UNSPSC 50404812: Pleurotus mushrooms

The variety of mushrooms known as pleurotus mushrooms

UNSPSC 50404812 Pleurotus mushrooms, a Commodity code, does not reflect the actual buying pattern visible in recent state and local solicitations. The code appears in a fresh-produce procurement stream dominated by school districts and child nutrition programs, but the opportunities posted under it are overwhelmingly for mixed fresh-produce contracts—typically apples, bananas, broccoli, carrots, lettuce, onions, potatoes, tomatoes, and other commodity vegetables and fruits—rather than specialized mushroom procurement. Pleurotus mushrooms (oyster mushrooms) are named in the code but do not appear as a line item in any of the representative recent solicitations reviewed. The actual buying under this tag covers weekly or bi-weekly delivery of fresh produce in bulk case quantities to school cafeterias, senior centers, child-care facilities, and state institutional food services, with pricing typically per pound or per case and delivery windows during school hours or standard business days.

State and local buying under this code territory is dominated by school nutrition programs—elementary, middle, and high school districts from Georgia, Texas, Florida, Connecticut, and Missouri represent the largest recent cohort—followed by smaller volumes from county education boards, Head Start child-care operations, senior services divisions, and state departments of criminal justice. The Douglas County School System (Georgia) coordinated a multi-district RFP covering 30 school districts with estimated annual spending of approximately $5.5 million; Northside Independent School District (Texas, 117 campuses) solicited fresh produce on RFP 2026-048 due May 7, 2026; Austin Independent School District (Texas) issued RFP 26RFP034 for fresh produce and beverages due March 11, 2026; and Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) solicited specialty fruits and vegetables for its USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) on RFP 26039RFPDST due March 11, 2026, with an estimated budget of $600,000. Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin) posted RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks serving approximately 5,900 weekly servings, due July 29, 2026, with local-sourcing and organic-preference pricing mechanics. Georgia school districts—Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Glynn County, Bulloch County, and Muscogee County—represent a concentration of activity, with most contracts running July 1 through June 30 fiscal-year cycles. Texas maintains secondary depth through TDCJ potato and carrot solicitations (IFB IW253099, IW253121, IW241979-A) and Head Start of Greater Dallas (estimated value $969,460.94). Geographic concentration is strongest in Georgia and Texas; secondary activity appears in Florida, Connecticut, Missouri, and Wisconsin.