Bins of Golden Delicious are dumped at La Norteñita packing plant. A sign in Cuauhtémoc, Mexico, welcomes visitors to “the most important apple region in the world.” Without argument, the district is the most important apple region in Mexico, boasting more than 25,000 acres of apple orchard, 101 fruit packing warehouses, and one of the largest growing-packing operations anywhere. The growing-packing company La Norteñita is owned by Salvador Corral and his family, who grow and pack 2 million boxes of apples each year. At peak harvest, the company employs up to 5,000 people. The company also has cattle and real […]