EPA TRI Facility · Food
Pilgrim's Pride Corp Natchitoches Processing Plant
Natchitoches, LA · Parent: Jbs USA Food Co
- Total releases
- 301.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
WATER Form-R mix
Pilgrim's Pride Corp Natchitoches Processing Plant: how the 301.5K lbs splits
301.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 280.4K lbs 93.0%
- Air Releases 21.0K lbs 7.0%
Pilgrim's Pride Corp Natchitoches Processing Plant's 301.5K lbs Form-R total is WATER - water discharges is 93.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 7.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
MID volume WATER pathway CLEAN
Pilgrim's Pride Corp Natchitoches Processing Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Natchitoches, LA, in the food sector. It reported 1.3K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 301.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,583 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Louisiana's 417 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Pilgrim's Pride Corp Natchitoches Processing Plant is pounds #105 and chemical-count #184 at 301.5K lbs. Bayer Cropscience LP leads reported pounds (81.9M lbs) at 17 chemicals (chemical-count #52). Eco-Services Operations leads chemical count at 68 chemicals (163.5K lbs, pounds #136). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Alliance Compressors; Weyerhaeuser Nr Co Natchitoches Plant; International Paper / Red River Mill; Clean Harbors Colfax LLC. Similar-scale Food peers outside Louisiana: Tyson Farms Inc-Temperanceville; Fitco; Foremost Farms USA; 409 - Redwing Oilseeds Plant. 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; Hydrogen sulfide; Peracetic acid.
Pilgrim's Pride Corp Natchitoches Processing Plant stamps MID volume with a dominant WATER pathway (93.0% water discharges) across 5 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 301.5K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Tyson Farms Inc-Temperanceville and Fitco.
Pilgrim's Pride Corp Natchitoches Processing Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
301K lbs Top 10% higher than 90% 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 Natchitoches Processing Plant: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Pilgrim's Pride Corp Natchitoches Processing Plant reports the 312th-largest volume, placing it in the top 15.8% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 93.5% of the total. Scale peers outside Louisiana include Tyson Farms Inc-Temperanceville and Fitco.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Pilgrim's Pride Corp Natchitoches Processing Plant's pounds in one chemical - here Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) at 93.5%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Pilgrim's Pride Corp Natchitoches Processing Plant's total reported releases rose from 1.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Pilgrim's Pride Corp Natchitoches Processing Plant's air releases rose from 1.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Pilgrim's Pride Corp Natchitoches Processing Plant's chemicals reported fell from 5 in 2022 to 4 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Pilgrim's Pride Corp Natchitoches Processing Plant Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Pilgrim's Pride Corp Natchitoches Processing Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 301.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 100% (291.6K lbs to 1.3K lbs).
Pilgrim's Pride Corp Natchitoches Processing Plant: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · WATER pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Pilgrim's Pride Corp Natchitoches Processing Plant year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 100% 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 | 291.6K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 7.1K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 500 lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 1.0K lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 1.3K lbs | 4 |
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) | 281.9K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 13.3K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen sulfide | 6.2K lbs | - |
| Peracetic acid | 20 lbs | - |
| Mixture | 0 lbs | - |
Pilgrim's Pride Corp Natchitoches Processing Plant · WATER-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Pilgrim's Pride Corp Natchitoches Processing Plant
Closest other reporters in Louisiana - including Alliance Compressors, Weyerhaeuser Nr Co Natchitoches Plant, International Paper / Red River Mill, ordered by distance.
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Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Louisiana - e.g. Tyson Farms Inc-Temperanceville, Fitco, Foremost Farms USA.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Pilgrim's Pride Corp Natchitoches Processing Plant on cumulative reported pounds (301.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Charleston Corp, Tyson Farms Inc-Temperanceville, Marathon Petroleum Co LP Ohio Refining Div. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of 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.
- Charleston Corp Bremen, IN · Transportation Equipment 301.4K lbs reported
- Tyson Farms Inc-Temperanceville Temperanceville, VA · Food 301.3K lbs reported
- Marathon Petroleum Co LP Ohio Refining Div Canton, OH · Petroleum 301.2K lbs reported
- Arcosa Marine Products Inc Plt 1245 Paducah, KY · Plastics and Rubber 301.0K lbs reported
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, Hydrogen sulfide, Peracetic acid; nearby reporters include Alliance Compressors. Pilgrim's Pride Corp Natchitoches Processing Plant stamps MID 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.
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This Pilgrim's Pride Corp Natchitoches Processing Plant TRI extract (MID · 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 Corp Natchitoches Processing Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Natchitoches, LA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311615 · Food. 4.2% of Natchitoches Parish TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Charleston Corp (Δ 78 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Pilgrim's Pride Corp Natchitoches Processing Plant stamps MID 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