Ube Buyer in Eastern Samar
Ube in Eastern Samar is a smallholder crop: PSA recorded 23 tonnes produced from 26.64 hectares in 2025 — 49th nationally by volume and 0.19% 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.
Eastern Samar ube production, 2010–2025
Output peaked at 45 tonnes in 2012 and now sits at 23 — down 50% from the high. Updated 2026-07-24. View source.
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Peak harvest: Q3 (47.0%)
Eastern Samar peaks in Q3 — July–September — with 47.0% of recorded volume, and carries 25.2% in Q1. Averaged across 2023–2025. Notably, 51% of Eastern Samar 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 Eastern Samar
Eastern Samar 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 Eastern Samar?
The Philippine Statistics Authority recorded 23 tonnes of ube produced in Eastern Samar in 2025, from 26.64 hectares planted. That is 0.19% of national output and ranks the province 49th in the Philippines by volume.
Does Eastern Samar produce more or less than its land area suggests?
Eastern Samar ranks 22th by area planted but only 49th by volume — 27 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 Eastern Samar?
Eastern Samar volume concentrates in Q3 — July–September — which carries 47.0% 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.
Do you buy small volumes from Eastern Samar?
Yes, but the economics change below a certain size. For Eastern Samar 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.