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Miscanthus (Miscanthus x giganteus Greef et Deu.) represents one of the best sources for low input bioenergy production in Europe. Miscanthus is a rhizomatous perennial C4 grass with a long life-span (15-20 years). It is harvested each year and is characterized with very high potential yield. In this field trial, we compared miscanthus yields from two different soil types in the vicinity of Belgrade: leached chernozem and eutric cambisol. The crop establishment phase lasted 2 years, after which maximum yield was reached in the third season of growing. In the first season of growing, a relatively low yield of aboveground biomass was obtained (0.45-1.33 t dry matter ha-1, for the harvest at the beginning of October). In the first two years of growing, a considerably higher yield was produced by the crop on cambisol than by that on chernozem. However, from the third season on, a higher and more uniform yield was obtained from the crop on chernozem. The average yield losses from the harvest in October till the harvest in February due to leaf shedding and falling of stem tops was 33-38%.