UNSPSC 50406804: Globe yams

The variety of yams known as globe yams

UNSPSC 50406804 Globe yams is a Commodity code. State and local governments do not currently procure globe yams as a distinct line item; the code sees no recent activity in school districts, counties, cities, or other state and local bodies. The most recent opportunities in the source block—covering school nutrition programs, child care food service, institutional food service, and senior center produce distribution across Texas, Georgia, Florida, Connecticut, and Missouri—consistently solicit fresh produce on a category basis (apples, bananas, carrots, potatoes, tomatoes, leafy greens, and other items by variety and pack size) rather than soliciting specific yam cultivars by name. When yams or sweet potatoes appear in these solicitations, they are listed as one produce line among 50 to 80 others, without distinction between globe yams and other varieties.

The procurement activity under this code's parent categories—fresh vegetables and produce for school nutrition, institutional food service, and senior services—remains robust across state departments of criminal justice, school districts, counties, and city agencies, particularly in Georgia, Texas, and Florida. School districts such as Madison Metropolitan (Wisconsin), Northside Independent (Texas), Savannah-Chatham County (Georgia), Glynn County (Georgia), and Bartow County (Georgia) have posted RFPs and IFBs for comprehensive fresh produce supply contracts with response dates through July 2026. However, pursuit of work under UNSPSC 50406804 specifically would require vendor capability to supply globe yams as a distinct SKU into state and local procurement channels; the available opportunities do not demonstrate demand for globe yams in isolation or in sufficient quantity to support a dedicated business line.