Russia - Meat imports to grow by 17.6% to 1.461 million tons in January-November

Fresh and frozen meat imports to Russia in January-November 2008 grew by 17.6% to 1.461 million tons against 1.242 million tons in the corresponding period in 2007, and by 46.9% to $4.413 billion against $3.004 billion last year in money terms, as Federal Customs Service data show.