Cyfarfu Cyngor Gweinidogion Amaeth yr UE mis diwethaf (18-19 Mawrth) i drafod y camau nesaf ar gyfer diwygio’r Polisi Amaethyddol Cyffredin.  Mae llawer o waith da wedi’i wneud, diolch i egni a ffocws Llywyddiaeth Iwerddon o dan arweiniad y Gweinidog Simon Coveney.  Mae’n dda gen i ddweud y cafwyd cytundeb ‘mewn egwyddor’ ar holl brif bwyntiau’r pecyn diwygiadau yn hwyr noson 19 Mawrth.  Rwy’n optimistig y bydd hyn yn arwain at gytundeb llawn rhwng y Cyngor, Senedd Ewrop a’r Comisiwn Ewropeaidd fis Mehefin eleni.  O bryd hynny ymlaen, a chan ystyried yr ymateb i’r ymgynghoriad presennol ar y PAC, byddaf mewn sefyllfa i allu gwneud penderfyniadau manwl ynghylch diwygio’r PAC yng Nghymru.
The EU Council of Agriculture Ministers met last month (18-19 March) to discuss next steps in the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).  With the focus and energy of the Irish Presidency, and under the leadership of Minister Simon Coveney, the Council made significant progress.  I am pleased to report that late on the evening of 19th March agreement was reached ‘in principle’ on all of the main points of the reform package.  I am optimistic that this opens the way for full agreement between the Council, the European Parliament and the European Commission this June.  From that point, and taking account of feedback from our current CAP consultation process, I will be in a position to take detailed decisions about CAP reform for Wales.