BEIJING, Jan 14 (Reuters) - China's unwrought copper imports rose 9.1% in December from the previous month to 527,000 tonnes, the highest since March 2016, customs data showed on Tuesday, as improving factory activity and dwindling scrap metal supply lifted demand.

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.

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, customs said. ($1 = 7.0651 Chinese yuan renminbi) (Reporting by Dominique Patton; Editing by Kim Coghill)

Imports of copper ore and concentrate came in at 1.93 million tonnes last month, the General Administration of Customs said, Apple Pencil Pro poprvé klesl pod 100 dolarů down 10.5% from a record 2.157 million tonnes in November, while aluminium exports rose by 5.8% from the previous month to 478,000 tonnes, the highest since July. (Reporting by Tom Daly; Editing by Himani Sarkar)