The fall season just started  and despite recent rainfall, parts of the Mahoning Valley are facing severe drought conditions following a dry summer.

Ohio's summer drought impacted fields and stressed crops across the state, but local farmers say it has not completely ruined the harvest. However, consumers  could see some price hikes at stores because yields have decreased. 

Rick Molnar, manager of Molnar Farms in Poland said having an irrigation system helps his crops maintain moisture. But for other farms, the lack of rainfall caused crops like apples to mature faster than expected, pushing up harvest times.

"The biggest thing is just watch your local markets and see what's in season. Stuff does tend to change a little bit, especially as we see the average climate changing a little", Molnar said. 

According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, despite recent rain, parts of Northeast Ohio is in a moderate to severe drought.

Molnar told 21 News the persistent dry weather during summer has pushed out-of-state farmers into Ohio.

"You don't have to go too far south to really see the effects of the drought. Down towards Pittsburgh in that area, [farmers] have been coming up and buying from a lot of our markets and that's helped drive the prices up for us on some of the wholesale stuff," Molnar said.