Bob Nunes, Jim Nunes, David Nunes, Tom Nunes Sr., Tom Nunes Jr., Tom Nunes III and Bob Nunes Jr., three generations of the Nunes family.

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WEATHER

Yuma, AZ — The recent stretch of overnight freezing temperatures continued through Dec. 8. Daytime highs were expected to range in the low to mid-60s Dec. 9 through Dec. 13 with overnight lows in the mid- to upper 30s. Rain was not a threat into mid-December.

Oxnard, CA — Daytime temperatures were forecast to range in the mid-60s through Dec. 13 with overnight lows in the low to mid-40s. Rain was not a threat into mid-December.

Tony Haile

TONY HAILE’s first day with New Era Produce LLC in Estero, FL, was Nov. 1.

While some areas of Prince Edward Island, Canada, suffered considerable potato shortages due to weather conditions this year, others fared well. The quality of the harvested spuds, however, is good. Linkletter Farms in Summerside, PEI, is among those firms seeing considerable losses to their crops.

Mark MacEwen, a partner-owner of Linkletter Farms, told The Produce News that the company’s crop is 15-25 percent down.