About · Justin Haydock · Principal · Western Australia

Behind HMI.

An independent wool market intelligence and advisory business, based in Western Australia, working for one party only: WA wool growers.

Why HMI exists

Sitting at the kitchen table with dozens of WA growers over the past 10 years, I kept hearing the same question: was that a fair result, and how would I know? Nobody in the room was being paid to answer it straight.

That is why HMI exists. Over a decade of market analysis, turned into advice with no commissions and no conflicts behind it, for one flat annual fee paid up front.

My entire working career has been in ag and wool, starting as a trainee stock agent at 17. Along the way I became fascinated in the numbers behind the market, and went and learned how to work with them properly. That is the job now: reading current and sold data, working out what a clip is genuinely worth, and giving wool growers impartial advice backed by data-driven evidence. I earn nothing on the sale, so I have no reason to tell them anything else.

Track record

  • 2025 National Wool Broker of the Year.
  • 15 years in wool sales and brokering.
  • Auctioneer in all three Australian selling centres, including three years at the National Wool Selling Centre, Melbourne.
  • Introduced RWS certification to Western Australia.

What I bring to your clip

  • Wool marketing: preparation, reserves and sale timing.
  • Clip valuation and lot-by-lot appraisal.
  • Certification strategy and market access.
  • Reading global demand and turning it into grower decisions.
  • Market and data analysis, so the advice is evidence-based rather than a hunch.

How HMI works

Four things every grower gets.

01

True third-party consultation

Expert eyes and analysis across wool decisions that matter to you.

02

Independent appraisals

So you know exactly what your wool is worth before it sells.

03

Clip transparency insights

Identify the actual premiums and discounts on your clip, and what drives them.

04

Planning & scheduling

Preparation, reserves, and timing advice to secure you the best possible result.

Start with your last clip.

I’ll go through last season’s clip results with you properly. No charge for that conversation. From there you can decide whether HMI is a fit for you.

First conversation · No charge

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Bring last season's clip results. Thirty minutes, no obligation, and you'll know whether HMI is a fit.

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