UNSPSC 50331519: Dried organic duchess apples

The variety of organic apples known as organic duchess apples that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50331519 Dried organic duchess apples, a Commodity code, does not reflect the scope of work actually being solicited by state and local governments in recent opportunities. The recent-opportunities block contains no purchasing activity for dried organic duchess apples specifically. The UNSPSC taxonomy tags applied to recent state and local school nutrition and correctional food-service solicitations cover fresh produce, eggs, dried fruits and nuts (raisins, cranberries, tropical fruit mixes, walnuts, pecans), and general grocery and food-supply distribution, but do not include dried duchess apples as a discrete commodity line. The County of Santa Clara's dried fruits and nuts procurement (ITB-PRC-FY26-0617, due February 5, 2026) specifies raisins, cranberries, and tropical fruit mixes but makes no mention of dried apples or duchess varieties. School district fresh-produce and grocery solicitations from Hancock County Schools, Fairfax County Public Schools, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Liberty County Board of Education, and others itemize multiple apple varieties (Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, Ambrosia, Honey Crisp, Jazz) and other produce, but these are fresh apples delivered for immediate consumption, not dried or processed apples.

This code shows little relevant recent activity. The mismatch between the UNSPSC commodity code (dried organic duchess apples) and the actual procurement records (fresh produce, general groceries, and dried fruits other than apples for school nutrition and detention facilities) suggests either miscoding in the state and local notices or that dried duchess apples represent a niche item not currently generating competitive solicitation volume in the state and local market. School nutrition and food-service agencies dominate recent activity in the broader produce and food-commodity space, but their published needs focus on fresh fruit and vegetable delivery or multi-category food supply contracts rather than specialty dried-apple procurement.