EPA TRI Facility · Food
Jbs USA Food Co
Worthington, MN · Parent: Jbs USA Food Co
- Total releases
- 217.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
MIXED Form-R mix
Jbs USA Food Co: how the 217.4K lbs splits
217.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 111.9K lbs 51.5%
- Air Releases 105.6K lbs 48.5%
Jbs USA Food Co's 217.4K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - off-site transfers is 51.5% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 48.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
MID volume MIXED pathway CLEAN
Jbs USA Food Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Worthington, MN, in the food sector. It reported 52.3K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 217.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,105 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Minnesota's 459 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Jbs USA Food Co is pounds #59 and chemical-count #329 at 217.4K lbs. Xcel Energy Sherburne County Generating Plant leads reported pounds (21.5M lbs) at 24 chemicals (chemical-count #4). 3M Chemical Operations' Cottage Grove Facility leads chemical count at 72 chemicals (3.0M lbs, pounds #8). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Intervet Inc.; Minnesota Soybean Processors; Heron Lake Bioenergy LLC; Agco Corp. Jackson Operations. Similar-scale Food peers outside Minnesota: Riviana Foods Inc.; Tyson Poultry Inc. River Valley Ingredients Cumming; Michigan Milk Producers Assoc; Hearthside Food Solutions. 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: Ammonia.
Jbs USA Food Co is a MID · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Worthington, MN: 217.4K lbs across 1 chemical. No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment off-site transfers at 51.5%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Riviana Foods Inc. and Tyson Poultry Inc. River Valley Ingredients Cumming.
Jbs USA Food Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
217K lbs Top 12% higher than 88% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Jbs USA Food Co: Ammonia-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Jbs USA Food Co reports the 353rd-largest volume, placing it in the top 17.8% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Minnesota include Riviana Foods Inc. and Tyson Poultry Inc. River Valley Ingredients Cumming.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Jbs USA Food Co's pounds in one chemical - here Ammonia at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Jbs USA Food Co's total reported releases rose from 42.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 52.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Jbs USA Food Co's air releases rose from 16.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 24.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Jbs USA Food Co's off-site transfers rose from 25.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 27.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Jbs USA Food Co Form-R facts
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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 Jbs USA Food Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 217.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 61% (32.4K lbs to 52.3K lbs).
Jbs USA Food Co: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Jbs USA Food Co year-over-year reported totals (increased by 61% 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: Ammonia.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 32.4K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 43.5K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 47.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 42.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 52.3K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 217.4K lbs | - |
Jbs USA Food Co in Nobles
Nearest TRI Facilities to Jbs USA Food Co
Closest other reporters in Minnesota - including Intervet Inc., Minnesota Soybean Processors, Heron Lake Bioenergy LLC, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 458 other reporting facilities in Minnesota.
Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Minnesota - e.g. Riviana Foods Inc., Tyson Poultry Inc. River Valley Ingredients Cumming, Michigan Milk Producers Assoc.
Compare beyond Minnesota
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Jbs USA Food Co on cumulative reported pounds (217.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Dominion Energy South Carolina Inc - Cope Station, Hebron Brick Co, Riviana Foods Inc.. 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.
- Dominion Energy South Carolina Inc - Cope Station Cope, SC · Electric Utilities 217.4K lbs reported
- Hebron Brick Co Hebron, ND · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 217.6K lbs reported
- Riviana Foods Inc. Freeport, TX · Food 217.6K lbs reported
- Elkhart Products Corp Elkhart, IN · Fabricated Metals 217.6K 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 Ammonia; nearby reporters include Intervet Inc.. Jbs USA Food Co stamps MID volume · MIXED 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 Jbs USA Food Co TRI extract (MID · MIXED · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Jbs USA Food Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Worthington, MN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311611 · Food. 9.3% of Nobles TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Dominion Energy South Carolina Inc - Cope Station (Δ 57 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Jbs USA Food Co stamps MID · MIXED pathway (off-site transfers leads at 51.5%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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