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| We believe that our balance sheet remains one of our greatest strengths as we continue to operate in a challenging citrus industry |
| We definitely saw a noticeable improvement from our control groups for the early mids |
| We believe that these credit facilities provide Alico with ample liquidity, while the company continues to recover from the impact of recent weather events |
| We strive to provide our investors with the benefits and stability of conventional agricultural investment with the enhanced optionality that comes through active land management |
| Last year, beginning in January 2023, over 35% of our producing trees were treated with an OTC trunk injection with the expectation that would improve fruit quality and decrease the rate of fruit drop |
| The $3.3 million increase in revenue for the 3 months ended December 31, 2023, as compared to the 3 months ended December 31, 2022, was primarily due to a 24.9% increase in pound solids, driven by a 30.1% increase in process box production, as we began to recover from the effects of Hurricane Ian |
| We plan to apply the OTC therapy to substantially all of our producing trees in fiscal year 2024 and believe that this treatment, combined with the recent tree plantings that are maturing in consistent caretaking practices, should support a significant increase in fruit harvest in next season |
| In addition, there was an increase in the price per pound sold of 3.4% for the 3 months ended December 31, 2023, compared to the same period in the prior year as a result of more favorable pricing in one of our contracts with Tropicana |
| Because of the sale of the remaining acreage of Alico Ranch, we have been able to reduce our total debt by $44 million and our net debt by almost $62 million, representing a decrease of 34% in our total debt and a decrease of 48% in our net debt in each case from September 30, 2023 to December 31, 2023 |
| We are cautiously optimistic that our Valencia crop, which we'll begin harvesting soon will show a stronger rate of recovery |
| In addition, Alico is continuing to evaluate all of our properties to determine the highest and best use to create long-term value for our shareholders |
| Although the first part of our harvest season was off to a slow start, which we believe was because of Hurricane Ian, we remain cautiously optimistic that our upcoming Valencia harvest will show stronger improvement from the effects of Hurricane Ian |
| Have a good day |
| Good morning, everyone |
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| Have a great day. |
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| Results from our early and mid-season harvest this season were disappointing resulting in an inventory write-down of approximately $10.8 million in the first quarter of fiscal year 2024 |
| Our food production for the 3 months ended December 31, 2022, was adversely impacted by the fruit drop caused as a result of the impact of Hurricane Ian in September '22 |
| We think our peers are suffering as well that they're not seeing a robust rebound as quickly as we did previously |
| In this past harvest season, we're just having a little trouble quantifying it |
| So -- but maybe a little bit below my expectations, which totally understandable with this ag |
| We believe that the early and mid-season box production was affected by the continued impact of Hurricane Ian |
| The increase in operating expenses primarily relates to the $10.8 million adjustment to reduce our inventory to its net realizable value as a result of significantly lower-than-anticipated box production from our early and mid-season crop due to the ongoing effects of Hurricane Ian as well as an increase in harvest and all costs driven by our increased box production and approximately $1.3 billion we received in the quarter ended December 31, 2022, which was the last installment of the Florida citrus block grant program for the 2017 storm, Hurricane Irma |
| As we reported back in 2022, we lost relatively few trees compared to our entire portfolio |
| Is this just a longer rebound that's going to take 2 years? Or is there any concern that there may have been some structural damage to the trees from the hurricane that would reduce output? John Kiernan Thanks, Gerry |
| Now given the -- your results on the early mids, can you see a difference between -- and I know the harvest is down for sure obviously |
| And although hurricane initially impacted the fiscal year 2023 harvest, we expected to take another season or more for the growth to recover the pre hurricane production levels |
| We don't think that this permanent damage to the trees |
| Gerry Sweeney Cautiously optimistic |
| And we think that is directly attributable to why they have not rebounded from the effects of that storm as quickly as they did in the previous storm back in 2017 when Hurricane Irma hit |
| Obviously, you've said in the past, it could take up to 2 years for the harvest to rebound |
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