UNSPSC 50426702: Dried asiatic bitter yams

The variety of yams known as asiatic bitter yams that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50426702 Dried asiatic bitter yams (Commodity) does not reflect the work state and local governments are actually buying under this code. The most recent contract opportunities in the source show no purchases of dried asiatic bitter yams; instead, the opportunities soliciting under this code span fresh produce, dried beans, cafeteria groceries, and broad food service supplies for schools, corrections facilities, and child nutrition programs.

The mismatch between the code's narrow commodity definition and the breadth of food procurement being tagged to it signals that this code sees little if any relevant activity among state and local buyers. The opportunities that appear in the dataset—including the Oregon Department of Corrections' bids for dried pinto and red beans, school districts' contracts for fresh produce and eggs, and Texas corrections and Georgia state agency procurements for cafeteria and kitchen products—are categorically distinct from dried asiatic bitter yams and likely represent either miscoding or backfill activity in procurement systems. No issuing body has posted a solicitation specifically requesting dried asiatic bitter yams. Without concrete evidence of state and local governments actively purchasing this commodity, the code offers no actionable signal for business development.