Sanderson Farms LLC
23 facilities · 5 states · 31.2M lbs total releases
According to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory, Sanderson Farms LLC is the reported parent of 23 Form R facilities across 5 states, disclosing 31.2M lbs of toxic releases. 1 of 91 reported chemicals carry a carcinogen classification in the TRI extract. The heaviest-reporting state by release volume is Mississippi (14.4M lbs). Those TRI figures remain self-reported disclosure pounds for Sanderson Farms LLC, including carcinogen-flagged substances, not a measured public-health risk score.
Release-over-release change
What changed for Sanderson Farms LLC: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
+17.0%
23 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
+17.0%
6.1 million lb → 7.1 million lb, every facility that filed
- Sanderson Farms LLC's total reported releases rose from 6.1 million lb in 2022 to 7.1 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sanderson Farms LLC's water releases rose from 5.6 million lb in 2022 to 6.6 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sanderson Farms LLC's air releases rose from 124.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 141.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sanderson Farms LLC's land releases rose from 327.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 334.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
TRI parent disclosure trail
Read Sanderson Farms LLC from filing to facility
Largest Form R sites under this parent: Sanderson Farms LLC; Sanderson Farms LLC; Sanderson Farms LLC; Sanderson Farms LLC. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Targa Resources Corp; Ineos US I Inc; Lyondellbasell Finance Co; Vistra Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Ammonia; Hydrogen sulfide; Chlorine; Copper compounds. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Mississippi; Texas; Louisiana. 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: Sanderson Farms LLC; Sanderson Farms LLC; Sanderson Farms LLC; Sanderson Farms LLC. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Targa Resources Corp; Ineos US I Inc; Lyondellbasell Finance Co; Vistra Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Ammonia; Hydrogen sulfide; Chlorine; Copper compounds. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Mississippi; Texas; Louisiana. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Food.
Sanderson Farms LLC ranks #65 of 4,988 slug-merged TRI parents by disclosed release pounds, mid-to-upper among parents, not a top-25 volume name. Sanderson Farms LLC files across 5 states, a regional parent portfolio rather than a single-state discloser. Sanderson Farms LLC's disclosed pounds are spread across 23 facilities, no single site dominates the parent total in this extract.
Parent aggregation for Sanderson Farms LLC follows facility-reported names. Compare the named neighbors (Targa Resources Corp; Ineos US I Inc; Lyondellbasell Finance Co) before treating rank as a hazard score; TRI stays self-reported and unweighted by toxicity.
Where Sanderson Farms LLC sits among TRI parents
Sanderson Farms LLC sits on a disclosure ladder beside Targa Resources Corp and Ineos US I Inc and Lyondellbasell Finance Co and Vistra Corp. Open those parents for a different facility count, state span, and chemical mix.
Higher disclosed volume
- Targa Resources Corp · rank #63 · 105.5M lbs
- Ineos US I Inc · rank #64 · 94.2M lbs
Lower disclosed volume
- Lyondellbasell Finance Co · rank #66 · 27.2M lbs
- Vistra Corp · rank #67 · 25.4M lbs
Largest chemicals disclosed by Sanderson Farms LLC
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Ammonia; Hydrogen sulfide; Chlorine; Copper compounds lead the Form R pound rollup for this parent, including filings such as Sanderson Farms LLC. Pound totals, not toxicity-weighted risk.
| Chemical | Disclosed lbs |
|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 30.6M lbs |
| Ammonia | 565.0K lbs |
| Hydrogen sulfide | 72.8K lbs |
| Chlorine | 0 lbs |
| Copper compounds | 0 lbs |
Where does this company operate?
| State | Facilities | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | 9 | 14.4M lbs |
| Texas | 7 | 11.5M lbs |
| Louisiana | 1 | 3.5M lbs |
| North Carolina | 4 | 1.2M lbs |
| Georgia | 2 | 554.6K lbs |
Facilities (23)
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Nationwide peers by disclosed pounds & facility count
Cross-portfolio TRI parents nearest Sanderson Farms LLC on total disclosed release pounds (31.2M lbs) and reporting facility count (23). Release-volume peers include Kinetik Holdings LP, J R Simplot Co, Wieland Holdings Inc. Facility-count peers include Air Products & Chemicals Inc, Ardagh Holdings USA Inc, Cardinal Glass Industries. 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 Mississippi, Texas, Louisiana; facility-reported names can vary across subsidiaries.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files
What to do with Sanderson Farms LLC's TRI parent record
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- Open the largest Form R site for Sanderson Farms LLC (Sanderson Farms LLC in TX). Largest facility
- Compare against Ineos US I Inc, the next-higher disclosed-volume parent. Higher-volume parent
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Rank and peers (Targa Resources Corp, Ineos US I 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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