Ube Buyer in Davao del Norte
Ube in Davao del Norte is a smallholder crop: PSA recorded 44 tonnes produced from 8.28 hectares in 2025 — 38th nationally by volume and 0.36% 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.
Davao del Norte ube production, 2010–2025
Output has moved within a narrow band since 2010, peaking at 49 tonnes in 2010. Updated 2026-07-24. View source.
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Peak harvest: Q2 (37.5%)
Davao del Norte is unusually spread out. The strongest quarter is Q2 at 37.5%, followed by Q3 at 31.7% — 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, 69% of Davao del Norte 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 Davao del Norte
Davao del Norte is in Davao Region, so shipment to a Luzon processing point is a container or RoRo movement. For most Davao del Norte 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 Davao del Norte?
The Philippine Statistics Authority recorded 44 tonnes of ube produced in Davao del Norte in 2025, from 8.28 hectares planted. That is 0.36% of national output and ranks the province 38th in the Philippines by volume.
Does Davao del Norte produce more or less than its land area suggests?
Davao del Norte ranks 46th by area planted but 38th by volume produced — it punches 8 places above its land base. Per hectare, this is one of the more efficient places in the country to grow ube.
What months does ube actually come out of Davao del Norte?
Davao del Norte volume concentrates in Q2 — April–June — which carries 37.5% 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.
Do you buy small volumes from Davao del Norte?
Yes, but the economics change below a certain size. For Davao del Norte 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.