UNSPSC 50421815: Dried castor beans

The variety of beans known as castor beans that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50421815 Dried castor beans (Commodity) sees minimal recent state and local procurement activity directly aligned with its nominal scope. The single recent opportunity explicitly procuring dried beans under a related code—the Oregon Department of Corrections' March 2026 ITB for 127,500 pounds of dried pinto beans—targeted pinto beans rather than castor beans, and the same issuer's June 2026 solicitation for 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans again sidelines castor beans entirely. The other opportunities in the dataset span fresh produce, eggs, comprehensive grocery and cafeteria food products, and child nutrition meal programs across school districts, county systems, and state departments, but none specify dried castor beans as a line item or scope element. This code shows no recent activity in state and local procurement markets where castor beans would be a relevant commodity.

The code's minimal presence reflects the absence of castor beans in typical state and local food procurement. Opportunities targeting institutional food service—school nutrition programs at Fairfax County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, Muscogee County Schools, and Douglas County Schools; state corrections cafeteria programs in Texas and Oregon; and child nutrition services in Texas, Missouri, Illinois, and Georgia—procure commodity vegetables, grains, proteins, and prepared items in substantial volumes, but castor beans do not appear as a specification or alternate item in any posted solicitation. Business development professionals should treat this code as dormant in the state and local procurement space and monitor for structural shifts in institutional food sourcing or agricultural commodity demand before pursuing engagement.