EPA TRI Facility · Food

Pilgrim's Pride Corp de Queen Processing Plant

De Queen, AR · Parent: Jbs USA Food Co

Total releases
142.5K lbs
Chemicals reported
4
Latest report
2023
Primary pathway
Off-site Transfers

OFFSITE Form-R mix

Pilgrim's Pride Corp de Queen Processing Plant: how the 142.5K lbs splits

142.5K lbs across all reported pathways

  • Off-site Transfers 124.3K lbs 87.2%
  • Air Releases 18.2K lbs 12.7%
  • Water Discharges 90 lbs 0.1%

Pilgrim's Pride Corp de Queen Processing Plant's 142.5K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 87.2% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 12.7%. Leading chemical by pounds: Peracetic acid.

MID volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN

Pilgrim's Pride Corp de Queen Processing Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in De Queen, AR, in the food sector. It reported 29.6K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 142.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,843 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Arkansas's 350 reporting TRI sites, Clean Harbors el Dorado LLC leads both reported pounds (16.6M lbs) and chemical count (251 chemicals). The two rankings do not invert in this pool. Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Dequeen Ready Mix; Tyson Poultry Inc. - Grannis Processing Plant; Weyerhaeuser Nr Co; Ash Grove Cement. Similar-scale Food peers outside Arkansas: North Dakota Mill; Pilgrim's Cold Springs Processing Plant; Saputo Cheese USA Inc.; Saputo Cheese USA Inc.. Other Jbs USA Food Co sites in this extract: Jbs/swift Pork Co; Jbs Plainwell; Swift Pork; Pilgrim's Pride Enterprise Processing Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Peracetic acid; Mixture; Ammonia; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).

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Pilgrim's Pride Corp de Queen Processing Plant stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (87.2% off-site transfers) across 4 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 142.5K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include North Dakota Mill and Pilgrim's Cold Springs Processing Plant.

#3,843 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Pilgrim's Pride Corp de Queen Processing Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility

Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution

143K lbs Top 15% higher than 85% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities

This facility 0 lbs 20M+ lbs every reporting TRI facility, bucketed by value

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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year

Pilgrim's Pride Corp de Queen Processing Plant inside Sevier's TRI pounds

Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Pilgrim's Pride Corp de Queen Processing Plant reports the 426th-largest volume, placing it in the top 21.5% of its sector. This one site accounts for more than 99.9% of every pound reported in Sevier. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Peracetic acid alone is 63.3% of the total. Scale peers outside Arkansas include North Dakota Mill and Pilgrim's Cold Springs Processing Plant.

County-dominant here means ≥25% of Sevier's reported pounds (142.5K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.

Annual disclosure change

What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year

2022 → 2023
  • Pilgrim's Pride Corp de Queen Processing Plant's total reported releases fell from 42.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 29.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Pilgrim's Pride Corp de Queen Processing Plant's off-site transfers fell from 42.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 29.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.

Pilgrim's Pride Corp de Queen Processing Plant Form-R facts

Sector
Food
MID volume
142.5K lbs
OFFSITE pathway
Off-site Transfers
CLEAN chem count
4
Lead chemical
Peracetic acid

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See how Pilgrim's Pride Corp de Queen Processing Plant stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
Pilgrim's Pride Corp de Queen Processing Plant
142.5K lbs
Dequeen Ready Mix
0 lbs

17812532.5× more than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Pilgrim's Pride Corp de Queen Processing Plant
4
Dequeen Ready Mix
1

4.0× more than the comparison

Comparison reflects reported pounds and chemical counts, not toxicity or health risk. Averages cover facilities reporting any release.

How does this facility release toxic chemicals?

How Pilgrim's Pride Corp de Queen Processing Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 142.5K lbs.

Off-site Transfers 124.3K lbs (87.2%)
Air Releases 18.2K lbs (12.7%)
Water Discharges 90 lbs (0.1%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 52% (19.5K lbs to 29.6K lbs).

Pilgrim's Pride Corp de Queen Processing Plant: annual Form-R pounds

MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023

million lbs

What this shows Pilgrim's Pride Corp de Queen Processing Plant year-over-year reported totals (increased by 52% from 2019 to 2023). TRI figures are self-reported estimates and can swing with production, waste handling, and reporting changes, not only with controls. Lead chemical in the extract: Peracetic acid.

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2019 19.5K lbs 2
2020 23.3K lbs 2
2021 27.8K lbs 1
2022 42.3K lbs 1
2023 29.6K lbs 1

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Peracetic acid 90.2K lbs -
Mixture 29.6K lbs -
Ammonia 19.2K lbs -
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 3.4K lbs -

Pilgrim's Pride Corp de Queen Processing Plant · OFFSITE-pathway site

De Queen, AR
34.0337, -94.3404
County TRI context
Sevier · more than 99.9% of county pounds
Parent company
Jbs USA Food Co

Compare beyond Arkansas

Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count

Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Pilgrim's Pride Corp de Queen Processing Plant on cumulative reported pounds (142.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Magna Mirrors Corp-Newaygo, Brenntag Southwest Inc Lanc Aster, Solutia Inc Anniston Plant. Chemical-count peers include Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc., Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC, Solenis LLC. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.

About TRI Data

Data as of 2023 reporting year. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Toxic Release Inventory.

On this page the largest disclosed chemicals include Peracetic acid, Mixture, Ammonia, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); nearby reporters include Dequeen Ready Mix. Pilgrim's Pride Corp de Queen Processing Plant stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.

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This Pilgrim's Pride Corp de Queen Processing Plant TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Peracetic acid) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.

Pilgrim's Pride Corp de Queen Processing Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for De Queen, AR, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311615 · Food. more than 99.9% of Sevier TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Magna Mirrors Corp-Newaygo (Δ 7 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Pilgrim's Pride Corp de Queen Processing Plant stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Peracetic acid. PlainEnviro renders this EPA Form-R extract from its pipeline; no figure is typed in by an editor. Corrections: editorial policy.

All federal data sources used on this page
  • EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Basic Data Files - annual self-reported chemical-release filings. epa.gov
  • EPA TRI Program reference - how chemicals and reported releases are counted. epa.gov
  • EPA Facility Registry Service - facility location and identity. epa.gov
  • EPA ECHO - regulatory and compliance context. epa.gov
  • EPA Envirofacts - the EPA data warehouse exposing these datasets. epa.gov