Ube Buyer in Apayao
Ube in Apayao is a smallholder crop: PSA recorded 20 tonnes produced from 5.85 hectares in 2025 — 53th nationally by volume and 0.16% 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.
Apayao ube production, 2010–2025
2025 is the province's highest recorded output in the whole 2010-2025 series. Updated 2026-07-24. View source.
Harvest window
Peak harvest: Q2 (56.5%)
Apayao harvests across a two-quarter window: 56.5% of volume in Q2 and 40.5% in Q1, which puts the working season at roughly January through June. Averaged across 2023–2025. Notably, 60% of Apayao volume lands in Q2 and Q3 — outside the October-to-March window most of the country harvests in. Off-cycle volume is worth a premium because it fills the months when national supply is empty.
Derived from PSA quarterly volume of production, averaged 2023–2025.
Logistics from Apayao
Apayao sits on the Luzon road network, so fresh tuber can move to a Metro Manila or regional processing point by truck without a ferry leg. That keeps post-harvest losses low enough that we can take fresh tuber as well as dried.
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 Apayao?
The Philippine Statistics Authority recorded 20 tonnes of ube produced in Apayao in 2025, from 5.85 hectares planted. That is 0.16% of national output and ranks the province 53th in the Philippines by volume.
What months does ube actually come out of Apayao?
Apayao volume concentrates in Q2 — April–June — which carries 56.5% 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.
Does Apayao harvest off-cycle?
Largely yes. Most Philippine ube comes off the ground around the December-to-March window. Apayao plants mainly in the first semester, which puts a share of its harvest outside that peak. Off-cycle volume is worth more to a processor than peak volume, because it fills the months when everyone else has nothing.
Do you buy small volumes from Apayao?
Yes, but the economics change below a certain size. For Apayao 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.