Bill Lovette | President, Chief Executive Officer |
Fabio Sandri | Chief Financial Officer |
Dunham Winoto | Director, Investor Relations |
Ken Zaslow | BMO Capital Markets |
Heather Jones | Vertical Group |
Farha Aslam | Stephens |
David Carlson | Keybanc |
Brooke Roach | Goldman Sachs |
Lubi Kutua | Jefferies |
Good morning and welcome to the fourth quarter and year-end 2017 Pilgrim’s Pride 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. At the company’s request, the call is being recorded. Please note that the slides referenced during today’s call are available for download from the Investor Relations section of the company’s website at www.pilgrims.com.