UNSPSC 50403013: Shanghai d bok choy

The variety of chinese cabbage known as shanghai d bok choy

UNSPSC 50403013 Shanghai bok choy is a Commodity code that names a single fresh vegetable line item, but state and local procurement activity under this code is sparse and does not support a focused market summary. The recent opportunities block contains no solicitations specifically for Shanghai bok choy or any bok choy variety. Thirty-three fresh produce procurements posted between February and July 2026 appear in the source, spanning school nutrition programs, child care facilities, and institutional food service across Texas, Georgia, Florida, Connecticut, and Missouri, but these solicitations name carrots, sweet potatoes, white potatoes, mixed fresh produce, apples, bananas, broccoli, lettuce, onions, tomatoes, and dozens of other vegetables and fruits without singling out bok choy or any Asian leafy green. The code's scope — a single produce item — is narrower than the produce categories state and local governments actually buy, which are aggregate (fresh produce for school nutrition) or multi-item specifications (produce line items ranging from 40 to 72 items per solicitation).

The procurement landscape for fresh vegetables in state and local markets is dominated by school districts, regional cooperatives, and state departments procuring comprehensive produce assortments under RFP, RFQ, and IFB notices with weekly or twice-weekly delivery, HACCP certification requirements, Buy American compliance, and price-per-unit bidding linked to USDA market indices. Issuing bodies include school nutrition programs in Georgia (Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Glynn County, Henry County, Bulloch County, Liberty County, Muscogee County), Texas (McAllen Independent School District, Northside Independent School District, Austin Independent School District), Florida (Hillsborough County Public Schools), Missouri (Rockwood School District), and Connecticut (Meriden Public Schools), alongside state-level institutional food service for criminal justice and higher education. Geographic concentration is heaviest in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Florida, Missouri, and Connecticut. Because the code specifies a single commodity that does not appear as a distinct line item in recent state and local produce solicitations, and because purchasing under this code would occur as a sub-item within broader produce categories where price discovery and vendor competition are driven by aggregate fresh vegetable scopes, pursue activity under the parent Family code 50400000 Fresh vegetables or a broader Segment code instead.