UNSPSC 50436316: Dried organic oriental sweet potatoes

The variety of organic sweet potatoes known as organic oriental sweet potatoes that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50436316 Dried organic oriental sweet potatoes, a Commodity code, does not reflect meaningful recent activity in state and local procurement. The code's specific scope—dried organic oriental sweet potatoes—does not align with the opportunities posted under it. Recent solicitations tagged to this code span broad food procurement for school districts, correctional facilities, and child nutrition programs, but they focus on staple dried beans (pinto and red), fresh produce, and general cafeteria grocery items rather than dried organic oriental sweet potatoes. The Oregon Department of Corrections posted two separate ITBs for dried pinto and red beans in March and June 2026, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice solicited cafeteria food products across 382 line items in May 2026, but neither specification mentions dried oriental sweet potatoes. Similarly, school districts across Georgia, Texas, Missouri, and Virginia—Fairfax County Public Schools, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County, Rockwood R-VI, and Douglas County—are actively procuring fresh produce, eggs, and general grocery items for nutrition programs, with contract values ranging from approximately $1.1 million to $9 million annually, but none of the posted solicitations reference the specific commodity.

The geographic distribution of recent opportunities spans Texas, Oregon, Georgia, Missouri, and Virginia, indicating demand for food services across state corrections, K-12 education, and child nutrition programs. However, the mismatch between the code's nominal commodity and the actual work being solicited suggests either systematic misclassification in the posting systems or extremely limited procurement demand for dried organic oriental sweet potatoes specifically. If pursuing this code, verify with issuing bodies directly whether opportunities will be tagged more accurately going forward; the current tagging offers no reliable signal of actual market demand for the product itself.