On January 2, 2009, the Los Angeles Times newspaper published an article by Tony Perry entitled "Marines Buy Cows for Iraqi Widows." The U.S. Marines have purchased 50 cows for 50 Iraqi widows in the small but well-received cows-for-widows program. Referencing the assessment of the dairy sector in Anbar Province by Land O'Lakes International Development, Perry describes the great potential of the Iraqi dairy industry, which currently produces enough milk to meet only five percent of the demand.