UNSPSC 50436704: Dried organic globe yams

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

UNSPSC 50436704 Dried organic globe yams is a Commodity code representing specialty dried produce items that state and local governments procure primarily to support institutional food service operations, particularly school nutrition programs and correctional facilities. The recent opportunities tagged under this code, however, show minimal direct alignment with the nominal commodity scope — most solicitations cover broad institutional grocery procurement spanning proteins, grains, produce, and staple items rather than dried yams specifically. The issuing bodies include state departments of corrections, school districts of varying sizes, and county school systems across multiple states, reflecting the institutional food service market segment. What is actually being bought under the code spans fresh and frozen produce, dried beans and legumes, and meal components for child nutrition programs, CACFP meal services, and incarcerated-population feeding.

Geographic activity appears concentrated in the South and Mid-Atlantic, with recent opportunities from Texas (City of Edinburg CACFP meal program, Texas Department of Criminal Justice cafeteria foods, State of Texas Comptroller procurement), Georgia (State of Georgia food supplies, Muscogee County School District produce, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System fresh produce, Douglas County School System produce and food distribution), Oregon (Oregon Department of Corrections dried beans), Missouri (Rockwood R-VI School District grocery items), Virginia (Fairfax County Public Schools master grocery), and Illinois (State of Illinois quarterly food order). Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB for approximately 127,500 pounds of dried pinto beans (S2910000016233, due March 20, 2026) and the City of Edinburg CACFP meal program RFP (RFP2026017, due August 4, 2026) seeking food and nonfood items for 400 children daily. The broader institutional food procurement pipeline remains active across school districts and state agencies, though direct yam-specific demand is not evident in the recent record.