Lemons are sent abroad from rock-cut warehouses in Cappadocia, Turkey

The lemon, which has been shipped to more than 100 warehouses carved into the underground in the Kavak and Ortahisar towns of Nevşehir, since November, meets the demand of the domestic and foreign markets after being kept in a humid environment for about five months. After the lemons are separated according to their sizes, they are packed by the workers and loaded onto the trucks. The product is then shipped to the domestic and international market. Sefa Şişman, the owner of the company that exports and packs in the region, told Anadolu Agency (AA) that some of the product collected from its trees during the harvest period meets the market's needs, and the rest is brought to the warehouses in Cappadocia in order to meet the demand until the next harvest without rotting. Noting that the shipment of lemons stored in underground warehouses in the region has begun, both domestically and abroad, Şişman said, "Lemon goes from the warehouses in Cappadocia to the domestic market, as well ...