Ube Buyer in Cotabato
Ube in Cotabato is a smallholder crop: PSA recorded 22 tonnes produced from 42.35 hectares in 2025 — 51th nationally by volume and 0.18% 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.
Cotabato ube production, 2010–2025
Output peaked at 138 tonnes in 2014 and now sits at 22 — down 84% from the high. Updated 2026-07-24. View source.
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Peak harvest: Q4 (55.3%)
Cotabato harvests across a two-quarter window: 55.3% of volume in Q4 and 34.8% 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 Cotabato
Cotabato is in Soccsksargen, so shipment to a Luzon processing point is a container or RoRo movement. For most Cotabato growers the practical route is either drying at source or consolidating with other growers in the region to make a full container worth moving.
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 Cotabato?
The Philippine Statistics Authority recorded 22 tonnes of ube produced in Cotabato in 2025, from 42.35 hectares planted. That is 0.18% of national output and ranks the province 51th in the Philippines by volume.
Does Cotabato produce more or less than its land area suggests?
Cotabato ranks 13th by area planted but only 51th by volume — 38 places lower than its land base suggests. There is more ground under ube here than the output reflects, which is a yield gap rather than a land shortage.
What months does ube actually come out of Cotabato?
Cotabato volume concentrates in Q4 — October–December — which carries 55.3% 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 Cotabato?
Yes, but the economics change below a certain size. For Cotabato 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.