UNSPSC 50444704: Frozen eddoes malanga

The variety of malanga known as eddoes malanga that has been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50444704 Frozen eddoes malanga (Commodity) does not align with the state and local procurement activity appearing in the recent-opportunities block. The code nominally describes a tropical root vegetable product, but the solicitations tagged under it are overwhelming focused on mainstream frozen vegetables (corn, potatoes, carrots, assorted blends, broccoli, cauliflower, peas, green beans), fresh produce, grocery staples, and food service supply for correctional facilities, schools, and state-supported living centers. No recent opportunities explicitly solicit eddoes, malanga, or other tropical root vegetables; the tagging appears to reflect a system classification mismatch rather than active market demand for the specific commodity named in the code.

State and local food service procurement under this code family spans multiple issuing bodies — Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, school districts (Bridgeport, Ben Hill County, Burke County, Decatur, Dallas ISD, Early County, Bulloch County, Rockwood R-VI, Fairfax County, Savannah-Chatham County), Montgomery County (Pennsylvania) Correctional Facility, and state nutrition assistance programs (New Jersey DSS, State of Georgia, State of Illinois). Oregon Department of Corrections appears as a repeat buyer with multiple frozen vegetable ITBs posted in June and July 2026. Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast (Georgia, South Carolina), Texas, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Virginia, Illinois, and New Jersey. Representative recent solicitations include Oregon Department of Corrections S2910000017451 for approximately 40,000 pounds of frozen sweet corn, due July 24, 2026 (ITB), with a reference price of $0.498 per pound from the previous award; Texas Health and Human Services Commission HHS0017449 for food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center, due July 13, 2026 (IFB), with historical spending of $1.5 million annually; City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases BNB052266 for over 1,100 grocery line items to support the Board of Education Food & Nutrition Services, due June 30, 2026 (ITB); and Ben Hill County Schools PE61000NONST2027000000006 for multi-category food products including fresh and frozen produce, meats, dairy, and supplies, due June 15, 2026 (IFB). If your firm supplies mainstream frozen vegetables, fresh produce, grocery staples, or institutional food service products, pursue opportunities in this family; if your focus is specialty tropical commodities like eddoes or malanga, current activity under this specific code does not support that niche.