NCDEX soybean down 1% on monsoon forecast, CBOT cues.

Soybean contracts on NCDEX down because of forecast of normal monsoon by the IMD and tracking overnight weakness in benchmark contracts on CBOT. Soybean, accounting for the bulk of India’s oilseed production, is a kharif crop and its productivity depends largely on the spread and distribution of the south west monsoon rainfall.