Ube Buyer in Zamboanga Sibugay
Ube in Zamboanga Sibugay is a smallholder crop: PSA recorded 40 tonnes produced from 20.13 hectares in 2025 — 39th nationally by volume and 0.33% 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 Sibugay ube production, 2010–2025
Output peaked at 63 tonnes in 2015 and now sits at 40 — down 37% from the high. Updated 2026-07-24. View source.
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Peak harvest: Q4 (33.7%)
Zamboanga Sibugay is unusually spread out. The strongest quarter is Q4 at 33.7%, followed by Q2 at 29.4% — 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. Notably, 57% of Zamboanga Sibugay 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 Sibugay
Zamboanga Sibugay is in Zamboanga Peninsula, so shipment to a Luzon processing point is a container or RoRo movement. For most Zamboanga Sibugay 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 Sibugay?
The Philippine Statistics Authority recorded 40 tonnes of ube produced in Zamboanga Sibugay in 2025, from 20.13 hectares planted. That is 0.33% of national output and ranks the province 39th in the Philippines by volume.
Does Zamboanga Sibugay produce more or less than its land area suggests?
Zamboanga Sibugay ranks 28th by area planted but only 39th 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 Sibugay?
Zamboanga Sibugay volume concentrates in Q4 — October–December — which carries 33.7% 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 Sibugay?
Yes, but the economics change below a certain size. For Zamboanga Sibugay 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.