a labourer carries a sack filled with sugar to load it onto a supply truck at a wholesale market in kolkata india november 14 2018 reutersrupak de chowdhuri new delhi may 25 reuters  india could start sugars new marketing year on oct 1 with carry forward stocks of 62 million tonnes even after exporting a record 10 million tonnes the top official at the food ministry said on wednesday on tuesday india imposed restrictions on sugar exports for the first time in six years by capping this seasons exports at 10 million tonnes read more new delhi had decided to restrict exports as a precautionary measure in an attempt to ensure enough supplies remain in the country to meet demand during festival season food secretary sudhanshu pandey told reporters reporting by mayank bhardwaj and rajendra jadhav editing by david goodman