Ube Buyer in Kalinga
Ube in Kalinga is a smallholder crop: PSA recorded 10 tonnes produced from 4.99 hectares in 2025 — 58th nationally by volume and 0.08% 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.
Kalinga ube production, 2010–2025
Output peaked at 20 tonnes in 2023 and now sits at 10 — down 49% from the high. Updated 2026-07-24. View source.
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Peak harvest: Q4 (31.9%)
Kalinga is unusually spread out. The strongest quarter is Q4 at 31.9%, followed by Q3 at 29.1% — 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.
Derived from PSA quarterly volume of production, averaged 2023–2025.
Logistics from Kalinga
Kalinga 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 Kalinga?
The Philippine Statistics Authority recorded 10 tonnes of ube produced in Kalinga in 2025, from 4.99 hectares planted. That is 0.08% of national output and ranks the province 58th in the Philippines by volume.
What months does ube actually come out of Kalinga?
Kalinga volume concentrates in Q4 — October–December — which carries 31.9% 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 Kalinga?
Yes, but the economics change below a certain size. For Kalinga 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.