Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Riceland Foods, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$319M
Total assets Above avg plan size
372
Participants Below avg headcount
96th
Percentile by assets National rank
$857,383
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Riceland Foods, Inc. Employee Benefit Pension Plan · Sponsored by Riceland Foods, Inc. · Arkansas · Manufacturing

$319M in assets, 372 participants

Riceland Foods, Inc.'s Riceland Foods, Inc. Employee Benefit Pension Plan reported $319M in total assets and 372 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 96th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #16,660 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Coverage in Arkansas

Riceland Foods, Inc. Employee Benefit Pension Plan covers 372 participants in Arkansas, about 13% of the average Arkansas filer (state average ~2,784 per filing). Assets: $319M.

#16,660
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
-1.7%
assets change YoY
3.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $5M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Riceland Foods, Inc. Employee Benefit Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Riceland Foods, Inc. Employee Benefit Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$318,946,454 Top 4% higher than 96% of 123,620 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2024

Riceland Foods, Inc. Employee Benefit Pension Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Riceland Foods, Inc. Employee Benefit Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (372 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Riceland Foods, Inc. Employee Benefit Pension Plan reported net income fell from $16M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$5M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Riceland Foods, Inc. Employee Benefit Pension Plan reported participants fell from 412 in the plan year 2023 filing to 372 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Riceland Foods, Inc. Employee Benefit Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $324M in the plan year 2023 filing to $319M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 710578942 · Riceland Foods, Inc. PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Riceland Foods, Inc. Employee Benefit Pension Plan · $319M · 372 · 96th

  • ASSETS $319M
  • PCT 372
  • EIN 96th
  • RANK Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PHOTO near Hotel Industry-Ilwu Pension Plan
  • IND ind #16660

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in Arkansas →

Riceland Foods, Inc. Employee Benefit Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Riceland Foods, Inc. Employee Benefit Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Arkansas filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$324M
Net Assets (End of Year)$319M
Net Income-$5M
Employer EIN710578942
Plan Effective Date1953-07-15
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Riceland Foods, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Riceland Foods, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$393M 8.629421626280111% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$350M$360M$370M$380M$390M$400M 202220232024 $362M $393M ▲ +8.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 1,836 $362M
2023 2 1,868 $389M
2024 2 1,903 $393M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Arkansas

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Riceland Foods, Inc. Employee Benefit Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Arkansas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -5000500100015002000 -1000100200300400500 Total assets ($M) Participants Riceland Foods, Inc. Employee Benefit Pension Plan, Total assets ($M): 318.946454 · Participants: 372Riceland Foods, Inc. Employee Benefit Pension PlanWindstream Pension Plan, Total assets ($M): 437.907375 · Participants: 1443Windstream Pension PlanSouthwest Power Pool, Inc. Retirement Plan, Total assets ($M): 159.816887 · Participants: 747Southwest Power Pool, Inc. Retirement PlanProducers Rice Mill, Inc. Pension Plan, Total assets ($M): 121.346943 · Participants: 280Producers Rice Mill, Inc. Pension PlanArkansas Federal Credit Union Cash Balance Defined Benefit Plan and Trust, Total assets ($M): 45.499466 · Participants: 365Arkansas Federal Credit Union Cash Balance Defined Benefit Plan and TrustHeat & Frost Insulators & Allied Workers Local Union 10 Pension Plan, Total assets ($M): 4.885218 · Participants: 21Heat & Frost Insulators & Allied Workers Local Union 10 Pension Plan
Riceland Foods, Inc. Employee Benefit Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Arkansas, assets vs. participants
Compare Riceland Foods, Inc. Employee Benefit Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Riceland Foods, Inc. Employee Benefit Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Arkansas, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Hotel Industry-Ilwu Pension Plan in HI ($319M); by covered participants it is Independent Health Association Inc Defined Benefit Plan and Trust in NY (372 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($319M here).

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Riceland Foods, Inc. Employee Benefit Pension Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Riceland Foods, Inc. Employee Benefit Pension Plan edged down modestly - down 1.7% during 2024, from $324M to $319M. Reported net income was -$5M.
How have Riceland Foods, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Riceland Foods, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 8.6%, from $362M to $393M.
Where does Riceland Foods, Inc. Employee Benefit Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Riceland Foods, Inc. Employee Benefit Pension Plan ranks in the 96th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Riceland Foods, Inc. Employee Benefit Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Hotel Industry-Ilwu Pension Plan in HI ($319M, 6,992 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Riceland Foods, Inc. Employee Benefit Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Independent Health Association Inc Defined Benefit Plan and Trust in NY (372 participants, $90M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 710578942.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.