UNSPSC 50416701: Organic african bitter yams

The variety of organic yams known as organic african bitter yams

UNSPSC 50416701 Organic African bitter yams is a Commodity code that covers specialty and ethnic produce items, but state and local governments buying under this specific code show minimal relevant recent activity. The three recent opportunities posted under or near this classification involve general food service procurement—concession food and beverage at a county park, fresh produce supply to a health care coalition, and bulk food and kitchen supplies to a state agency and school district—none of which specify organic African bitter yams or demonstrate demand for this particular commodity. The issuing bodies span county parks and recreation divisions, health care coalitions, state education procurement, and school districts across different functional areas (hospitality concessions, health care food service, institutional meal programs), but the opportunities themselves do not signal that organic African bitter yams represent a meaningful procurement category under this code at the state and local level.

The recent activity shows geographic spread across Florida (Collier County), Georgia (state procurement and Early County Schools), and Marion County (health care coalition), with the largest and most detailed recent solicitation being Early County Board of Education's June 8, 2026 line-item food bid covering 300+ food items for the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program, which emphasizes domestic sourcing, whole-grain options, and low-sodium formulations but does not reference specialty ethnic produce. The absence of organic African bitter yams in these representative solicitations, combined with the code's narrow and niche product scope, suggests limited current demand. Firms should monitor whether future school lunch and institutional food service RFPs or IFBs expand ethnic or specialty produce categories, but this code does not show active pursuit opportunity at present.