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).
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.
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
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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
- 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
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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.
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
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
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.
| 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
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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.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
- Magna Mirrors Corp-Newaygo Newaygo, MI · Transportation Equipment 142.5K lbs reported
- Brenntag Southwest Inc Lanc Aster Lancaster, TX · Chemical Wholesalers 142.5K lbs reported
- Solutia Inc Anniston Plant Anniston, AL · Chemicals 142.4K lbs reported
- Mn Twist Drill Aquisition LLC Chisholm, MN · Machinery 142.6K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc. Santa Isabel, PR · Transportation Equipment 4 chemicals
- Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC Vega Baja, PR · Electrical Equipment 4 chemicals
- Solenis LLC Chicopee, MA · Chemicals 4 chemicals
- Adhesive Applications Inc. - O'Neill St Easthampton Easthampton, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4 chemicals
Other Jbs USA Food Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Jbs/swift Pork Co, Jbs Plainwell, Swift Pork.
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