UNSPSC 50305503: Chapote/black persimmon

The variety of persimmons known as chapote/black persimmon

UNSPSC 50305503 Chapote/black persimmon is a Commodity code that sees virtually no recent state and local procurement activity aligned with its nominal scope. A single January 2026 opportunity from the County of Santa Clara for dried fruits and nuts procurement mentions neither chapote nor black persimmon, instead covering raisins, cranberries, tropical fruit mix, walnuts, and pecans for correctional facility food service. The remaining recent opportunities in the dataset are for fresh produce, beverages, and grocery items supporting school nutrition programs, CACFP meal services, and senior center programming — none of which explicitly specify or procure chapote or black persimmon. The code's narrow specialty fruit focus appears to have little matching demand in current state and local food service solicitations, which concentrate on commodity produce staples (apples, bananas, carrots, lettuce, tomatoes, berries) and processed food items.

State and local issuing bodies conducting food service procurement — including school districts (Madison Metropolitan, Bulloch County, Glynn County, Henry County, Hillsborough County, Austin ISD), counties (Santa Clara, Muscogee, Dougherty), cities (Edinburg, Bridgeport, San Antonio, Meriden), and cooperative purchasing groups (GEC Buying Cooperative) — show sustained demand for fresh produce and frozen foods across 2026 and into 2027, but none of the posted opportunities target specialty or exotic fruit varieties. Chapote and black persimmon procurement activity, if it exists in state and local markets, does not surface in recent competitive notices. Firms pursuing this code should expect limited opportunity volume and should verify demand directly with target food service jurisdictions rather than rely on posted solicitations as market signals.