How much a plate cost in Little Rock, AR this quarter
Q1 2026: Little Rock, AR typical plate costs $17.02, city up 6.1% vs national 7.2%. Seafood, food trucks and barbecue rose fastest. Federal dollars recorded pri
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Key points
- Typical plate in Little Rock, AR for Q1 2026 is $17.02, city movement +6.1% vs national +7.2%
- Steepest price increases: River Market seafood +12.4% to $22.40, River Market food trucks +11.4% to $12.75, SoMa barbecue up to $22.50, +10.8%
- Federal money on file is focused on child nutrition block programs, WIC food expense, and SNAP administrative costs, not on direct restaurant or small-operator grants
- Little Rock has not published any city-level food budget lines for this period; no municipal dollars on file to offset local inflation pressures
- Watch the 2025-10-01 records for major CNP and WIC lines, and compare them with the 2024-10-01 and earlier entries to track changes in public food flows
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