EPA TRI Facility · Food
Pilgrims Pride Corp Mayfield Ky Facility
Hickory, KY · Parent: Jbs USA Food Co
- Total releases
- 2.0M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
WATER Form-R mix
Pilgrims Pride Corp Mayfield Ky Facility: how the 2.0M lbs splits
2.0M lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 1.9M lbs 98.2%
- Air Releases 23.5K lbs 1.2%
- Off-site Transfers 11.9K lbs 0.6%
Pilgrims Pride Corp Mayfield Ky Facility's 2.0M lbs Form-R total is WATER - water discharges is 98.2% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 1.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
HEAVY volume WATER pathway CLEAN
Pilgrims Pride Corp Mayfield Ky Facility is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Hickory, KY, in the food sector. It reported 346.6K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 2.0M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 871 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. Pilgrims Pride Corp Mayfield Ky Facility is pounds #26 and chemical-count #187 at 2.0M 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Mplx Terminals LLC - Paducah Ky Terminal; Arcosa Marine Products Inc Plt 1245; 3A Composites USA Inc; Precision Machine Inc. Similar-scale Food peers outside Kentucky: Mullins Cheese Inc; Cargill Inc; Cottonseed Co-Op Corp; Archer Daniels Midland (adm) Deerfield. 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.
Pilgrims Pride Corp Mayfield Ky Facility stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant WATER pathway (98.2% water discharges) across 3 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2.0M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Mullins Cheese Inc and Cargill Inc.
Pilgrims Pride Corp Mayfield Ky Facility vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.0M lbs Top 3% higher than 97% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Pilgrims Pride Corp Mayfield Ky Facility inside Graves's TRI pounds
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Pilgrims Pride Corp Mayfield Ky Facility reports the 106th-largest volume, placing it in the top 5.4% of its sector. This one site accounts for 100% of every pound reported in Graves. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 97.8% of the total. Scale peers outside Kentucky include Mullins Cheese Inc and Cargill Inc.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Graves's reported pounds (2.0M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Pilgrims Pride Corp Mayfield Ky Facility's total reported releases fell from 455.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 346.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Pilgrims Pride Corp Mayfield Ky Facility's off-site transfers fell from 1.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Pilgrims Pride Corp Mayfield Ky Facility's water releases fell from 448.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 341.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Pilgrims Pride Corp Mayfield Ky Facility's air releases fell from 5.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 5.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Pilgrims Pride Corp Mayfield Ky Facility Form-R facts
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See how Pilgrims Pride Corp Mayfield Ky Facility stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
377.6× more than the comparison
73% 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 Pilgrims Pride Corp Mayfield Ky Facility releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.0M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 3% (336.4K lbs to 346.6K lbs).
Pilgrims Pride Corp Mayfield Ky Facility: 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 Pilgrims Pride Corp Mayfield Ky Facility year-over-year reported totals (increased by 3% 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 | 336.4K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 382.9K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 436.1K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 455.3K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 346.6K lbs | 3 |
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) | 1.9M lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 28.3K lbs | - |
| Peracetic acid | 15.5K lbs | - |
Pilgrims Pride Corp Mayfield Ky Facility · WATER-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Pilgrims Pride Corp Mayfield Ky Facility
Closest other reporters in Kentucky - including Mplx Terminals LLC - Paducah Ky Terminal, Arcosa Marine Products Inc Plt 1245, 3A Composites USA Inc, 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. Mullins Cheese Inc, Cargill Inc, Cottonseed Co-Op Corp.
Compare beyond Kentucky
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Pilgrims Pride Corp Mayfield Ky Facility on cumulative reported pounds (2.0M lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Winyah Generating Station, Stillwater Mining Co East Boulder Mine, The Lincoln Electric Co. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International Inc. 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; nearby reporters include Mplx Terminals LLC - Paducah Ky Terminal. Pilgrims Pride Corp Mayfield Ky Facility 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 Pilgrims Pride Corp Mayfield Ky Facility 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.
Pilgrims Pride Corp Mayfield Ky Facility totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Hickory, KY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311615 · Food. 100% of Graves TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Winyah Generating Station (Δ 8.8K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Pilgrims Pride Corp Mayfield Ky Facility 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