Operator

Good day, and welcome to the American Vanguard First Quarter 2026 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] Please note, this conference is being recorded.

I will now turn the conference over to your host, Robert Winters with Alpha IR. You may begin.

Robert Winters
Alpha IR Group LLC

Thank you, operator. Good afternoon, and welcome to American Vanguard's first quarter 2026 earnings conference call review. Our prepared remarks will be led by Dak Kaye, American Vanguard's Chief Executive Officer; and David Johnson, Chief Financial Officer. After their prepared remarks, we will open up the call for questions. A copy of today's press release, along with supplemental slides are available on our website. A replay of the webcast and a transcript from this event will be made available on our website shortly after the call.

Before we begin our presentation, we would like to remind everyone that today's press release and certain comments on the call include non-GAAP figures and forward-looking statements and actual results may differ materially from these forecasts. Please refer to the cautionary language included in our press release and slides and to the risk factors described in our SEC filings, all of which are available on our website.

It's now my pleasure to turn the call over to CEO, Dak Kaye.

Douglas Kaye
Chairman & CEO

Thank you, Bobby, and welcome, everyone, to our first quarter 2026 earnings conference call. The year so far for American Vanguard has gotten off to a good start despite continued challenging market conditions, which I will speak to more