John Kraus | Director-Investor Relations |
Pat Bowe | President and Chief Executive Officer |
Brian Valentine | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Ken Zaslow | Bank of Montreal |
Eric Larson | Buckingham Research |
Good day, ladies and gentlemen, and thank you for standing by. Welcome to The Andersons 2019 First Quarter Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode to prevent background noise. [Operator Instructions] Later, we will have a question-and-answer session and instructions will be given at that time.
Now, it's my pleasure to turn the call to Mr.