New Delhi, 15 December (NNS): Here, the prices of turmeric gained by Rs 500 to Rs 15200 per kilogram owing to the strong buying from the stockists even after the feeble prices. Recently, its prices have gone down by Rs 200/300 per quintal. There were around 1500 bags of turmeric reported to arrive in Erode and the prices gained by Rs 100 per quintal. The active contract prices rose by Rs 168 or 1.09 percent to Rs 15640 per quintal due to the strong speculative buying. The spot turmeric prices will likely to remain strong during the near future.