Calabarzon

Ube Buyer in Laguna

Laguna is a mid-sized ube province: PSA recorded 291 tonnes produced from 101.20 hectares in 2025 — 8th nationally by volume and 2.39% of national output.

291
Tonnes produced (2025)
101.2
Hectares planted (2025)
2.39%
Share of national output
#7 La Union
#8
#9 Negros Occidental
Rank of 72 provinces

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.

Laguna ube production, 2010–2025

2025 is the province's highest recorded output in the whole 2010-2025 series. Updated 2026-07-24. View source.

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Peak harvest: Q2 (39.1%)

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Laguna is unusually spread out. The strongest quarter is Q2 at 39.1%, followed by Q1 at 33.1% — 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 Laguna

Laguna 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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Frequently asked

How much ube is produced in Laguna?

The Philippine Statistics Authority recorded 291 tonnes of ube produced in Laguna in 2025, from 101.20 hectares planted. That is 2.39% of national output and ranks the province 8th in the Philippines by volume.

What months does ube actually come out of Laguna?

Laguna volume concentrates in Q2 — April–June — which carries 39.1% 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.

Does Laguna harvest off-cycle?

Largely yes. Most Philippine ube comes off the ground around the December-to-March window. Laguna plants mainly in the first semester, which puts a share of its harvest outside that peak. Off-cycle volume is worth more to a processor than peak volume, because it fills the months when everyone else has nothing.

Do you buy small volumes from Laguna?

Yes, but the economics change below a certain size. For Laguna 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.

Nearby ube-producing provinces