New Delhi, 06 March (NNS):The offtake of turmeric reported to be weak even after the downfall in the prices during the previous days, due to this, the prices of turmeric erode gatha asitis fell down by Rs 200 to Rs 14400 per quintal. During the previous day, the prices have gone down by Rs 100/200 per quintal. There were around 7700 bags of turmeric reported to arrive in Erode and the prices held stable at the same level of the previous day. The active contract prices slipped by Rs 218 or 1.45 percent to Rs 14798 per quintal because of the weak speculative buying. There is a possibility of improvement in the spot turmeric prices during the near future.