“Rwy'n sylweddoli bod Undebau'r Ffermwyr wedi bod yn galw arnon ni i dalu taliadau BPS 2018 yn gynt. Yn fy marn i, ni fyddai hynny'n arbennig o ddefnyddiol gan na fydd talu rhagdaliadau ym mis Hydref yn lleddfu effeithiau tymor byr na hir y tywydd eithriadol, a byddai'n creu anghydraddoldeb rhwng busnesau gan y byddai rhai'n derbyn taliad BPS ac eraill ddim.
“I am conscious the Farming Unions have been calling for us to bring forward the BPS 2018 payments. I have decided this would not be particularly helpful as making advance payments in October will not resolve the immediate or longer term implications of the exceptional weather conditions and it would create an unfortunate disparity between businesses in terms of some receiving BPS payments while others would not.