Ube Buyer in Antique
Ube in Antique is a smallholder crop: PSA recorded 81 tonnes produced from 6.81 hectares in 2025 — 29th nationally by volume and 0.67% of national output.
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) OpenSTAT — Vegetables and Root Crops: Volume of Production and Area Planted/Harvested, by Region, Province, Quarter and Semester, 2010-2026. Commodity: Ubi (Greater yam). National 2025: 12,180 tonnes from 2,317 hectares across 72 reporting provinces.
Antique ube production, 2010–2025
Output has moved within a narrow band since 2010, peaking at 88 tonnes in 2024. Updated 2026-07-24. View source.
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Peak harvest: Q4 (43.7%)
Antique harvests across a two-quarter window: 43.7% of volume in Q4 and 40.2% in Q1, which puts the working season at roughly October through March. Averaged across 2023–2025.
Derived from PSA quarterly volume of production, averaged 2023–2025.
Logistics from Antique
Antique is an island province, so every shipment carries a RoRo or container leg. That adds handling time and raises the risk of shrinkage on fresh tuber. For volumes under a full truckload we generally prefer dried chips, or consolidation with nearby Western Visayas growers before shipping.
For lots above 1,000 kg we can arrange a pickup. We prefer partners who have their own shipping, trucking, or logistics.
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Become a SupplierFrequently asked
How much ube is produced in Antique?
The Philippine Statistics Authority recorded 81 tonnes of ube produced in Antique in 2025, from 6.81 hectares planted. That is 0.67% of national output and ranks the province 29th in the Philippines by volume.
Does Antique produce more or less than its land area suggests?
Antique ranks 51th by area planted but 29th by volume produced — it punches 22 places above its land base. Per hectare, this is one of the more efficient places in the country to grow ube.
What months does ube actually come out of Antique?
Antique volume concentrates in Q4 — October–December — which carries 43.7% of the province's recorded output, averaged across 2023–2025. This is measured on volume produced, not area planted, so it reflects when tubers come out of the ground rather than when they go in.
Do you buy small volumes from Antique?
Yes, but the economics change below a certain size. For Antique we work with individual growers from 500 kg and with associations or cooperatives at any volume. Below 500 kg the sensible route is to consolidate with neighbouring growers first — we can help coordinate that.
What ube varieties do you buy?
We buy Dioscorea alata (greater yam) — the purple-fleshed ube used for halaya, powder and paste. Kinampay and its local selections are preferred where available for their colour and aroma, but we buy standard local purple types as well. We do not buy Dioscorea esculenta (tugui) or white-fleshed yam.