UNSPSC 50302601: Buddha's hand citrons

The variety of citrons known as buddha's hand citrons

UNSPSC 50302601 Buddha's hand citrons is a Commodity code representing a specialized fresh citrus fruit that state and local governments procure as part of broad food service operations, though recent solicitation activity shows minimal direct demand for this specific item. The code sits at the narrow end of the fresh produce spectrum; recent state and local opportunities across school districts, senior centers, child care programs, and correctional facilities emphasize high-volume staple fruits and vegetables—apples, bananas, carrots, lettuce, tomatoes, berries, and citrus varieties—rather than specialty items like Buddha's hand citrons. Procurement bodies issuing under this code tier span school nutrition programs (from single-district to multi-district cooperative purchasing), county boards of education, municipal human services departments, and regional food service authorities. The issuing bodies are geographically distributed across the South and Midwest, with notable activity from Georgia school systems (Hancock County, Bulloch County, Bryan County, Dougherty County, Liberty County, Glynn County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham, and the GEC Buying Cooperative spanning 30 Georgia districts), Texas jurisdictions (McAllen ISD, Austin ISD, City of Edinburg), Florida (Hillsborough County Public Schools), Wisconsin (Madison Metropolitan School District), Connecticut (Meriden Public Schools, City of Bridgeport), Oregon (Central Point School District), Mississippi (DeSoto County), and California (Santa Clara County).

Direct procurement of Buddha's hand citrons does not appear in the recent solicitation sample. The single opportunity explicitly tagged with this UNSPSC code—the City of Edinburg CACFP meal program RFP (RFP2026017, due August 4, 2026)—specifies broad fruit categories (beverages including "100% fruit juice," processed or fresh fruits as part of a five-category food supply package) without naming Buddha's hand citrons as a line item. The remaining opportunities in the dataset focus on standard fresh produce offerings and do not mention this specialty citrus. Buyers pursuing this code should verify whether issuing bodies' actual specifications include specialty citrus varieties, as the UNSPSC classification does not yet align with documented institutional purchasing patterns in the recent state and local market. Activity in the broader fresh produce family (apples, bananas, citrus staples, berries, vegetables) remains robust across school nutrition, child care, and corrections food service, with multiple weekly IFBs and RFPs; however, pursuit of the Buddha's hand citrons code specifically would require direct outreach to buyers to confirm sourcing interest and specification alignment before investment in proposal development.