Calavo Growers (CVGW) 21 Dec 222022 Q4 Earnings call transcript

Good afternoon. And welcome to the Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2022 Calavo Growers Earnings Conference Call and Webcast. All participants will be in listen-only mode. [Operator Instructions] I will now turn the conference over to your host, Julie Kegley, Investor Relations for Calavo.

You may begin.

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