Ube Buyer in Maguindanao
Ube in Maguindanao is a smallholder crop: PSA recorded 37 tonnes produced from 23.76 hectares in 2025 — 41th nationally by volume and 0.3% 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.
Maguindanao ube production, 2010–2025
Output peaked at 179 tonnes in 2023 and now sits at 37 — down 80% from the high. Updated 2026-07-24. View source.
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Peak harvest: Q4 (45.4%)
Maguindanao harvests across a two-quarter window: 45.4% of volume in Q4 and 35.2% in Q3, which puts the working season at roughly July through December. Averaged across 2023–2025.
Derived from PSA quarterly volume of production, averaged 2023–2025.
Logistics from Maguindanao
Maguindanao is in BARMM, so shipment to a Luzon processing point is a container or RoRo movement. For most Maguindanao 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 Maguindanao?
The Philippine Statistics Authority recorded 37 tonnes of ube produced in Maguindanao in 2025, from 23.76 hectares planted. That is 0.3% of national output and ranks the province 41th in the Philippines by volume.
Does Maguindanao produce more or less than its land area suggests?
Maguindanao ranks 25th by area planted but only 41th by volume — 16 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 Maguindanao?
Maguindanao volume concentrates in Q4 — October–December — which carries 45.4% 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 Maguindanao?
Yes, but the economics change below a certain size. For Maguindanao 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.