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Data layer · est. 2023

Food, beverage & tobacco in United States: emitters, CO2 & carbon value

391 tracked facilities, ≈30,687,324 t CO2/yr combined — here are the largest, what that CO2 is worth at current prices, and the sector's reduction pathway. Full sector pathway: decarbonizing food, beverage & tobacco.

The numbers

Food, beverage & tobacco in United States at a glance

MetricValueNote
Facilities tracked391with CO2 estimates
Total est. CO230,687,324 t/yrClimate TRACE 2023
Average per facility78,484 t/yr
Gross value (full price)€2,455M/yrall tracked CO2 × €80.01/t EUA — before free allocation / EU-bound share

Carbon pricing here: No federal price. California cap-and-trade $29.27 (Feb 2025 auction, CARB) + RGGI power-sector market in the north-east. Current benchmark: $29.27/t (Feb 2025 auction). Full country page: carbon price in United States.

Largest emitters

Top 10 food, beverage & tobacco CO2 emitters in United States

#FacilityOwnert CO2/yr (est. 2023)Indicative value
1Archer Daniels Midland Co.4,203,281€336.3M
2Adm Corn Processing2,753,271€220.3M
3Adm Corn Processing2,114,665€169.2M
4Archer Daniel Midland Company1,087,960€87.0M
5Tate & Lyle649,535€52.0M
6Ingredion Incorporated Argo Plant583,862€46.7M
7Cargill Corn Milling North America560,322€44.8M
8Roquette America Inc393,796€31.5M
9Cargill Inc - Eddyville386,085€30.9M
10Tate & Lyle-Loudon378,774€30.3M

Climate TRACE satellite estimates via IndustryAtlas — modelled, not verified; some entries aggregate clusters. Corrections welcome.

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FAQ

Questions

How many food, beverage & tobacco facilities does United States have with tracked emissions?
391 facilities carry satellite-based CO2 estimates in our dataset (Climate TRACE 2023), totalling ≈30,687,324 t CO2/yr.
What is the largest food, beverage & tobacco emitter in United States?
Archer Daniels Midland Co. — ≈4,203,281 t CO2/yr (est. 2023). Estimates are modelled, not verified declarations.
What would this CO2 cost at the EU price?
The gross full-price value is ≈€2,455M/yr (all tracked CO2 × €80.01/t EUA). Actual EU ETS cost is lower — free allocation still covers most industrial emissions, phasing out 2026→2034.
How this page is built: heat-loss figures follow ASTM C680 / ISO 12241 (the method behind our public calculators); facility emissions from Climate TRACE & EU ETS verified data across 30,000+ industrial sites; the 2026–2034 schedule is Regulation (EU) 2023/956, not a forecast. Published by Inzonex Research. Spotted an error? Tell us — we correct on evidence.
Source: Inzonex Carbon Hub — inzonex.co.uk/carbon · prices dated as shown on each figure · schedule per Regulation (EU) 2023/956 · indicative analytics, not compliance advice.