The arrival of turmeric bags for sale has increased to five thousand on Wednesday. said R K V Ravishankar, a trader. At the Erode Turmeric Merchants Association sales yard the finger turmeric sold at ₹5,214 to 8,666 a quintal, root variety sold at ₹5,199 to ₹7,788 a quintal. At the Regulated Marketing Committee the finger turmeric sold at ₹6,903 to ₹8,631 a quintal, root variety sold at ₹6,869 to ₹7,769 a quintal. At the Erode Cooperative marketing Society finger turmeric sold at ₹7,789 to ₹8,769 a quintal, root variety sold at ₹6,699 to ₹7,660 a quintal.