Calavo Growers, Inc. (CVGW) Q1 2023 Earnings Call

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Good afternoon and welcome to the first quarter 2023 Calavo Growers Earnings Conference Call and Webcast. All participants will be in listen-only mode. Should you need assistance, please signal a conference specialist by pressing the star key followed by zero. I will now turn the conference over to your host, Julie Kegley, Investor Relations for Calavo. You may begin. Good afternoon, and thank you for joining us today to discuss Colabo Growers' financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2023. This afternoon, we issued our earnings release, and it is available in the investor relations section of our website at ir.colabo.com. With me on today's call are Brian Cooker, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Shawn Mansell, Chief Financial Officer. We will begin with prepared remarks and then open up the call for your questions. Before we begin, I would like to remind you that today's comments will include forward-looking statements under federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements are identified by words such as will, be, intend, believe, expect, anticipate, or other comparable words and phrases. Statements that are not historical facts, such as statements about expected improvement in revenue and operating profit, are also forward-looking statements. Our actual results may vary materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements. A discussion of the factors that could cause a material difference in our results compared to these forward-looking statements is contained in our SEC filings, including our reports on Form 10-K and 10-Q. With that, I will now turn the call over to Brian Cooker. Thank you, Julie, and good afternoon, everyone. We appreciate you joining us today. Our fiscal first quarter results reflect challenging conditions ...