According to the National Drought Mitigation Center, about 75 percent of Ohio is in a moderate drought while only 15 percent of West Virginia is abnormally dry.


Regardless, you will be seeing some changes in the supermarket in the near future thanks to conditions that are even worse in the Midwest.


Officials said one of the hardest-hit crops is field corn.


"It's not the corn that we take home and eat for dinner, but 74 percent of the items in a grocery store are actually impacted by what's happening out in the Midwest currently," said Paul Thompson, produce program director of Riesbeck Food Markets.


Because corn is so crucial to farmers and affects so much in a store, he said you may see price hikes in more than just produce.


"What that relates to as far as ethanol, plastics, feed for the animals, it all relates back to higher prices in the near future if the quantities aren't there," Thompson explained.


Scott Briggs, store manager at the Riesbeck's in Wintersville, said prices could jump 3 to 4 percent, however those changes are not expected until the fall since Riesbeck's suppliers have not been hit too hard.


"I think it would be tragic for this area. Even with all the job losses and the economy and it being so poor in this area, I think it would be tragic," shopper Carol Sczruba said.


"We will do our best to limit the increase in all our items because we realize how important it is to have value to all our customers," Thompson said.


Thompson added the farms that are being affected the most are small farms as opposed to the larger ones that can irrigate their crops to help combat the drought.