; (B) the adverse effect wage rate (or any successor wage established under paragraph (7)); (C) the prevailing wage (hourly wage or piece rate); or (D) the Federal or State minimum wage. (2) Adverse effect wage rate determinations (A) In general Except as provided under subparagraph (B), the applicable adverse effect wage rate for each State and classification for a calendar year shall be the annual average hourly gross wage for all hired agricultural workers in the State, as reported by the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Labor based on a wage survey conducted by such secretaries under subparagraph (C). If such wage is not reported, the applicable wage shall be the State or regional annual gross average hourly wage for all hired agricultural workers based on the Agricultural Labor Wage survey conducted pursuant to subparagraph (C). (B) Limitations on wage fluctuations (i) Wage freeze for 2024 For calendar year 2024, the adverse effect wage rate for each State classification under this subsection shall be the adverse effect wage rate that was in effect for H–2A workers in the applicable State on the date of the introduction of the Affordable and Secure Food Act of 2024 . (ii) Wage rate for 2025 through 2033 For each of the calendar years 2025 through 2033, the adverse effect wage rate for each State classification under this subsection shall be the wage rate calculated under subparagraph (A), except that such wage rate may not— (I) be more than 1.5 percent lower than the wage rate in effect for H–2A workers in the applicable State and occupational classification in the immediately preceding calendar year; (II) except as provided in subclause (III), be more than 3.25 percent higher than the wage rate in effect for H–2A workers in the applicable State and occupational classification in the immediately preceding calendar year