Ube Buyer in South Cotabato
Ube in South Cotabato is a smallholder crop: PSA recorded 88 tonnes produced from 3.19 hectares in 2025 — 28th nationally by volume and 0.72% 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.
South Cotabato ube production, 2010–2025
Output has moved within a narrow band since 2010, peaking at 100 tonnes in 2014. Updated 2026-07-24. View source.
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Peak harvest: Q4 (48.5%)
South Cotabato peaks in Q4 — October–December — with 48.5% of recorded volume, and carries 19.3% in Q3. Averaged across 2023–2025.
Derived from PSA quarterly volume of production, averaged 2023–2025.
Logistics from South Cotabato
South Cotabato is in Soccsksargen, so shipment to a Luzon processing point is a container or RoRo movement. For most South Cotabato 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 South Cotabato?
The Philippine Statistics Authority recorded 88 tonnes of ube produced in South Cotabato in 2025, from 3.19 hectares planted. That is 0.72% of national output and ranks the province 28th in the Philippines by volume.
Does South Cotabato produce more or less than its land area suggests?
South Cotabato ranks 60th by area planted but 28th by volume produced — it punches 32 places above its land base. Per hectare, this is one of the more efficient places in the country to grow ube.
What months does ube actually come out of South Cotabato?
South Cotabato volume concentrates in Q4 — October–December — which carries 48.5% 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 South Cotabato?
Yes, but the economics change below a certain size. For South Cotabato 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.