UNSPSC 50527013: Non GMO hackberries

The variety of non GMO fruit known as non GMO hackberries. This means that they are produced without the use of methods that genetically modify organisms by means that are not possible under natural conditions. Such methods include cell fusion, microencapsulation and macro-encapsulation, and recombinant DNA technology (including gene deletion, gene doubling, introducing a foreign gene, and changing the positions of genes when achieved by recombinant DNA technology).

Traditional methods of breeding, conjugation, fermentation, hybridization, in vitro fertilization, or tissue culture are considered to be non-GMO.

UNSPSC 50527013 Non GMO hackberries (Commodity) shows no relevant recent activity under this specific code. The source contains eighteen recent state and local school nutrition procurement opportunities, all of which solicit fresh produce—bananas, apples, berries, leafy greens, root vegetables, citrus fruits, and prepared produce items—but none reference hackberries, GMO status, or specialty fruit sourcing that would align with the code's nominal scope. The posted solicitations span February through July 2026 across Georgia, Texas, and Wisconsin school districts, plus one state-level Georgia procurement; they are structured as RFP, RFB, and IFB awards for ongoing food service supply to elementary through high school sites, with contract values ranging from approximately $78,000 (Madison Metropolitan School District) to $4.4 million (Douglas County cooperative). The mismatch between the code's specialty-fruit designation and the commodity-grade, high-volume institutional produce being actively procured suggests that hackberry procurement through state and local channels either does not occur at scale or is miscoded in current tagging practices.

No decision signal supports pursuit under this code at present. School nutrition programs' recurring demand for fresh produce is robust and fragmented across dozens of districts in multiple states, but the actual goods being bid are standardized commodity fruits and vegetables with established USDA pricing benchmarks and supplier networks. Specialty or non-GMO-certified individual fruit types do not appear in the specification sheets or evaluation criteria of recent opportunities, and no vendor or issuing body repeat activity signals emerging category concentration.