Traders at the markets in Erode evinced interest in buying the new turmeric. On Thursday, the arrival of new turmericincreased to 1,500 bags, said RKV Ravishankar, President, Erode Turmeric Merchants Association. Regarding the prices, root variety decreased in all the markets due to quality, while good number of finger turmeric were sold. The new root variety turmeric also lost ₹400 a quintal.