Pilgrims Pride Corp
1 facility · 1 state · 9.9M lbs total releases
According to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory, Pilgrims Pride Corp is the reported parent of 1 Form R facility across 1 state, disclosing 9.9M lbs of toxic releases. 4 chemicals are reported; none carry a carcinogen classification in this extract. The heaviest-reporting state by release volume is Texas (9.9M lbs). Those TRI figures remain self-reported disclosure pounds for a single-state Pilgrims Pride Corp footprint, not a measured public-health risk score.
Release-over-release change
What changed for Pilgrims Pride Corp: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
+5.0%
1 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
+5.0%
1.7 million lb → 1.8 million lb, every facility that filed
- Pilgrims Pride Corp's total reported releases rose from 1.7 million lb in 2022 to 1.8 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Pilgrims Pride Corp's off-site transfers rose from 1.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Pilgrims Pride Corp's air releases fell from 15.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 12.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Pilgrims Pride Corp's water releases rose from 1.7 million lb in 2022 to 1.8 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
TRI parent disclosure trail
Read Pilgrims Pride Corp from filing to facility
Pilgrims Pride Corp maps to a single Form R site (Pilgrim's Pride Corp Mt Pleasant Complex) in Texas. Open that filing for the chemical mix; 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: Pilgrim's Pride Corp Mt Pleasant Complex. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Targa Resources Corp; Ineos US I Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Ammonia; Peracetic acid; Hydrogen sulfide. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Texas. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Food.
Pilgrims Pride Corp ranks #165 of 4,988 slug-merged TRI parents by disclosed release pounds, mid-to-upper among parents, not a top-25 volume name. Pilgrims Pride Corp's TRI Form R footprint is concentrated in a single state (Texas), so statewide context matters more than a multi-state portfolio read. This parent maps to a single reporting facility (Pilgrim's Pride Corp Mt Pleasant Complex), so the company total and that site's Form R are the same disclosure.
Parent aggregation for Pilgrims Pride Corp follows facility-reported names. Compare the named neighbors (Targa Resources Corp; Ineos US I Inc) before treating rank as a hazard score; TRI stays self-reported and unweighted by toxicity.
Where Pilgrims Pride Corp sits among TRI parents
Pilgrims Pride Corp sits on a disclosure ladder beside Targa Resources Corp and Ineos US I Inc. Open those parents for a different facility count, state span, and chemical mix.
Higher disclosed volume
- Targa Resources Corp · rank #163 · 105.5M lbs
- Ineos US I Inc · rank #164 · 94.2M lbs
Largest chemicals disclosed by Pilgrims Pride Corp
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Ammonia; Peracetic acid; Hydrogen sulfide lead the Form R pound rollup for this parent, including filings such as Pilgrim's Pride Corp Mt Pleasant Complex. Pound totals, not toxicity-weighted risk.
| Chemical | Disclosed lbs |
|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 9.8M lbs |
| Ammonia | 135.8K lbs |
| Peracetic acid | 2.0K lbs |
| Hydrogen sulfide | 0 lbs |
Facilities (1)
| Facility | Releases |
|---|---|
| Pilgrim's Pride Corp Mt Pleasant Complex Mount Pleasant, TX | 9.9M lbs |
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Compare beyond the release ladder
Nationwide peers by disclosed pounds & facility count
Cross-portfolio TRI parents nearest Pilgrims Pride Corp on total disclosed release pounds (9.9M lbs) and reporting facility count (1). Release-volume peers include Ashland LLC, Owens Corning, Novelis Inc. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of parents.
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Nearest parents (≥3 facilities, ≥10k lbs) by absolute TRI disclosed pounds, not rank-adjacent ladder neighbors.
About This Data
EPA TRI parent totals cover all media. This extract's heaviest states for the parent are Texas; facility-reported names can vary across subsidiaries.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files
What to do with Pilgrims Pride Corp's TRI parent record
From Pilgrims Pride Corp, open Pilgrim's Pride Corp Mt Pleasant Complex or compare against Targa Resources Corp rather than reading rank alone.
- Open the largest Form R site for Pilgrims Pride Corp (Pilgrim's Pride Corp Mt Pleasant Complex in TX). Largest facility
- Compare against Ineos US I Inc, the next-higher disclosed-volume parent. Higher-volume parent
- Browse the full parent release ranking to see where Pilgrims Pride Corp sits among all slug-merged TRI parents. All parent companies
Rank and peers (Targa Resources Corp, Ineos US I Inc) are disclosure volume only, not toxicity-weighted risk or enforcement status.
Use and verify this record
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Company release figures are computed directly from EPA Toxic Release Inventory data; source names and the record-linking method are documented in the methodology.
Primary sources
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory Basic Data Files - annual facility-level chemical-release disclosures
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