The price of the new turmeric decreased on Tuesday at Erode markets. “Only 3,000 bags arrived for sale and of this, 160 were new turmeric. The buyers purchased all the 160 bags of Mysore variety turmeric for a decreased price. The Number eight variety turmeric from Erode district is expected to be arrived only in the first week of March,” said Palanisamy, a trader. Meanwhile, old turmeric fetched higher prices at the markets. The finger variety was up ₹100 a quintal and the root variety gained ₹150. Our correspondent