UNSPSC 50421816: Dried china yellow beans

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

UNSPSC 50421816 Dried china yellow beans (Commodity) represents a narrow product line within food service procurement, but the recent state and local opportunities show this code captures dried legumes more broadly—pinto beans, red beans, and similar shelf-stable proteins sourced for institutional food programs. State and local governments procure dried beans primarily for school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, child care meal services, and other large-volume food operations where commodity-grade dried legumes serve as cost-effective protein sources. The issuing bodies are predominantly state corrections departments and school districts, with occasional municipal or county participation through cooperative purchasing vehicles and regional buying consortia.

The Oregon Department of Corrections has posted two recent solicitations for dried pinto and red beans (March 2026 and June 2026), signaling steady procurement in the Pacific Northwest. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice sources dried beans as part of a broader cafeteria-food-products IFB issued May 2026 through the Texas Comptroller's Statewide Procurement Division. School districts in Georgia and Missouri are also active in this space—Rockwood R-VI School District solicited grocery items including dried legumes for the 2026–27 school year (March 2026), and multiple Georgia school systems source beans through produce and nutrition RFPs and cooperative purchasing channels. The City of Edinburg, Texas posted an RFP for a Child and Adult Care Food Program meal service in July 2026 that includes dried beans alongside other food staples. Geographic concentration appears strongest in Texas, Georgia, Oregon, and Missouri. Specifications typically require U.S. No. 2 or better grade, triple-cleaned product, one-year minimum shelf life, and FOB destination delivery to central warehouses or school distribution centers; pricing is generally firm fixed price on a per-pound or per-case basis with transportation included. Recent bid responses have ranged from $0.43 to $0.493 per pound for pinto beans in Oregon procurement.