Where to sell ube in Batanes
Philippine Ube buys ube directly from farms and cooperatives in Batanes, with no trader in between. Peak harvest here is Q4 (64.1%).
Ube in Batanes is a smallholder crop: PSA recorded 115 tonnes produced from 24.30 hectares in 2025 — 26th nationally by volume and 0.94% 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.
Batanes ube production, 2010–2025
Output peaked at 630 tonnes in 2012 and now sits at 115 — down 82% from the high. Updated 2026-07-24. View source.
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Peak harvest: Q4 (64.1%)
Batanes harvests across a two-quarter window: 64.1% of volume in Q4 and 33.3% in Q3, which puts the working season at roughly July through December. Averaged across 2023–2025.
Derived from PSA quarterly volume of production, averaged 2023–2025.
Logistics from Batanes
Batanes 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.
Sell your Batanes harvest to us
Apply to become a supplier partner. Our sourcing team reviews each application within two to three weeks. Ready to talk now? Message +63 949 565 6209 on WhatsApp.
Frequently asked
Do you buy ube from Batanes?
Yes. Philippine Ube buys directly from farms and cooperatives in Batanes, with no trader in between. PSA recorded 115 tonnes from Batanes in 2025, ranking it #26 of 72 producing provinces. Peak harvest is Q4 (64.1%). Apply as a supplier partner and our sourcing team responds within two to three weeks.
Where can I sell ube in Batanes?
You can sell to a viajero or trader at the farm, at a local wet market or bagsakan, to a halaya or processed-food maker, through a cooperative, or directly to a buyer who contracts ahead of the season. We are the last of those. There is no minimum to apply and you do not need a registered business; for an ongoing supply relationship we work with individual farms from 500 kg and with cooperatives at any volume.
How much ube is produced in Batanes?
The Philippine Statistics Authority recorded 115 tonnes of ube produced in Batanes in 2025, from 24.30 hectares planted. That is 0.94% of national output and ranks the province 26th in the Philippines by volume.
What months does ube actually come out of Batanes?
Batanes volume concentrates in Q4 — October–December — which carries 64.1% 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 Batanes?
Yes, but the economics change below a certain size. For Batanes 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.