EPA TRI Facility · Food
Cargill Meat Solutions Corp
Friona, TX · Parent: Cargill Inc
- Total releases
- 1.3M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Cargill Meat Solutions Corp: how the 1.3M lbs splits
1.3M lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 1.0M lbs 76.1%
- Air Releases 321.2K lbs 23.9%
Cargill Meat Solutions Corp's 1.3M lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 76.1% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 23.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
HEAVY volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Cargill Meat Solutions Corp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Friona, TX, in the food sector. It reported 116.0K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 1.3M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,091 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Texas's 2,016 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Cargill Meat Solutions Corp is pounds #118 and chemical-count #731 at 1.3M lbs. Ascend Performance Materials-Chocolate Bayou Plant leads reported pounds (94.0M lbs) at 36 chemicals (chemical-count #35). Veolia Es Technical Solutions LLC Port Arthur Facility leads chemical count at 246 chemicals (1.5M lbs, pounds #112). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Caviness Beef Packing Ltd.; Southwestern Public Service Co Tolk Station; White Energy Hereford LLC; Dimmitt Sulfur Products Ltd. Similar-scale Food peers outside Texas: Swift Beef Co; Lamb Weston Inc.; Saputo Cheese USA Inc; Tyson Poultry Inc. Other Cargill Inc sites in this extract: Cargill Meat Solutions Corp; Cargill Corn Milling; Cargill Inc; Cargill Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Ammonia; Hydrogen sulfide; Peracetic acid.
Cargill Meat Solutions Corp stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (76.1% off-site transfers) across 4 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.3M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Swift Beef Co and Lamb Weston Inc..
Cargill Meat Solutions Corp vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.3M lbs Top 4% higher than 96% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Cargill Meat Solutions Corp inside Parmer's TRI pounds
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Cargill Meat Solutions Corp reports the 148th-largest volume, placing it in the top 7.5% of its sector. This one site accounts for 100% of every pound reported in Parmer. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 73.5% of the total. Scale peers outside Texas include Swift Beef Co and Lamb Weston Inc..
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Parmer's reported pounds (1.3M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Cargill Meat Solutions Corp's total reported releases fell from 167.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 116.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Cargill Meat Solutions Corp's air releases fell from 104.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 72.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Cargill Meat Solutions Corp's off-site transfers fell from 63.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 43.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Cargill Meat Solutions Corp Form-R facts
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See how Cargill Meat Solutions Corp stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
32.1× more than the comparison
4.0× more 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 Meat Solutions Corp releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.3M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 25% (154.0K lbs to 116.0K lbs).
Cargill Meat Solutions Corp: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Cargill Meat Solutions Corp year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 25% 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 | 154.0K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 762.6K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 145.0K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 167.6K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 116.0K 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) | 988.5K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 348.6K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen sulfide | 8.1K lbs | - |
| Peracetic acid | 0 lbs | - |
Cargill Meat Solutions Corp · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Cargill Meat Solutions Corp
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Caviness Beef Packing Ltd., Southwestern Public Service Co Tolk Station, White Energy Hereford LLC, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 2,015 other reporting facilities in Texas.
Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Texas - e.g. Swift Beef Co, Lamb Weston Inc., Saputo Cheese USA Inc.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Cargill Meat Solutions Corp on cumulative reported pounds (1.3M lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Swift Beef Co, Mississippi Power Co - Plant Daniel, Evonik Corp Tippecanoe Laboratories. Chemical-count peers include Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc., Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC, Solenis 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).
- Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc. Santa Isabel, PR · Transportation Equipment 4 chemicals
- Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC Vega Baja, PR · Electrical Equipment 4 chemicals
- Solenis LLC Chicopee, MA · Chemicals 4 chemicals
- Adhesive Applications Inc. - O'Neill St Easthampton Easthampton, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4 chemicals
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 Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Ammonia, Hydrogen sulfide, Peracetic acid; nearby reporters include Caviness Beef Packing Ltd.. Cargill Meat Solutions Corp stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE 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 Meat Solutions Corp TRI extract (HEAVY · OFFSITE · 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.
Cargill Meat Solutions Corp totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Friona, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311611 · Food. 100% of Parmer TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Swift Beef Co (Δ 491 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Cargill Meat Solutions Corp stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE 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