Montsia

Founded in 1927, the Montsià Chamber of Rice Growers is an agricultural co-operative that now has 3,200 members and whose output is produced and sold under the Arros del Delta de l'Ebre Designation of Origin. Its main trademark, Montsià covers various varieties of rice such as round-grain, long-grain, bomba, etc., and these products have been accorded"excellent quality" status. In 1959 the Montsià trademark was registered, in 1978 the one kilo Arroz Montsià Extra packet was launched onto the market. In 1996 it was awarded the Arros del Delta de l'Ebre Designation of Origin in recognition by the government of the many years of work that had gone into producing the excellent quality of the rice grown in the Ebro Delta and its Natural Park.