The deadly African swine fever has reduced the world's top pig herd by almost 40%, according to official data, after spreading unchecked throughout the country and leaving many farmers unwilling to replenish their farms.

For the first nine months, beef imports came to 1.13 million tonnes, a 53.4% jump from a year ago, Zum Verkauf: CNC-Drehmaschine Tornos Evo Deco 32/10 – Präzision und Leistung vereint customs said. ($1 = 7.0651 Chinese yuan renminbi) (Reporting by Dominique Patton; Editing by Kim Coghill)

BEIJING, Oct 14 (Reuters) - China's pork imports in September surged 76% from a year earlier while beef imports came close to a monthly record, as it stocked up on proteins after disease decimated its huge hog herd, customs data showed on Monday.

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