Galwyd y cyfarfod i drafod yr anawsterau y mae’r sector ffermio yn eu hwynebu ar hyn o bryd mewn perthynas â marchnadoedd y byd. Mae ffermwyr ar draws yr UE yn wynebu amser caled wrth i ffactorau fel gor-gynhyrchu, llai o alw yn fyd-eang, cystadleuaeth ddwys yn y gadwyn gyflenwi a gwaharddiad Rwsia ar fewnforion arwain at brisiau is am nwyddau ac wrth gât y fferm. Roedd cryfder y teimladau'n amlwg ym Mrwsel wrth i filoedd o ffermwyr o bob cwr o Ewrop ddod i brotestio ger adeilad y Cyngor.
The meeting was convened to discuss current difficulties facing the farming sector in relation to world markets. Farmers across the EU are facing testing times as surplus production, lower global demand, intense competition in the supply chain and the ongoing Russian import ban have led to lower commodity and farm gate prices. The strength of feeling was evident in Brussels as several thousand farmers from all over Europe took part in protests near the Council building.