Overview
- Rosario’s rural society reports increased abigeato and theft of machinery and grain, alleging weakened controls after the OJO criminal information center’s links to farm bodies were dismantled.
- The group says it has sought meetings for two years with Santa Fe’s Production and Security ministries without success, praising only the Prosecutor’s Office (MPA) for addressing cases.
- Cartez says the Sociedad Rural Río Quinto requested an urgent audience with San Luis Governor Claudio Poggi to discuss a surge of incidents affecting producers.
- The Argentine Rural Security Forum warns of a public‑health risk from stolen meat sold via social networks, describing a pattern of daytime attacks on farms.
- San Luis officials dispute claims of a rise in crime based on their statistics, noting the security minister met rural representatives and pledged 20 additional patrol vehicles for March.