Pilgrim's Pride Corporation

Pilgrim's Pride Corporation operates establishment P1284 at 654 Univeter Road in Canton, Cherokee County, Georgia. The federal record lists the plant for poultry slaughter and poultry processing, with poultry as the species slaughtered under inspection. FSIS classifies the facility in its largest size class and places it in slaughter volume category 5.0, the highest of the reported volume bands. The grant of inspection date on file is May 18, 2021. No custom-exempt activity is reported to FSIS.

The company website describes Pilgrim's as a global provider of poultry, pork, and prepared foods with more than 61,000 team members, 39 fresh processing facilities and 30 prepared foods facilities in the United States, the United Kingdom, Puerto Rico, Mexico, and Europe, and products sold in more than 100 countries. The corporate site states the company has supplied products for more than seven decades and partners with more than 6,800 family farms for poultry, hog, and lamb supplies. Corporate headquarters are listed at 1770 Promontory Circle, Greeley, Colorado.

The Pilgrim's website is corporate in scope and does not describe operations, services, hours, or ordering specific to the Canton plant. Details beyond the federal record and the corporate description are not yet on file for this location. Farmers and households should contact the plant or the company directly to confirm what, if anything, is available at this address.

The federal record lists poultry slaughter and poultry processing at this establishment and reports no custom-exempt activity, so there is no indication in the sources that the plant takes in animals from individual owners for custom processing and return of the meat. The corporate website states that Pilgrim's partners with more than 6,800 family farms for poultry, hog, and lamb supplies, but the sources do not describe grower contracting, scheduling, or intake terms for the Canton location. Nothing on file confirms the plant is accepting work.

Pilgrim's Pride Corporation operates under a federal grant of inspection, so product from this plant can be sold anywhere in the United States, which matters if you sell online or across a state line. FSIS does not list a custom-exempt activity for this plant.

The sources do not mention a retail counter, halves or quarters, bundles, online ordering, delivery, or shipping at the Canton plant. Pilgrim's describes itself as selling fresh and value-added or prepared poultry under recognized brands to retailers, restaurants, and foodservice providers, so household buyers would generally encounter these products at retail rather than at the plant.

If you are buying a half or quarter animal, the plant is where the animal is processed; the farm sells you the animal. Read how to buy a half cow for the sequence and the math.