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==Agriculture==
The traditional [[vineyard]]s were devastated by [[Phylloxera]] in the nineteenth century and only partially replanted, due to the growth of the tourist industry and the development of [[irrigation]] in the area. [[Potato]]es were one of the first replacement crops to be introduced, especially the ''[[Royal Kidney potato|Royal Kidney]]'' variety, and Mataró obtained a ''[[Protected Geographical Status|Denominació d'Origen]]'' in 1932.<ref>Source: [[:ca:Mataro|Catalan Wikipedia]]. This ''Denominació d'Origen'' is not currently (2006) protected at [[European Union]] level (see [http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/qual/es/es_es.htm list] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070117133554/http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/qual/es/es_es.htm |date=17 January 2007 }}).</ref> ''[[Trocadero lettuce|Trocadero]]'' [[lettuce]] and [[pea]]s are also grown, mostly for export. The production of cut flowers is less important than in other towns of the [[Maresme]]. Irrigated land made up {{convert|9.13|km²|2|abbr=out}} of the {{convert|10.57|km²|2|abbr=out}} of agricultural land in the municipality in 1986 (47% of the municipal territory).

In modern [[viticulture]], the red [[mourvèdre]] grape variety is a better-known synonym for the grape known in Spain, the U.S., and Australia as mataro. Mataró, the city, is thought to be the likely origin of mataro, the wine grape.