New Delhi: Sugar prices in India rose to a six-year high on Tuesday (September 5), driven by concerns over a bad monsoon. According to Reuters, prices rose by 3% in one fortnight. Sugar price were at Rs 37,760 per metric tonne on Tuesday, the highest since October 2017.The government, however, believes that there are enough stocks to meet increased demands during the festive season that begins next month, Hindustan Times reported.“If India ends up with a smaller crop due to scanty rainfall in key producer states, such as Maharashtra and Karnataka, the government may ban export of the sweetener in the new season beginning October 1,” according to the newspaper.“Sugar mills are worried that production could fall sharply in the new season because of drought. They are not willing to sell at lower price,” Ashok Jain, president of the Bombay Sugar Merchants Association, told Reuters.