Chesapeake Bay oyster industry hopes to weather the storm of the coronavirus pandemic
In addition to impacting the economy in both states, farmers and environmental organizations are worried about what the disruption will mean for the health of the bay.
The company was lucky in that it already had a system for online orders and nationwide delivery. Before the pandemic, it generated about 5 percent of sales, with 95 percent coming from food service. Now, nearly all of their oysters need to go to online customers, and Croxton is in the warehouse packing orders himself. “At 3 o’clock, I talk to the UPS driver, and at 6 o’clock the FedEx driver, and that’s about it,” he said.
Before, they were primarily selling wholesale through another nearby farm, which stopped ordering in March. With an estimated 30,000 market-ready oysters on hand and no customers, they started selling to people at home. After appearing
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