New Delhi, 02 November (NNS): The availability of turmeric reported to be weak as both the big traders and the stockists have hoard their stock on seeing the constant increment in the prices. Almost 80 percent of the stock has been sold out during the previous season in both the famous producing markets like Erode, Warangal, Sangli and Nizamabad. The arrivals and the selling have remained under pressure in the markets because of the strong demand from the stockists, but today, its prices went down by Rs 200 per quintal, due to this, turmeric erode gatha asitis dropped down to Rs 23400 to Rs 23500 per quintal. There is no possibility of more increment in the prices of turmeric during the near future.