In Hefei, Anhui province’s capital, they were up around thirty per cent, and there was similar spikes within the cities of Hangzhou and Hai’an, according to local media.
Hefei has so far logged 14 days of temperatures over 38 degrees C, Hefei Evening Information said, noting that this was a record.
Sustained exposure to intense temperatures can worsen losses in production from animals, which includes eggs and whole milk, according to the US Division of Agriculture.
While the number of chickens laying in The far east has not decreased, they are eating less on hot days, Qianjiang Evening News additional.
In addition to affecting poultry farms, the heatwave has also pressured electricity rationing in lithium hub Sichuan in the face of soaring demand for power.
Provinces including Zhejiang, Jiangsu and Anhui that rely on power from traditional western China have also issued electricity curbs intended for industrial users to make sure homes had sufficient power, local press reported.
And eastern China’s Jiangxi province, which is within the grip of a serious drought, 11, 500 people had trouble accessing drinking water while more than 140, 500 ha of crops were damaged, based on the official Xinhua information agency on Wednesday.