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"As it is written, He that had gathered much had nothing over; and he that had gathered little had no lack." (2 Corinthians 8:15)

"Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places places plain: And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it." (Isaiah 40:4-5)Thousands of rockmelons have been left to rot in paddocks near Geraldton on the Western Australian coast, record low prices and lost markets mean they are simply not worth picking.

Grower Carol Metcalf said the rows of rotting melons were the result of the listeria outbreak on a rockmelon farm more than 3,500 kilometres away in New South Wales.

The listeria outbreak, that is currently crippling the WA industry began on February 19 this year and claimed six lives.

Carol and Brett Metcalfe from Coastal Plains Produce have been growing melons for 25 years, they've weathered highs and lows in the rockmelon industry, but have never had to leave produce to rot.

Mrs Metcalfe said they were about half way through the picking period when the listeria outbreak occurred.

"We were hoping that