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| Business Type | Exporter, Supplier, Trader |
| Cultivation Type | Organic |
| Quality Available | Sangli |
| Color | Yellow |
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Product Details
Turmeric (Curcuma longa) belongs to the Zingiberaceae family. The commercial part of the plant is its rhizome. It grows in light black, black clayey loams and red soils in irrigated and rainfed conditions with temperature ranging between 20 to 30 degrees. The crop cannot stand water-logging or alkalinity. Turmeric is used to flavour and to colour foodstuffs. It is used in cosmetics and in medicines. Turmeric is ready for harvesting in 7-9 months. Sowing starts from May end with the onset of monsoon and extends till August while arrivals start from December – January and extend up to May across various producing centers.
India currently meets an annual production demand of about 8 lakh MT of cured turmeric. It is the largest producer of turmeric in the world and contributes to almost 80% of the total production. About 92% of the produce is consumed domestically and the remaining 8% is exported.
Sangli is known as the Turmeric City of Maharashtra due to its production and trade of the spice. Sangli is situated on the banks of the river Krishna and is considered to be the largest and most important trading center for turmeric in Asia. Sangli has been cultivating its world-famous turmeric since the 1900s. The turmeric produced in Sangli is known for its high quality and is used in a variety of dishes and products.
