Ube Buyer in Pampanga
Ube in Pampanga is a smallholder crop: PSA recorded 10 tonnes produced from 6.00 hectares in 2025 — 59th 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.
Pampanga ube production, 2010–2025
Output has moved within a narrow band since 2010, peaking at 11 tonnes in 2014. Updated 2026-07-24. View source.
Harvest window
Peak harvest: Q3 (41.4%)
Pampanga peaks in Q3 — July–September — with 41.4% of recorded volume, and carries 30.4% in Q2. Averaged across 2023–2025. Notably, 72% of Pampanga volume lands in Q2 and Q3 — outside the October-to-March window most of the country harvests in. Off-cycle volume is worth a premium because it fills the months when national supply is empty.
Derived from PSA quarterly volume of production, averaged 2023–2025.
Logistics from Pampanga
Pampanga 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 Pampanga?
The Philippine Statistics Authority recorded 10 tonnes of ube produced in Pampanga in 2025, from 6.00 hectares planted. That is 0.08% of national output and ranks the province 59th in the Philippines by volume.
What months does ube actually come out of Pampanga?
Pampanga volume concentrates in Q3 — July–September — which carries 41.4% 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.
Does Pampanga harvest off-cycle?
Largely yes. Most Philippine ube comes off the ground around the December-to-March window. Pampanga 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 Pampanga?
Yes, but the economics change below a certain size. For Pampanga 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.