Ube Buyer in Northern Samar
Ube in Northern Samar is a smallholder crop: PSA recorded 12 tonnes produced from 3.28 hectares in 2025 — 56th nationally by volume and 0.1% 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.
Northern Samar ube production, 2010–2025
Output peaked at 28 tonnes in 2014 and now sits at 12 — down 56% from the high. Updated 2026-07-24. View source.
Harvest window
Peak harvest: Q1 (35.8%)
Northern Samar is unusually spread out. The strongest quarter is Q1 at 35.8%, followed by Q3 at 26.4% — 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 Northern Samar
Northern 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 Northern Samar?
The Philippine Statistics Authority recorded 12 tonnes of ube produced in Northern Samar in 2025, from 3.28 hectares planted. That is 0.1% of national output and ranks the province 56th in the Philippines by volume.
What months does ube actually come out of Northern Samar?
Northern Samar volume concentrates in Q1 — January–March — which carries 35.8% 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 Northern Samar harvest off-cycle?
Largely yes. Most Philippine ube comes off the ground around the December-to-March window. Northern Samar 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 Northern Samar?
Yes, but the economics change below a certain size. For Northern 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.