North Carolina farmers concerned but hopeful as COVID-19 shutdowns continue
Story Date: 4/13/2020

 

Source: Steve Ohnesorge, WBTV, 4/10/20

Ray Wright has been in the tomato business for 52 years through weather and other issues but the coronavirus is something new. “I never seen anything like this,” Wright said. The Wright Brothers Tomato Company grows hundreds of acres of tomatoes every summer for customers across the Carolinas and beyond. During the winter and spring, Wright brings in Florida tomatoes to keep his customers, from schools to institutions, and others supplied.

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