Calavo Growers (CVGW) 21 Dec 212021 Q4 Earnings call transcript

Good afternoon and welcome to the Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2021 Calavo Growers Earnings Conference Call and Webcast. [Operator Instructions] I will now turn the conference over to your host, Julie Kegley, Investor Relations for Calavo. Thank you.

You may begin.

Good afternoon and thank you for joining us today to discuss Calavo Growers fourth quarter and fiscal year 2021 financial results. our Relations and at Section issued in is ir.calavo.com. we Investor the of afternoon, earnings it release available This our website Executive With Hollister, Mariela call today’s Chief Officer Chief Matute, me and of Officer. are Financial Calavo on Interim Steve

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