Ube Buyer in Capiz
Ube in Capiz is a smallholder crop: PSA recorded 31 tonnes produced from 6.85 hectares in 2025 — 45th nationally by volume and 0.26% 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.
Capiz ube production, 2010–2025
Output peaked at 62 tonnes in 2015 and now sits at 31 — down 50% from the high. Updated 2026-07-24. View source.
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Peak harvest: Q1 (27.2%)
Capiz is unusually spread out. The strongest quarter is Q1 at 27.2%, followed by Q3 at 26.5% — no single window dominates. Averaged across 2023–2025, a flatter curve like this is worth more to a processor than one large peak, because it covers months when other provinces have nothing. Notably, 52% of Capiz 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 Capiz
Capiz 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 Capiz?
The Philippine Statistics Authority recorded 31 tonnes of ube produced in Capiz in 2025, from 6.85 hectares planted. That is 0.26% of national output and ranks the province 45th in the Philippines by volume.
What months does ube actually come out of Capiz?
Capiz volume concentrates in Q1 — January–March — which carries 27.2% 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 Capiz?
Yes, but the economics change below a certain size. For Capiz 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.