About 1,300 bags of turmeric were sold at Erode markets on Monday. “Though traders expected huge arrivals, only 2,100 bags were put up for sale and 65 per cent stocks were sold. Only medium variety turmeric arrived for sale,” said RKV Ravishankar, a trader. Regarding the price of the commodity, the finger and root varieties of turmeric were up ₹200 a quintal in the Regulated Market Committee due to the arrival of some good quality turmeric. At the Erode Turmeric Merchants Association, the finger variety was sold at ₹7,169-8,866 a quintal; the root variety at ₹6,898-7,999. 572 bags were sold against the arrival of 898 bags.

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