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Mae yna dros 30,000 o fusnesau fferm yng Nghymru.  Maen nhw’n cynhyrchu bwyd o’r radd flaenaf, yn creu gwaith ar y fferm ac yn y gadwyn gyflenwi, yn gofalu am dirweddau unigryw Cymru ac yn cynnal cymunedau gwledig.

Mae ystadegau, gan gynnwys y rhai gafodd eu cyhoeddi yr wythnos diwethaf, yn dangos bod incwm ffermydd ar gyfartaledd yn 2012/13 yn is nag yn y pedair blynedd diwethaf.  Wedi dweud hynny, mae incymau’n uwch nag oeddynt 2003/04 a 2007/08\.

Mae incwm ffermydd yn gallu amrywio’n fawr o flwyddyn i flwyddyn ac ym mhedair o’r pum mlynedd ddiwethaf rydym wedi gweld cynnydd blynyddol o o leiaf 15 y cant.

Nid un peth yn unig sydd wedi achosi’r cwymp yn yr incwm adroddwyd arno yr wythnos diwethaf, ond cyfuniad o bethau; ac nid yw’r tywydd drwg a’r gyfradd gyfnewid wedi helpu.  Cafodd dirwasgiad 2008/09 lai o effaith ar amaethyddiaeth Cymru nag ar nifer o ddiwydiannau eraill, ond gyda economi’r Deyrnas Unedig yn llithro’n ôl i ddirwasgiad yn nechrau 2012, mae’n ffermwyr a phobl fusnes eraill yn dal i wynebu llawer o ansicrwydd economaidd.  Fodd bynnag, problemau tymor byr i bob golwg yw llawer o’r rhesymau pam y mae incwm ffermydd wedi disgyn.  Nid gwendid sylfaenol yn y diwydiant amaeth yng Nghymru yw gwreiddyn y broblem. Amlyga hyn hefyd bwysigrwydd modelau busnes ffermio cryf.

Roedd prisiau ŵyn Cymru yn is dros y misoedd diwethaf nag yn yr un cyfnod yn 2012 er bod prisiau wedi dechrau codi erbyn hyn i’r hyn oeddynt yn 2011\.    Y rheswm am hynny yw effaith y tywydd ar y cyflenwad ŵyn dros yr haf a’r hydref diwethaf a’r ffaith bod cig oen sydd wedi’i fewnforio gymaint rhatach nag ŵyn Cymru. Canlyniad arall y tywydd cas yw bod cynhyrchwyr wedi gorfod prynu mwy o borthiant gaeaf a dwysfwyd nag arfer, ac mae eu prisiau nhw wedi codi’n sylweddol dros y ddwy flynedd diwethaf.  

Mae’r ffactorau hyn i gyd yn effeithio ar allu busnesau fferm i wneud elw ac rwy’n deall y pryder a’r rhwystredigaeth y mae cynhyrchwyr yn eu teimlo o’r herwydd.  Mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi ymrwymo i gefnogi’r diwydiant trwy’r cyfnod anodd hwn ac i helpu cynhyrchwyr i fod yn fwy effeithlon a phroffidiol ac i allu ymateb yn well i’r farchnad.  Rydym i gyd yn gytûn bod hynny’n angenrheidiol os ydym am weld y diwydiant ffermio yng Nghymru’n tyfu ac yn ffynnu.

Dydd Iau diwethaf cefais gadeirio cyfarfod cyntaf y Tasglu Llaeth yng Nghymru cyhoeddais yn y Cynllun Llaeth. Byddaf yn gweithio gyda’r diwydiant i ddatblygu rhaglen weithredu a fydd yn cael ei chyhoeddi nes ymlaen eleni i roi hwb i broffidioldeb y diwydiant godro yng Nghymru.

Rwy’n sylweddoli bod pwysau mawr ar incwm ffermydd ac rwy’n falch iawn felly bod fy swyddogion wedi trefnu bod dros 99% o daliadau Cynllun Taliad Sengl 2012, gwerth dros £243 miliwn, wedi’i dalu yn y cyfnod talu hwn.  Y Taliad Sengl yw’r cymhorthdal incwm sy’n cael ei dalu i ffermwyr yng Nghymru.

Ar gyfer ffermwyr a busnesau fferm sydd eisoes â’u traed danynt, mae amrywiaeth o wasanaethau sy’n ymateb i anghenion cynhyrchwyr ar gael trwy Cyswllt Ffermio, ac rwy’n awyddus bod cynhyrchwyr yn manteisio ar y gwasanaethau pwysig hyn i’w helpu i fod yn fwy effeithlon ac i gynllunio’u busnesau’n well.  Rwy’n annog pob cynhyrchydd i roi cynnig ar y cynlluniau sydd gan Cyswllt Ffermio i’w cynnig.  Mae cymhorthdal ar gael ar gyfer llawer ohonynt.    

Mae Hybu Cig Cymru yn gwneud gwaith rhagorol yn helpu sector cig coch Cymru trwy ddatblygu a hyrwyddo’r diwydiant a lledaenu gwybodaeth am farchnadoedd.  Mae’n cynnig cyngor a hyfforddiant ar gyfer rheoli busnesau’n well er mwyn i’r sector fod yn fwy cost\-effeithiol ac i wella ansawdd ac ychwanegu at werth cynnyrch cig coch.  

Gyda’i daliadau uniongyrchol i ffermwyr a’i gymorth ehangach trwy Gynllun Datblygu Gwledig (CDG), mae dylanwad y Polisi Amaethyddiaeth Cyffredin (PAC) ar iechyd cymdeithasol, economaidd, amgylcheddol a diwylliannol cefn gwlad Cymru yn fawr.  Mae’r cymorth ariannol hwn yn hanfodol gan ei fod yn cynnal seiliau economi cefn gwlad yn ogystal â chynnal busnesau fferm unigol.  Am y rheswm hwn gwrthwynebais bolisi Llywodraeth y DU i ymofyn am leihad arwyddocaol yn nhaliadau PAC i’r gymuned ffermio, ac rwyf nawr yn crynhoi safbwyntiau i ‘ngalluogi i wneud penderfyniadau a fydd yn gwarantu lefel o gymorth ariannol i ffermwyr gan y trethdalwr am y saith mlynedd nesaf.  Rwy’n gobeithio y bydd y diwydiant cyfan yn defnyddio’r  saith mlynedd nesaf er mwyn cynllunio a pharatoi busnesau a fydd yn dibynnu llai ar nawdd cyhoeddus a mwy ar elw ac ar gynhyrchu’r hyn y mae’r farchnad yn gofyn amdano.

Mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi ymrwymo i lwyddiant parhaol y diwydiant amaeth yng Ngymru a bydd yn parhau i’w helpu i fanteisio’n llawn ar farchnadoedd er mwyn cynnal busnesau fferm hydwyth ac economi wledig gynaliadwy yng Nghymru.    








Translation:


 
There are over 30,000 farm businesses in Wales producing world\-class food, providing employment on farm and along the supply chain, taking good care of Wales’ unique landscape and supporting rural communities.


Statistics, including those issued last week, show that average farm incomes are lower in 2012/13 than they were in the previous four years. However, incomes are higher than they were between 2003/04 and 2007/08\. Average farm incomes can change dramatically year to year and in four out of the previous five years we saw annual increases of at least 15 per cent.


The fall in income reported last week is not the result of one issue but rather a combination of many factors; bad weather and current exchange rates have not helped and although Welsh agriculture felt less of an impact from the 2008/09 recession than many other industries, with the UK economy slipping back into recession in early 2012 there remain many economic uncertainties for our farmers and other business people. Many of the reasons for the fall in farm incomes appear to be short term issues rather than demonstrating an underlying systemic weakness in Welsh agriculture. This also demonstrates the importance of resilient farm business models.


Over recent months, the market price received by Welsh lamb producers has been lower than at the same period in 2012 although prices are now returning to levels near to those of 2011\. This volatility is due to the impact on the supply of lambs due to bad weather over the summer and autumn and lamb imports which are significantly cheaper than the home product.  An additional consequence of the poor weather has been that lamb producers have had to rely more heavily on brought in winter fodder and feed concentrates in the last year, and the cost of these has increased markedly over the last 24 months.


The factors described are together impacting on farm business profitability and I understand the concern and frustration this is causing for our producers. The Welsh Government remains committed to support the industry through these difficult times and is providing support to help producers achieve the efficiency, profitability and market\-focused approach that we all agree is required if the farming industry in Wales is to grow and thrive.


Last Thursday I chaired the first meeting of the Dairy Task Force for Wales which I announced in the Plan for Milk. I will work with the industry to develop a programme of actions that will be published later this year to drive forward a profitable dairy industry for Wales.


I am aware of the pressures being placed on farm incomes and I was very pleased that my officials have so far in this payment period delivered over 99% of 2012 Single Payment Scheme payments – the direct income support subsidy for farmers in Wales \- to the value of over £243 million.


In so far as established farmers and farm businesses are concerned, Farming Connect provides a range of services which are available to respond to the current needs of producers and I am anxious that producers access these important services to help improve their efficiency through effective business planning. I encourage all producers to access the support, much of it subsidised, that is currently available through Farming Connect.


Hybu Cig Cymru is doing an excellent job in supporting the Welsh red meat sector through industry development and promotional activities, and providing market information. Business management advice and training is provided to ensure the sector is in a position to improve quality, increase cost\-effectiveness and add value to red meat products.


The Common Agricultural Policy is a vital plank in the socio\-economic, environmental and cultural vitality of rural Wales with its direct subsidy payments to farmers and wider support under the Rural Development Plan (RDP). This funding is critical, helping to underpin not only individual farm businesses but the wider rural economy. For that reason I opposed the UK Government’s policy to seek significant reductions in CAP payments to the farming community and I am now seeking views that will enable me to take decisions that will guarantee a level of financial support to farmers from the taxpayer for the next seven years. I hope that the whole industry will use the next seven years to plan and to put their businesses on a footing which relies less on public support and more on profit and on providing what the ever changing market demands.


The Welsh Government is committed to the continuing success of the agricultural industry in Wales and will continue to support it to gain market advantage ensuring resilient farm businesses and a sustainable rural economy for Wales.