EPA TRI Facility · Food
Owensboro Grain Co LLC
Owensboro, KY · Parent: Cargill Inc
- Total releases
- 980.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Owensboro Grain Co LLC: how the 980.1K lbs splits
980.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 980.0K lbs 100.0%
- Off-site Transfers 46 lbs <0.1%
- Water Discharges 20 lbs <0.1%
- Land Disposal 10 lbs <0.1%
Owensboro Grain Co LLC's 980.1K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: n-Hexane.
MID volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Owensboro Grain Co LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Owensboro, KY, in the food sector. It reported 206.2K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 980.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,317 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Kentucky's 422 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Owensboro Grain Co LLC is pounds #44 and chemical-count #329 at 980.1K lbs. North American Stainless leads reported pounds (35.2M lbs) at 15 chemicals (chemical-count #36). Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. leads chemical count at 50 chemicals (725.8K lbs, pounds #50). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Modern Welding Co of Owensboro Inc; Valor LLC; Hunter Douglas; Owensboro Grain Biodiesel LLC. Similar-scale Food peers outside Kentucky: Eagle Family Foods Group LLC; Kerry Ingredients & Flavours Inc.; Red Star Yeast Co LLC; Tyson Farms Inc-Processing. Other Cargill Inc sites in this extract: Cargill Meat Solutions Corp; Cargill Corn Milling; Cargill Inc; Cargill Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: n-Hexane.
Owensboro Grain Co LLC stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 980.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Eagle Family Foods Group LLC and Kerry Ingredients & Flavours Inc..
Owensboro Grain Co LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
980K lbs Top 5% higher than 95% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Owensboro Grain Co LLC: n-Hexane-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Owensboro Grain Co LLC reports the 181st-largest volume, placing it in the top 9.1% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: n-Hexane alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Kentucky include Eagle Family Foods Group LLC and Kerry Ingredients & Flavours Inc..
Concentrated means ≥60% of Owensboro Grain Co LLC's pounds in one chemical - here n-Hexane at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Owensboro Grain Co LLC's total reported releases rose from 176.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 206.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Owensboro Grain Co LLC's air releases rose from 176.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 206.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Owensboro Grain Co LLC Form-R facts
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See how Owensboro Grain Co LLC stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
36.1× more than the comparison
67% less 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 Owensboro Grain Co LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 980.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 18% (250.0K lbs to 206.2K lbs).
Owensboro Grain Co LLC: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Owensboro Grain Co LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 18% 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: n-Hexane.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 250.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 152.2K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 194.7K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 176.9K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 206.2K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| n-Hexane | 980.1K lbs | - |
Owensboro Grain Co LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Owensboro Grain Co LLC
Closest other reporters in Kentucky - including Modern Welding Co of Owensboro Inc, Valor LLC, Hunter Douglas, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 421 other reporting facilities in Kentucky.
Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Kentucky - e.g. Eagle Family Foods Group LLC, Kerry Ingredients & Flavours Inc., Red Star Yeast Co LLC.
Compare beyond Kentucky
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Owensboro Grain Co LLC on cumulative reported pounds (980.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Taminco US LLC, Eagle Family Foods Group LLC, US Army Fort Irwin National Training Center. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa Puerto Rico 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Cargill Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Cargill Meat Solutions Corp, Cargill Corn Milling, Cargill Inc.
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 n-Hexane; nearby reporters include Modern Welding Co of Owensboro Inc. Owensboro Grain Co LLC stamps MID volume · AIR 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 Owensboro Grain Co LLC TRI extract (MID · AIR · CLEAN · lead n-Hexane) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Owensboro Grain Co LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Owensboro, KY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311224 · Food. 17.2% of Daviess TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Taminco US LLC (Δ 255 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Owensboro Grain Co LLC stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead n-Hexane. 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