EPA TRI Facility · Food
Pilgrim's Pride Live Oak Processing Plant
Live Oak, FL · Parent: Jbs USA Food Co
- Total releases
- 1.6M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 6
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
WATER Form-R mix
Pilgrim's Pride Live Oak Processing Plant: how the 1.6M lbs splits
1.6M lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 1.5M lbs 90.1%
- Air Releases 153.6K lbs 9.5%
- Land Disposal 6.2K lbs 0.4%
Pilgrim's Pride Live Oak Processing Plant's 1.6M lbs Form-R total is WATER - water discharges is 90.1% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 9.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
HEAVY volume WATER pathway CLEAN
Pilgrim's Pride Live Oak Processing Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Live Oak, FL, in the food sector. It reported 366.9K lbs of releases across 6 chemicals in 2023, and 1.6M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 981 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Florida's 659 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Pilgrim's Pride Live Oak Processing Plant is pounds #19 and chemical-count #75 at 1.6M lbs. Ascend Performance Materials Operations LLC leads reported pounds (116.3M lbs) at 27 chemicals (chemical-count #2). Duke Energy Florida Llc-Crystal River Power Plant leads chemical count at 31 chemicals (2.4M lbs, pounds #15). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: White Springs Agricultural Chemicals Inc. - Nutrien; Foley Cellulose LLC; New Millennium Building Systems LLC; Suwannee American Cement. Similar-scale Food peers outside Florida: Jcg Foods of Alabama LLC; Cargill Inc; Cargill Inc; Lynn Dairy/lynn Proteins. 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: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Ammonia; Peracetic acid; Hydrogen sulfide.
Pilgrim's Pride Live Oak Processing Plant stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant WATER pathway (90.1% water discharges) across 6 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.6M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Jcg Foods of Alabama LLC and Cargill Inc.
Pilgrim's Pride Live Oak Processing Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.6M lbs Top 4% higher than 96% 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 Live Oak Processing Plant inside Suwannee's TRI pounds
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Pilgrim's Pride Live Oak Processing Plant reports the 131st-largest volume, placing it in the top 6.6% of its sector. This one site accounts for 85.0% of every pound reported in Suwannee. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 90.5% of the total. Scale peers outside Florida include Jcg Foods of Alabama LLC and Cargill Inc.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Suwannee's reported pounds (1.9M 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 Live Oak Processing Plant's total reported releases fell from 391.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 366.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Pilgrim's Pride Live Oak Processing Plant's air releases fell from 53.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 25.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Pilgrim's Pride Live Oak Processing Plant's land releases rose from 808 lb in 2022 to 1.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Pilgrim's Pride Live Oak Processing Plant's water releases rose from 337.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 340.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Pilgrim's Pride Live Oak Processing Plant Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Pilgrim's Pride Live Oak Processing Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.6M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 22% (301.2K lbs to 366.9K lbs).
Pilgrim's Pride Live Oak Processing Plant: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · WATER pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Pilgrim's Pride Live Oak Processing Plant year-over-year reported totals (increased by 22% 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: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 301.2K lbs | 6 |
| 2020 | 190.5K lbs | 6 |
| 2021 | 371.2K lbs | 6 |
| 2022 | 391.5K lbs | 6 |
| 2023 | 366.9K lbs | 6 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 1.5M lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 124.3K lbs | - |
| Peracetic acid | 23.2K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen sulfide | 3.4K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 3.3K lbs | - |
| Chlorine | 0 lbs | - |
Pilgrim's Pride Live Oak Processing Plant · WATER-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Pilgrim's Pride Live Oak Processing Plant
Closest other reporters in Florida - including White Springs Agricultural Chemicals Inc. - Nutrien, Foley Cellulose LLC, New Millennium Building Systems LLC, ordered by distance.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Pilgrim's Pride Live Oak Processing Plant on cumulative reported pounds (1.6M lbs) and distinct chemical count (6). Release-pound peers include Jcg Foods of Alabama LLC, Federal Cartridge Co-Cci, Lcra Fayette Power Project. Chemical-count peers include Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd, Leoni Wire Inc, Turf Care Supply-Hatfield Plant. 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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 Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Ammonia, Peracetic acid, Hydrogen sulfide; nearby reporters include White Springs Agricultural Chemicals Inc. - Nutrien. Pilgrim's Pride Live Oak Processing Plant stamps HEAVY volume · WATER 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.
Use and verify this record
This Pilgrim's Pride Live Oak Processing Plant TRI extract (HEAVY · WATER · CLEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Pilgrim's Pride Live Oak Processing Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Live Oak, FL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311615 · Food. 85.0% of Suwannee TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Jcg Foods of Alabama LLC (Δ 728 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Pilgrim's Pride Live Oak Processing Plant stamps HEAVY volume · WATER pathway · CLEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). 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