New Delhi, 19 August (NNS): The offtake of turmeric reported to be weak after the increment in the prices during the previous days. As a result, the prices of turmeric Erode gatha asitis reduced by Rs 100 to Rs 19000 per quintal. Recently, the prices have gained by Rs 200 per quintal. There were around 3500 bags of turmeric reported to arrive and the prices remained unchanged. The active contract prices softened by Rs 22 or 0.11 percent to Rs 20344 per quintal because of the weak speculative buying, due to this, the market sentiments may affect. The spot turmeric prices will likely to remain strong during the coming days.