Ube Buyer in Zamboanga del Sur
Ube in Zamboanga del Sur is a smallholder crop: PSA recorded 91 tonnes produced from 36.00 hectares in 2025 — 27th nationally by volume and 0.75% 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.
Zamboanga del Sur ube production, 2010–2025
Output peaked at 199 tonnes in 2024 and now sits at 91 — down 54% from the high. Updated 2026-07-24. View source.
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Peak harvest: Q3 (30.6%)
Zamboanga del Sur is unusually spread out. The strongest quarter is Q3 at 30.6%, followed by Q1 at 27.1% — 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. Notably, 57% of Zamboanga del Sur 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 Zamboanga del Sur
Zamboanga del Sur is in Zamboanga Peninsula, so shipment to a Luzon processing point is a container or RoRo movement. For most Zamboanga del Sur 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 Zamboanga del Sur?
The Philippine Statistics Authority recorded 91 tonnes of ube produced in Zamboanga del Sur in 2025, from 36.00 hectares planted. That is 0.75% of national output and ranks the province 27th in the Philippines by volume.
Does Zamboanga del Sur produce more or less than its land area suggests?
Zamboanga del Sur ranks 16th by area planted but only 27th by volume — 11 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 Zamboanga del Sur?
Zamboanga del Sur volume concentrates in Q3 — July–September — which carries 30.6% 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 Zamboanga del Sur?
Yes, but the economics change below a certain size. For Zamboanga del Sur 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.