Original sentence: () Supporters of the board's monopoly fear that an end to the board's monopoly would put farmers in a situation not unlike that in the early part of the 20th century where farmers effectively competed with each other to sell their grain, a situation that effectively put them at the mercy of big agribusiness and the railroad monopolies and reduced farm incomes.Although the new options created by the CWB allow farmers more ability to play the market, this does not go far enough in many farmers' eyes  when it comes to the ability to get the best possible price for their commodities.Wheat and barley farmers from the East have their own marketing boards but they are not compulsory
Edited sentence: () Supporters of the board's monopoly fear that an end to the board's monopoly would  put farmers in a situation not unlike that in the early part of the 20th century where farmers effectively competed with each other to sell their grain, a situation that effectively put them at the mercy of big agribusiness and the railroad monopolies and reduced farm incomes.Although the new options created by the CWB allow farmers more ability to play the market, this does not go far enough in many farmers' eyes when it comes to the ability to get the best possible price for their commodities.As rail lines shrink, gas prices skyrocket, and with a predicted shift in consumer desire for locally grown and organic food, many see the Canadian Wheat Board as standing in the way of necessary innovation.Farmers reason that since they own the grain, ONLY they should have the right to choose the price they need to meet their costs based on their own circumstances.In the last decade most wheat and barley farmers were forced by the CWB to accept prices below their cost of production.No other business in Canada is forced to operate under these conditions.Some chose to risk jail by protesting rather than submit to this injustice.Some were jailed for simply donating 1 bushel of Barley to a 4-H club in Montana in the 1990's.Supporters of the CWB Monopoly like to compare the CWB with dairy and other marketing boards but conveniently ignore the fact that these boards have the ability to set the price above the cost of production.They reason that the Wheat Board is still maintaining control by setting the basis levels for these contracts as well as terms of delivery times and pricing windows.Wheat and barley farmers from the East have their own marketing boards but they are NOT compulsory.Why should some agency have the right to sell what they grow below their cost of production