Why dinner in Jackson, WY costs more this year
Jackson, WY menu scan Q1 2026: typical plate $27.18, city up 9.4 percent. Follow the federal rules, dockets and a federal meat award that touch steak, seafood a
By Foodie Pundit Newsroom - Published - Updated - Section: Policy Regulation
Key points
- Typical plate in Jackson Q1 2026: $27.18, city movement plus 9.4 percent, above national plus 7.2 percent.
- Town Square shows the largest jumps, with steak and fine dining plates around $34.50, up to plus 16.8 percent.
- Federal records that touch these menu inputs include EPA pesticide inert ingredient dockets, EPA pesticide tolerance rules, USDA marketing order rules for olives and cherries, NOAA fishery council notices, and a $7.85 million USDA award to a meat company.
- Those records do not directly set menu prices. They affect processors, growers and distribution channels, which in turn change the wholesale costs that operators must cover on menu lines like steak, seafood and farm-to-table.
- Open dockets to watch: EPA inert ingredient dockets IN-11962 and IN-11882, the proposed settlement agreement on neonicotinoid tolerances, and federal notices tied to the meat award and pesticide storage facility.
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