Turmeric gleams on demand

Spot turmeric prices at Erode markets increased on Monday owing to upcountry demand. “The arrival of turmeric was very limited at 6,000 bags. The traders procured all the 3,000 bags of new turmeric and 200 and odd bags of hybrid turmeric and about 1,000 bags of old turmeric. The price of the finger turmeric and root turmeric were up ₹300 and ₹200 a quintal respectively. At the Erode Turmeric Merchants Association, the finger variety went for ₹8,416-10,100 and the root variety ₹7,459-9,499. Of the 2,013 bags offered, 1,400 were sold.