Good sale of turmeric

Nearly 75 per cent of the arrived turmeric was sold at Erode markets for a higher price. “Only 4,000 bags of medium variety turmeric arrived for sale and traders who have upcountry orders purchased good quality turmeric,” said RKV Ravishankar, President, Erode Turmeric Merchants Association. At the Erode Turmeric Merchants Association, the finger variety went for ₹7,779-9,244 a quintal and the root variety at ₹7,119-8,588. Of the 1,316 bags, 1,064 were sold.