UNSPSC 50425904: Dried giant yellow improved shallots

The variety of shallots known as giant yellow improved shallots that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50425904 Dried giant yellow improved shallots, a Commodity code, captures a niche agricultural product with minimal recent state and local procurement activity. The code's narrow specificity—dried shallots of a particular variety—does not align with the broad food supply procurements that state and local agencies actually conduct. Recent solicitations tagged under adjacent or broader food codes show school districts, state corrections departments, and municipal nutrition programs purchasing comprehensive grocery and produce portfolios; shallots, when present, appear as line items within larger fresh-produce or dried-goods categories rather than as standalone procurements.

The source reflects no solicitations explicitly requesting dried giant yellow improved shallots. The nine recent opportunities span school nutrition programs (Rockwood R-VI, Fairfax County Public Schools, Savannah-Chatham, Muscogee County, Douglas County), state corrections procurement (Texas TDCJ, Oregon DOC), municipal child-care food service (City of Edinburg), and one generic Illinois state food order. Oregon DOC solicited dried pinto beans and red beans (42,500 and 127,500 pounds respectively) in March and June 2026; Texas TDCJ issued a 382-line-item cafeteria food products IFB in May 2026; and multiple school districts issued annual grocery and produce contracts across Texas, Missouri, Georgia, and Virginia in March through June 2026. None of these opportunities specifically named shallots, let alone the dried yellow variety. The code appears inactive at the state and local level, signaling either that the product is sourced through broader commodity categories or that procurement need is insufficient to justify a standalone solicitation.