Ube Buyer in Biliran
Ube in Biliran is a smallholder crop: PSA recorded 36 tonnes produced from 13.93 hectares in 2025 — 42th nationally by volume and 0.29% 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.
Biliran ube production, 2010–2025
Output peaked at 168 tonnes in 2010 and now sits at 36 — down 79% from the high. Updated 2026-07-24. View source.
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Peak harvest: Q2 (43.0%)
Biliran peaks in Q2 — April–June — with 43.0% of recorded volume, and carries 23.6% in Q1. Averaged across 2023–2025. Notably, 58% of Biliran 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 Biliran
Biliran 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 Eastern 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 Biliran?
The Philippine Statistics Authority recorded 36 tonnes of ube produced in Biliran in 2025, from 13.93 hectares planted. That is 0.29% of national output and ranks the province 42th in the Philippines by volume.
What months does ube actually come out of Biliran?
Biliran volume concentrates in Q2 — April–June — which carries 43.0% 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 Biliran harvest off-cycle?
Largely yes. Most Philippine ube comes off the ground around the December-to-March window. Biliran 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 Biliran?
Yes, but the economics change below a certain size. For Biliran 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.