New Delhi, 17 December (NNS): Here, the prices of turmeric gained by Rs 100 to Rs 15300 per kilogram owing to the strong trend even after the increment in the prices. Recently, its prices have gone up in the same ratio. There were around 3500 bags of turmeric reported to arrive in Erode and the prices gained by Rs 100 per quintal. The active contract prices rose by Rs 132 or 0.84 percent to Rs 15940 per quintal due to the strong speculative buying. The spot turmeric prices will likely to remain strong during the near future.