UNSPSC 50421909: Dried chioggia beets

The variety of beets known as chioggia beets that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50421909 Dried chioggia beets (Commodity) names a specific food ingredient, but recent state and local solicitations under this code show little activity aligned to the code's nominal scope. The code appears in state and local procurement systems alongside broader dried-bean and institutional food-supply solicitations, but the recent opportunities block contains no dedicated chioggia-beet procurement—instead showing kidney beans, black beans, pinto and red beans, and mixed cafeteria food products spanning proteins, dairy, grains, and condiments for institutional meal service. The mismatch suggests either misclassification in source posting or minimal dedicated market activity for this specific commodity at the state and local level.

State and local governments buying dried beans and institutional food products under related codes are primarily correctional institutions, state departments of corrections, city meal programs, and state agencies purchasing for educational or institutional use. Georgia Correctional Industries, the Oregon Department of Corrections, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, the State of Georgia, the City of Edinburg, and the State of Illinois all posted dried-bean or food-supply RFQs and IFBs in recent months (May through October 2026), with response dates ranging from May 4 through October 9, 2026. These buyers typically solicit large-volume commodity purchases with specific grading, triple-cleaning, or nutritional standards and require FOB-destination delivery, palletized shipments, insurance, and compliance with FDA, USDA, and HACCP standards. Activity clusters in the Pacific Northwest (Oregon) and Southeast (Georgia), with additional solicitation from Texas and Illinois, but no dedicated chioggia-beet opportunity appears in the recent record to support pursuit under this specific code.