Spot turmeric decreased on Monday. On Monday only 3,000 bags of medium and poor quality turmeric arrived for sale. . Traders purchased 55 per cent of the arrived turmeric, said Krishnamurthy a trader. He said the buyers have purchased good number of medium quality finger turmeric for their local masala firms and powder grinding units. The finger turmeric decreased by ₹200 a quintal at the Regulated Marketing Committee, but at the Turmeric Merchants Association Sales yard, root variety turmeric increased by ₹200 a quintal due to quality.