Ube Buyer in Isabela
Ube in Isabela is a smallholder crop: PSA recorded 25 tonnes produced from 9.91 hectares in 2025 — 48th nationally by volume and 0.21% 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.
Isabela ube production, 2010–2025
Output peaked at 366 tonnes in 2010 and now sits at 25 — down 93% from the high. Updated 2026-07-24. View source.
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Peak harvest: Q1 (46.0%)
Isabela peaks in Q1 — January–March — with 46.0% of recorded volume, and carries 22.0% in Q3. Averaged across 2023–2025.
Derived from PSA quarterly volume of production, averaged 2023–2025.
Logistics from Isabela
Isabela sits on the Luzon road network, so fresh tuber can move to a Metro Manila or regional processing point by truck without a ferry leg. That keeps post-harvest losses low enough that we can take fresh tuber as well as dried.
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 Isabela?
The Philippine Statistics Authority recorded 25 tonnes of ube produced in Isabela in 2025, from 9.91 hectares planted. That is 0.21% of national output and ranks the province 48th in the Philippines by volume.
What months does ube actually come out of Isabela?
Isabela volume concentrates in Q1 — January–March — which carries 46.0% 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 Isabela?
Yes, but the economics change below a certain size. For Isabela 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.