Arrival of new turmeric showed improvement in Erode market on Tuesday. At the Erode Turmeric Merchants Association Salesyard, new turmeric was sold at ?5,509-6,464 a quintal of finger turmeric and at ?5,299-5,999 for a quintal of root variety. The old finger turmeric was sold at ?5,509-6,459 and root variety at ?5,214-5,908. Of the total arrival of 1,252 bags, 802 were sold.