Some numbers about the dairy industries in both Canada and the U.S.

Apr 20, 2017 | 2:15 PM

OTTAWA — Some numbers about the Canadian and U.S. dairy industries:

— Canada has about 12,000 dairy farms with about 950,000 cows.

— About 80 per cent of Canadian production is in Ontario and Quebec.

— The U.S. has over 49,000 dairy farms with about 9.3 million animals.