As a result of indications that crop yields in the Maharashtra region of Marathwada have decreased due to recent rain, turmeric prices yesterday closed up by 6% at $8024. Support was also noted because the farmers in Andhra Pradesh suffered significant losses due to the late rains that destroyed their turmeric crops. Due to the…
Due to the local market’s ample supplies and the muted demand, turmeric prices yesterday declined by -0.06% to 6696. Due to increasing deliveries in important trading centers, Millers’ stockists are in a wait-and-watch mode. Arrivals of the fresh crop have increased; as of now, 7-8 lakh bags have entered the Nizamabad market, compared to 7…
Given that export demand is strong despite weak local demand, turmeric prices yesterday increased by 0.14% to 7024 on short covering. In anticipation of additional price declines, farmers and stockists are releasing their stock of turmeric as harvesting has begun in the main growing regions. Over 5,000–7,000, bags arrive on a daily average in the…
Due to a drop in domestic demand, the price of turmeric is currently nearly $1,000 per quintal lower than it was last year, but export demand is keeping prices from falling even lower. The current modal price for the finer kind of turmeric in Erode, Tamil Nadu, is $6,183 per quintal, down from $7,790 during…
Due to lower arrival quality and rumors of a larger crop, turmeric prices have fallen to about 5,000 per quintal in some areas of Maharashtra. Due to significant stockpiles held by consumers and stockists, prices in other regions of the country are generally lower than they were during the same time last year. Turmeric prices…
Due to weak demand and record production in the 2021–22 crop year (July–June), dealers claim that turmeric has reversed the gains seen after Diwali. “Shortly after Diwali, turmeric prices in Telangana and Maharashtra marketplaces increased by $300–$400 per quintal. However, due to a decline in demand, they have already returned to their pre-Diwali levels. This…
Turmeric prices have dropped by ₹500 a quintal over the last couple of weeks on an “unexpected” slump in domestic and export demand, traders have said. “ RKV Ravishankar, President of the Erode Turmeric Merchants Association in Tamil Nadu, said, “We typically see demand before the Navratri, but it has been lacking this time.” Even…
The NCDEX turmeric futures market should not be traded in, according to a letter sent by the Marathwada Vidarbha Turmeric Trade Association to Union Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Choudhary. The group said that certain traders and businesses are profitable. It said that the farmers of Maharashtra are suffering significant losses because the prices…
