Yam — Stardew Valley Crop Guide

Spawn ID, growth time, seasons, and best processing for Yam.

Yam Item ID

The item ID for Yam in Stardew Valley is: 280

[280]

Yam Information

A starchy tuber with a lot of culinary versatility.

Item ID	280
Category	Objects
Subcategory	Basic
Sell Price	160

The Yam is a vegetable crop that grows from Yam Seeds after 10 days. It also has a 3% chance of dropping from Duggies.

Recipes That Use Yam

Yam is used as an ingredient in 2 recipes.

Yam in Community Center Bundles

Yam is needed for 2 Community Center bundles. Donate to restore the bundle and unlock its reward.

Fall CropsPantry
Needs Yam
Reward: Bee House
Quality CropsPantry
Needs 5× Yam (Gold) — any 1 of 3 options
Reward: Preserves Jar

Growing Yam

Grows from Yam Seeds. First harvest in 10 days — one-time crop.

Growing seasons

SpringSummerFallWinter

Yield per harvest	1
Harvests per season	1
Harvest method	Hand
Sell price (raw)	160g

Where to buy seeds

Night Market — Magic Boat (Day 3)
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JojaMart(Fall)
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Pierre(Fall)
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Best processing

Raw
160g
Keg
360gJuice
Preserves Jar
370gPickle

Best gold/day: 13.2g via Preserves Jar.

See all Stardew Valley crops →

Yam Effects

Eating Yam restores 45 energy and 20 health.

Yam Villager Gift Reactions

Give Yam as a gift to build friendship. Each villager reacts differently — pick someone who loves it for the biggest friendship boost.

LovesLinus
LikesAlexCarolineClintDemetriusDwarfElliottEmilyEvelynGeorgeGusHarveyJodiKentKrobusLeahLeoLewisMarnieMaruPamPennyPierreRobinSandySebastianShaneWillyWizard
DislikesAbigailHaleyJasSamVincent

See the full Yam gift guide →

Yam Cheat Help

Item spawning in Stardew Valley isn't accomplished through typical commands. Instead, it involves a cheat method where you name your character, or an animal, with the item code of the desired item, enclosed in square brackets [ and ]. Include the brackets when naming.

Spawn Using Animal Name

To spawn this item, buy an animal (we recommend a chicken because it is the cheapest) from Marnie's Ranch, name it [280]. You will then receive the Yam item.

Spawn Using Character Name

Since you can only set your character's name once at the game's inception, we advise using the animal naming method.

However, if you opt for this method, name your character [280] while creating your save file. When you converse with any villager who mentions your name in their dialogue, like Gus at the Stardrop Saloon, you'll receive the Yam item.