USA - Shoppers are starting to notice the effects of the abysmal growing season here in the United States, as grocery stores in various parts of the country are having to post signage explaining that food shortages are the reason why their shelves are unusually bare. A man who shared a photo on Facebook of the product shortage notice at the Tennessee Walmart captioned it with what else he observed in the store, including substantially higher prices on everyday food items. “Prices are already up 20+% on bread, milk, eggs [etc], well before the crop shortage even affects store shelves!” he wrote. “Three months ago at my Walmart bread was $0.99 for the off brand, now the same bread is $1.39 and rising!” It’s not just canned vegetables: MANY product categories are now experiencing shortages. “Sign of things to come?” asked one Facebook user after snapping a photo of the product shortage sign he observed at his local Supercenter.