Sanderson Farms Processing Inc. Tyler Processing Division

Sanderson Farms Processing Inc. Tyler Processing Division operates at 13523 FM 2015 in Tyler, Smith County, Texas, under USDA establishment number P46374. The federal record lists FSIS activities of poultry slaughter and poultry processing, with poultry as the only species slaughtered under inspection. FSIS classifies the plant in its largest size category and places it in slaughter volume category 5.0, the highest volume tier in the directory. The grant of inspection date on file is September 3, 2021.

The establishment is listed in the federal record under several doing-business-as names, including Covington Farms, Sanderson Farms, Inc., Sanderson Farms, Inc. (Processing Div), Sanderson Farms, LLC, Wayne Farms LLC, and Wayne-Sanderson Farms, reflecting the corporate structure reported to FSIS. No custom-exempt activity is reported, meaning the plant is not listed as processing animals for return to their owners for personal use. Secondary listings describe the Tyler site as a food manufacturing facility with an ammonia refrigeration system and more than 500 employees.

No website is on file for this establishment and no website text was available. Details beyond the federal record, including retail sales, product lines, hours, ownership history, and whether the plant works with outside growers, are not yet on file. Farmers and households should contact the plant directly at (903) 363-9343 to confirm anything not listed here.

The federal record shows poultry slaughter and poultry processing at large scale, with an FSIS slaughter volume category of 5.0, and no custom-exempt activity reported. Plants of this type and size typically operate on company or contract supply rather than accepting individual animals, but the sources do not state how this establishment sources birds, whether it contracts with growers, or whether it books outside work. Booking practices, minimums, fees, and cut and wrap options are not stated in the sources.

Sanderson Farms Processing Inc. Tyler Processing Division 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.