The weekly auction of turmeric held at the Tiruchengode Agricultural Producers Cooperative Society on Saturday fetched a sales turnover of Rs. 2.05 crore.
Farmers of Salem and Namakkal districts brought more than 2,500 bags of turmeric for the auction.
While ‘Virali’ manjal fetched a price ranging between Rs. 7,639 and Rs. 9,899 per quintal, the ‘Kizhngu’ manjal fetched a price between Rs. 6,438 and Rs. 8,699 and the ‘Panangali’ manjal fetched a price between Rs. 9,767 and Rs. 12,689 at the auction.
The farmers said that they managed to get Rs. 350 more per quintal in Tiruchengode society auction compared to other turmeric markets.
