Ukrainians actively earn money by exporting ice cream and authentic flavors

Only during September of the current year, natural volumes of Ukrainian ice cream exports amounted to 694 tons. This is two times less compared to August 2024, but 15% more compared to September 2023. According to the Association of Milk Producers, the revenue for the delivered goods was 2.36 million US dollars. This indicator is almost two times less compared to August of the current year, but 20% more compared to September 2023.

About 19.6% of Ukrainian ice cream was shipped to Moldova, 19% to Poland, 18.9% to Germany, 18% to Israel and 5% to the USA. In general, in January-September 2024, Ukraine increased the export of ice cream to 11.36 thousand tons (+27%), and the monetary revenue for the shipped goods increased to 37.5 million US dollars. (+28%).

At the same time, natural volumes of milk and non-condensed cream exports from Ukraine in September amounted to about 2.64 thousand tons. This is 13% more compared to August 2024 and 4% more compared to September 2023. The revenue for the delivered goods amounted to 1.77 million dollars and increased by 18% compared to August of this year and increased by 20% compared to September last year.

It should be noted that not only ice cream and cream are of interest to manufacturers and true gourmets. Therefore, they are also a real opportunity for earning. For example, a farmer from Khmelnytskyi produces craft ice cream according to a royal recipe. Iryna Sukhina moved to Khmelnytskyi from Donetsk at the beginning of the Russian-Ukrainian war, in 2014. Here she bought a goat and started making ice cream, which was made even in the time of the French monarchs, and cheeses according to recipes from different parts of the world. And the main ingredient of the products is goat milk itself. The farmer sells ice cream, which she makes according to a French recipe of the 17th century. According to Iryna Sukhina, her product is completely natural. This is ice cream without any additives, without chemicals, there is no palm oil. This ice cream has cream, a little condensed milk, and so on. And Iryna Sukhina has been making goat's milk cheeses since 2016. According to her, American cheese "Dry Jack" aged for six months is in the greatest demand among buyers. It is pressed in a sickle and made into a knot, as the American Indians did.

But the gelateria "Gelato Hutsulato", located in the village of Kvasy in Transcarpathia, has added pumpkin ice cream to its assortment. But the Ukrainian entrepreneur Ruslan Shcherban, who presented a unique chocolate with the taste of borscht, went further. This product became part of the "Inspired by Ukraine" series, which combines traditional Ukrainian flavors with modern chocolate manufacturing technologies. The Ukrainian, who founded the company "Samui Chocolate" in Thailand, uses high-quality cocoa beans, but the main emphasis is on the cultural aspect - spreading Ukrainian heritage through flavor combinations. Chocolate has aroused considerable interest among consumers, because it is not just a dessert, but a part of the national heritage presented in a new light. This project became an important step in popularizing Ukrainian culture at the international level.