UNSPSC 50426706: Dried japanese yams

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

UNSPSC 50426706 Dried Japanese yams, a Commodity code, sees minimal concrete state and local procurement activity aligned to its literal scope. The source records no recent solicitations specifically requesting dried Japanese yams; the opportunities posted under this code span fresh produce, dried beans (pinto and red), general grocery and food-service items for school districts, corrections departments, and child-care programs, but none name Japanese yams or comparable specialty dried produce. The code appears to capture a narrow ingredient category that state and local buyers address within broader produce, grocery, or foodservice contracts rather than through standalone solicitations.

The geographic spread of food-service procurement under adjacent codes shows activity across Texas (City of Edinburg, TDCJ), Illinois, Oregon (ODOC), Georgia (state procurement, multiple school districts including Douglas County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham), Virginia (Fairfax County Public Schools), and Missouri (Rockwood R-VI School District), but the recent-opportunities block contains no procurement tied to dried Japanese yams specifically. School districts, corrections agencies, and state nutrition programs dominate the issuing bodies, typically bundling specialty ingredients into master grocery or fresh-produce contracts with response dates spanning February through August 2026. Until a solicitation explicitly names dried Japanese yams or appears to source them as a line item within a larger food-service RFP or IFB, this code signals limited standalone opportunity for vendors specializing in this commodity.