The export of ice cream from the Irkutsk region to Asia has increased by 90% thanks to government support and a variety of products.

Ice cream exports are one of the most successful directions for the supply of dairy products from the Irkutsk region abroad. Since the beginning of this year, its share in this segment has reached almost 90% in terms of value.

These results were achieved, in part, thanks to the government support measures provided to local dairy producers within the framework of the "Export of Agro-Industrial Complex Products" project.

"The main directions for developing the export of regional ice cream are Asian markets, namely China and Mongolia. The main demand for this sweet treat in these countries falls on the spring-summer period," said the Minister of Agriculture of the Irkutsk region, Ilya Sumarokov.

The leading companies involved in ice cream production are LLC "Angariya Ice Cream Factory" and LLC "SMK Ice Cream Factory." They offer more than 100 different variations of ice cream. Local raw materials are used in the production of the factories' products.

According to Ilya Sumarokov, ice cream from local producers is popular not only among residents of the Irkutsk region, China, and Mongolia. Supplies are also made to major cities in Krasnoyarsk, Primorsky, Khabarovsk, Zabaykalsky, and even Krasnodar regions, the Republic of Buryatia, and the Novosibirsk region.