Spot turmeric prices ruled stable at Erode markets amid nominal sale and higher arrivals. “Arrivals increased to 3,400 bags but only 60 per cent was sold due to the arrival of medium and poor quality turmeric,” said RKV Ravishankar, a trader.
Finger variety edged up by ₹50 a quintal and root variety gained ₹100. At the Erode Turmeric Merchants Association, the finger turmeric was sold at ₹5,530-8,699 a quintal; the root variety at ₹5,155-7,984. Of the arrival of 2,277 bags, only 1,103 were traded.