EPA TRI Facility · Food
Cargill Inc
West Fargo, ND · Parent: Cargill Inc
- Total releases
- 464.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Cargill Inc: how the 464.4K lbs splits
464.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 455.7K lbs 98.1%
- Off-site Transfers 8.7K lbs 1.9%
Cargill Inc's 464.4K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 98.1% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 1.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: n-Hexane.
MID volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Cargill Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in West Fargo, ND, in the food sector. It reported 103.6K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 464.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,038 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In North Dakota's 94 reporting TRI sites, Basin Electric Antelope Valley Station leads both reported pounds (167.8M lbs) and chemical count (55 chemicals). The two rankings do not invert in this pool. Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Flint Hills Resources Pine Bend LLC West Fargo; Truenorth Steel; Strata Concrete West Fargo; Caterpillar Remanufacturing Drivetrain LLC. Similar-scale Food peers outside North Dakota: Saputo Cheese USA Inc; Mountaire Farms Inc. - Lumber Bridge; Red Star Yeast LLC / Lesaffre Yeast Corp.; Cargill Texturizing Solutions. 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.
Cargill Inc stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (98.1% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 464.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Saputo Cheese USA Inc and Mountaire Farms Inc. - Lumber Bridge.
Cargill Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
464K lbs Top 8% higher than 92% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Cargill Inc inside Cass's TRI pounds
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Cargill Inc reports the 246th-largest volume, placing it in the top 12.4% of its sector. This one site accounts for 59.4% of every pound reported in Cass. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: n-Hexane alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside North Dakota include Saputo Cheese USA Inc and Mountaire Farms Inc. - Lumber Bridge.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Cass's reported pounds (781.2K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Cargill Inc's total reported releases rose from 93.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 103.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Cargill Inc's air releases rose from 91.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 101.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Cargill Inc's off-site transfers rose from 1.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Cargill Inc Form-R facts
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See how Cargill Inc stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
16266.8× 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 Cargill Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 464.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 22% (84.6K lbs to 103.6K lbs).
Cargill Inc: 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 Cargill Inc 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: n-Hexane.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 84.6K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 107.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 75.6K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 93.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 103.6K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| n-Hexane | 464.4K lbs | - |
Cargill Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Cargill Inc
Closest other reporters in North Dakota - including Flint Hills Resources Pine Bend LLC West Fargo, Truenorth Steel, Strata Concrete West Fargo, ordered by distance.
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Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside North Dakota - e.g. Saputo Cheese USA Inc, Mountaire Farms Inc. - Lumber Bridge, Red Star Yeast LLC / Lesaffre Yeast Corp..
Compare beyond North Dakota
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Cargill Inc on cumulative reported pounds (464.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Cleveland-Cliffs Weirton LLC, Flat Rock Metal Inc., Phillips 66 Co Billings Refinery. 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.
- Cleveland-Cliffs Weirton LLC Weirton, WV · Primary Metals 464.0K lbs reported
- Flat Rock Metal Inc. Flat Rock, MI · Primary Metals 464.9K lbs reported
- Phillips 66 Co Billings Refinery Billings, MT · Petroleum 465.0K lbs reported
- Lacks Wheel Trim Systems Barden Plater Kentwood, MI · Fabricated Metals 465.2K lbs reported
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 Flint Hills Resources Pine Bend LLC West Fargo. Cargill Inc 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 Cargill Inc TRI extract (MID · AIR · CLEAN · lead n-Hexane) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Cargill Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for West Fargo, ND, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311224 · Food. 59.4% of Cass TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Cleveland-Cliffs Weirton LLC (Δ 326 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Cargill Inc 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