Ube Buyer in Oriental Mindoro
Ube in Oriental Mindoro is a smallholder crop: PSA recorded 6 tonnes produced from 12.29 hectares in 2025 — 61th nationally by volume and 0.05% 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.
Oriental Mindoro ube production, 2010–2025
Output peaked at 18 tonnes in 2017 and now sits at 6 — down 67% from the high. Updated 2026-07-24. View source.
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Peak harvest: Q4 (55.8%)
Oriental Mindoro peaks in Q4 — October–December — with 55.8% of recorded volume, and carries 21.4% in Q2. Averaged across 2023–2025.
Derived from PSA quarterly volume of production, averaged 2023–2025.
Logistics from Oriental Mindoro
Oriental Mindoro 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 Mimaropa 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 Oriental Mindoro?
The Philippine Statistics Authority recorded 6 tonnes of ube produced in Oriental Mindoro in 2025, from 12.29 hectares planted. That is 0.05% of national output and ranks the province 61th in the Philippines by volume.
Does Oriental Mindoro produce more or less than its land area suggests?
Oriental Mindoro ranks 42th by area planted but only 61th by volume — 19 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 Oriental Mindoro?
Oriental Mindoro volume concentrates in Q4 — October–December — which carries 55.8% 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.
Do you buy small volumes from Oriental Mindoro?
Yes, but the economics change below a certain size. For Oriental Mindoro 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.