Only 60 per cent of the arrived turmeric was sold. The price at the turmeric futures remains stable. The farmers with much reluctant sold their turmeric as they says that the present price are not feasible for them, but selling them for their domestic expenses. At the Erode Turmeric Merchants Association Sales yard, the finger turmeric was sold at ₹5,696-7,319 a quintal, root variety was sold at ₹5,225-6,589. At the Regulated Marketing Committee, the finger turmeric was sold at ₹5,839-7,069. The root variety was sold at ₹5,591-6,679. Of the arrival of 804 bags, 616 bags of turmeric were sold.

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