Rise in inflow of new turmeric

Arrivals of new turmeric to the markets in Erode increased on Wednesday. The price of finger and root varieties of new turmeric, too, improved. “The traders have purchased all the arrivals. We expect the arrivals to improve further from next week and the traders may buy more as they have received some fresh upcountry demand,” said RKV Ravishankar, President, Erode Turmeric Merchants Association. He said 3,500 bags — including 980 bags of new turmeric — arrived on Wednesday and 70 per cent stocks were sold.