New Delhi, 17 June (NNS): Here, the prices of turmeric erode gatha asitis reduced by Rs 300 to Rs 17700 per quintal owing to the weak buying even after the feeble prices. Recently, the prices have gone down by Rs 500 per quintal. There was holiday in Erode due to the Bakr Eid. The contract market also remain close, but before this, the active contract prices gained by Rs 184 or 1.02 percent to Rs 18230 per quintal because of the increased speculative buying. There is a possibility of break on downtrend in the spot turmeric prices during the coming days.