{
  "_doc": "Frozen weekly snapshot of the Muntin Restaurant Cost Index dispatch. Public wholesale levels, never delivered prices. Measured levels only — never a forecast.",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/",
  "methodology": "https://muntin.digital/cost-index/methodology/",
  "edition": "https://muntin.digital/blog/cost-index-week-2026-06-18/",
  "asOf": "2026-06-18",
  "publishedAt": "2026-06-18T13:00:00-04:00",
  "basketWeightsVersion": "2026-Q2",
  "methodologyVersion": "1.3.0",
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    "dir": "up",
    "confidence": "medium",
    "asOf": "2026-05-01",
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  "drivers": [
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      "key": "corn",
      "pct": 0.10362173038229376,
      "dir": "up"
    },
    {
      "key": "soybeans",
      "pct": 0.19784172661870503,
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    },
    {
      "key": "seafood-import",
      "pct": 0.018822100789314043,
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  "pressureAsOf": "2026-06-08",
  "editorsNote": "The produce side is doing all the talking this week. Avocado at +68.6% against its baseline and the lettuces clustered right behind it, while the proteins sit quiet against their own windows. When the board tilts this hard toward produce, the move I make is narrow: re-price the salads and the garnish-heavy plates, leave the center of the plate alone, and check the avocado invoice against the wholesale read before assuming the jump is mine to eat."
}