Spot prices of turmeric witnessed a mixed trend at the markets in Erode. Arrivals of the spice increased as most of the growers started liquidating their stocks. On Tuesday, 3,600 bags arrived for sale and the buyers purchased all the fine variety turmeric for their export demand, besides medium quality turmeric for their local orders,” said Krishnamurthy, a trader. On the price front, finger turmeric lost ₹100 a quintal in all the markets and root variety was up ₹100 at the Regulated Marketing Committee. At the Erode Cooperative Marketing Society, both the varieties gained ₹150 due to quality. At the Regulated Marketing Committee, the finger turmeric fetched ₹7,066-8,144 a quintal; the root variety went for ₹6,389-7,369. Of the 713 bags on offer, 591 were sold.