How many years until oil palm gives full yield and what bunch yield per acre to expect?

Oil palm starts bearing around the third to fourth year after planting and climbs to peak yield over roughly the next few years, with peak typically from about year 7 or 8 onward under good management. Fresh fruit bunch yield varies a lot with water, nutrition and climate, but well managed irrigated plantations can give in the range of several tonnes up to higher tonnage of bunches per acre per year at peak, while poorly watered plots give much less. The early years give little or no income, so plan for that gap. Your actual yield depends heavily on irrigation, fertiliser and harvesting on time. Confirm realistic yield ranges for your specific zone with the oil palm mission and nearby established growers rather than relying on best case figures.