San Luis Obispo County's 2020 crop report is out, and despite all the challenges that year could muster, the data shows that the county's agricultural industry largely stood strong. At a Board of Supervisors meeting on July 20, Agricultural Commissioner Martin Settevendemie said the overall value of the county's crops barely budged between 2019 and 2020, falling only slightly by .03 percent to a total value of more than $978 million. click to enlarge FILE PHOTO BY JAYSON MELLOM DECLINES San Luis Obispo County’s 2020 crop report shows that wine grapes decreased in value compared to 2020. "Although the decrease in overall value was minimal, there were impacts that were created by the COVID pandemic," Settevendemie said at the meeting, where he presented the latest agricultural statistics. "We had the initial stay-at-home order, which impacted production. We had market declines through restaurant closures and other business closures. We had a shift in consumer buying patterns, and we had declines in crop values or crop prices during the single growing season. And like many industries, the ag industry had to really reinvent their traditional marketing strategies to accommodate such a very turbulent time."