- Statesville Feed Mill Statesville, NC | 0 lbs |
| Scotland County Feed Mill Maxton, NC | 0 lbs |
| Mountaire Farms - Siler City Plant Siler City, NC | 0 lbs |
| Mountaire Farms Inc- Candor Feed Mill Candor, NC | 0 lbs |
| Mountaire Farms Inc-Princess Anne Feed Mill Westover, MD | 0 lbs |
| Mountaire Farms Inc - Frankford Feed Mill Frankford, DE | 0 lbs |
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Nationwide peers by disclosed pounds & facility count
Cross-portfolio TRI parents nearest Mountaire Farms Inc on total disclosed release pounds (3.1M lbs) and reporting facility count (9). Release-volume peers include Teijin Automotive Technologies Inc, Parker Hannifin Corp, Tessenderlo Kerley Inc. Facility-count peers include Akzo Nobel Inc, Allied Aviation Holding Co, American Honda Motor Co Inc. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of parents.
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About This Data
EPA TRI parent totals cover all media. This extract's heaviest states for the parent are Delaware, North Carolina, Maryland; facility-reported names can vary across subsidiaries.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files
What to do with Mountaire Farms Inc's TRI parent record
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- Open the largest Form R site for Mountaire Farms Inc (Mountaire Farms of Delaware Inc in DE). Largest facility
- Compare against Pbf Energy Inc, the next-higher disclosed-volume parent. Higher-volume parent
- Browse the full parent release ranking to see where Mountaire Farms Inc sits among all slug-merged TRI parents. All parent companies
Rank and peers (Pbf Energy Inc, Perdue Farms Inc) are disclosure volume only, not toxicity-weighted risk or enforcement status.
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Primary sources
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory Basic Data Files - annual facility-level chemical-release disclosures
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