Traders preferred quality turmeric at Erode spot markets. “Medium and quality turmeric arrived for sale on Thursday. The traders quoted higher price for the quality turmeric and purchased all the bags. The growers brought 5,800 bags and 70 per cent of the arrived stocks were sold,” said RKV Ravishankar, President, Erode Turmeric Merchants Association. Regarding the price of the finger turmeric, quality turmeric went for ₹9,200-9,300 a quintal in all the markets. Similarly, the root variety fetched ₹8,200-8,500. At the Erode Turmeric Merchants Association, the finger turmeric traded at ₹7,499-9,270 a quintal; the root variety ₹7,269-8,412. Of the arrival of 1,421 bags, 1,060 were sold.

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