The Arab East Conference for Agricultural Exports, held in Amman on September 15–16, 2026, ended with a declaration on agricultural integration and exports. According to Jordan’s official news agency Petra, the meeting took place under Agriculture Minister Saeb Khreisat’s patronage and brought together agriculture ministers or deputy ministers from Lebanon, Palestine and Syria, along with diplomats, international organizations and private-sector representatives. The participant list points to a regional discussion of supply, standards and market access, rather than a single-country export promotion event. The declaration put forward proposals intended to reduce administrative and logistical barriers to trade.

Petra reported that more than 1,000 agricultural and business leaders attended the two-day event, including importers from 25 countries, alongside 35 expert speakers. The report says 218 direct business-to-business meetings took place and that some agency agreements, trade contracts and cooperation channels were established. It does not identify the parties, contract values or binding status. The meeting count therefore cannot be read as a volume of signed exports or realized sales revenue. This distinction separates the event’s networking function from trade outcomes that would later appear in customs records. Assessing progress will require later implementation and trade data.

The declaration’s eight items include establishing a regional committee and executive office to coordinate follow-up, plus developing a comprehensive database and dedicated trade portal. Participants also agreed to pursue alignment or mutual recognition of agricultural, health and technical certificates; create a shared calendar of seasonal crop cycles; and form three specialist committees for transport and logistics, investment and finance, and quality certification and technology. These are proposed follow-up actions, not regulations already in force. Their effect will depend on decisions such as the committee’s authority, country participation and which data the portal maintains. Outcomes cannot be assessed before institutional responsibilities and timing are made public.

Other proposals call for a feasibility study on a unified regional agricultural marketing company, tracking business-to-business agreements and holding trade meetings throughout the year, and making the conference annual while expanding Iraqi participation at the next edition. The report describes a feasibility study, not a company already formed or funded. The annual-event decision signals intent, but a formal calendar and host have not been announced. It is too early to describe the declaration as a completed trading bloc or common regulatory institution. Which proposals advance will depend on later decisions by participating countries and conference organizers.

Logistics featured as a distinct priority. Khreisat said Royal Jordanian supports Jordan’s regional logistics role through new cargo routes, fleet expansion and a modern freight facility; he also said government air-freight subsidies helped exports to Europe and contract farming. The report gives no subsidy value, number of producers benefiting or shipment volumes by product. Concrete indicators to watch include certificate-recognition practices, border-crossing times, cold-chain access and documented transactions associated with the meetings. Small producers’ access to foreign markets depends not only on production volume but also on meeting quality and delivery requirements.