TOKYO -- The U.S.-China trade war and an unstoppable swine fever have claimed an unexpected victim - the health and beauty industry, as collagen prices surge.
"The price of collagen peptide has more than doubled from the end of 2017," said a spokesperson of a health food producer. In Japan, the price of collagen peptides has jumped to 3,000 yen ($27.70) per kilogram compared with 2,000 yen a year ago.
